Comparative Table of Parliamentary TA Institutions

THE NETHERLANDS - RATHENAU INSTITUTE

Organisation

The Rathenau instituut has two key tasks:

To contribute to the societal debate and political opinion forming on issues related to - or resulting from - scientific and technological developments. This includes ethical, social, cultural and legal aspects. The Institute contributes in particular to the formation of political opinions in both Houses of Parliament, the European Parliament and parties involved in the scientific world.
To increase the insight into how the science system works, by collecting, integrating and analysing data and making them accessible for policy and scientifically grounded policymaking. The science policy studies are directed at Government, Parliament and science organisations.