Enhancing the role of science in the decision-making of the European Union Export

@article{citeulike:1108581, abstract = {Used well, science provides effective ways of identifying potential risks, protecting citizens, and using resources wisely. It enables government decisions to be based on evidence and provides a foundation for a rule-based framework that supports global trade. To ensure that the best available science becomes a key input in the decisions made by EU institutions, this abridged version of a working paper produced for the European Policy Centre, a leading, independent think tank, considers how science is currently used in the policy and decision-making processes of the EU, what the limitations of scientific evidence are, and how a risk assessment process based on scientific `good practices' can be advantageous. Finally, the paper makes recommendations on how to improve the use of science by EU institutions.}, author = {Allio, Lorenzo and Ballantine, Bruce and Meads, Richard}, booktitle = {Science and Politics - From Science to Decision Making}, citeulike-article-id = {1108581}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.yrtph.2005.08.008}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6WPT-4HG6G00-1/2/40c137909c1b59fc48cc47dc5927aa54}, doi = {10.1016/j.yrtph.2005.08.008}, journal = {Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology}, keywords = {eu, evidence, policy, risk\_assessment}, month = {February}, number = {1}, pages = {4--13}, posted-at = {2007-02-15 16:00:26}, priority = {2}, title = {Enhancing the role of science in the decision-making of the European Union}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.yrtph.2005.08.008}, volume = {44}, year = {2006} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1108581 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1108581 N2 - Used well, science provides effective ways of identifying potential risks, protecting citizens, and using resources wisely. It enables government decisions to be based on evidence and provides a foundation for a rule-based framework that supports global trade. To ensure that the best available science becomes a key input in the decisions made by EU institutions, this abridged version of a working paper produced for the European Policy Centre, a leading, independent think tank, considers how science is currently used in the policy and decision-making processes of the EU, what the limitations of scientific evidence are, and how a risk assessment process based on scientific `good practices' can be advantageous. Finally, the paper makes recommendations on how to improve the use of science by EU institutions. IS - 1 JF - Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology EP - 13 TI - Enhancing the role of science in the decision-making of the European Union VL - 44 T2 - Science and Politics - From Science to Decision Making SP - 4 KW - eu KW - evidence KW - policy KW - risk_assessment AU - Allio, Lorenzo AU - Ballantine, Bruce AU - Meads, Richard PY - 2006/02// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.yrtph.2005.08.008 ER -