Comparative Table of Parliamentary TA Institutions
THE NETHERLANDS - RATHENAU INSTITUTE
Institutionalisation
In 1986, the
Rathenau Instituut was founded by the Dutch Ministry of Education,
Culture and Science. The institute is governed by the Royal Netherlands
Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW). The ministerial decree
establishing it guarantees the Institute´s autonomy, including its
financial autonomy.
The Rathenau Instituut has a Board whose members are appointed
by the Minister, at the nomination of the sitting members of the Board,
and in consultation with the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and
Sciences (KNAW) and the Scientific Council for Government Policy (WRR).
The Institute´s staff consists of a Chairman and Board, a
Programme Council and a multidisciplinary team of scientific
researchers and communication experts. In this team, physicists,
biologists, statisticians, computer scientists and technical engineers
cooperate with social and political scientists, philosophers and
economists. Their common objective is to develop a clear picture of the
political and societal debate and to feed and stimulate it as much as
possible.
The institute employs approximately 50 people and has an annual budget of around 5 million EUR.
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