ICT4PolicyMaking Community

Welcome to the Policy Modeling Community that aims to strengthens the use of ICT in the Policy Making process and therewith enable made policies to achieve a higher sustainability, impact and efficiency. To include ICT in policy making requires also changes in the policy making process, what’s intended by the advancement of existing policy making process and refine them for the use and consideration of new technologies.

Latest News

• When the cloud goes dark: Europe’s dependence on third-party cloud providers13/11/2026
  Danyella Marques (Masters in Law and Informatics from the School of Law of the University of Minho & Privacy Lawyer) I. Introduction On 20 October 2026, a data…
• Research on migration is going unheard – how can we remedy that?09/11/2026
  KEY TAKEAWAYS Policymakers do listen to research, but evidence is only one part of the decision-making process. Public opinion, political pressures, values and competing priorities also shape migration…
• Approaching the Multiannual Financial Framework 2028-2034 – some introductory remarks on its impact on the European democracy08/11/2026
  Joana Covelo de Abreu (Editor of this blog and Key-staff member of Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence “Digital Citizenship & Technological Sustainability” – CitDig, Erasmus+.) I Whilst awaiting…
• What’s Next for EU–Canada Relations: An Ever-Closer Relationship Needs Substance04/11/2026
  When President Donald Trump was asked about European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s proposal to make Canada an “associate member” of the EU, he threatened tariffs if…
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  The Sovereignty Paradox: Why EU Cloud Policy Should Put Business Sovereignty Before Geography03/11/2026
  The EU is right to put a lot of new effort into building stronger capabilities, resilience and operational control in the digital economy. In an age of artificial…
• EU soil policy: efficiency reforms or the weakening of the European Green Deal’s environmental ambition?30/10/2026
  Cecília Bojarski Pires (PhD candidate at the School of Law of University of Minho. FCT research scholarship holder – 2023.01072.BD) In July 2026, the European Commission’s Joint Research…