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SCIENTIFIC ADVICE MECHANISM (SAM)
INDEPENDENT SCIENTIFIC ADVICE FOR POLICY MAKING
Prof. R-D Heuer Chair of the SAM High Level Group (HLG)
Meeting with stakeholders 13 Feb. 2017, Brussels
Cybersecurity in the European Digital Single Market
Introduction to the task and the process
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There are reasons for the recent "renaissance" of science advice
o The world is getting more and more complex and interdependent and so are political challenges.
o Policy issues are getting more and more multi-sectorial, requiring multi-disciplinary science advice.
o Knowledge is generated at an unprecedented speed.
o Science is more and more opening up (open access, citizen science, transparency, etc.).
o Strive for better regulation and value for money.
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SAM established in 2015 in support to evidence-informed policy making
o SAM delivers scientific advice to help ensure that the Commission’s proposals for policy or legislation are well-informed.
o SAM is designed to be transparent, independent and as free of bias as possible.
o SAM complements an extensive and diverse scientific advisory system that already underpins EU policies, including the Joint Research Centre and a number of specialist European agencies.
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HOW SAM WORKS
HIGH LEVEL GROUP
OF SCIENTIFIC ADVISORS (HLG)
Scientific integrity and transparency are fundamental
HLG members act in their personal capacity,
independent of institutional or political interests.
Members were selected with the help of an Identification
Committee composed of independent experts.
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HOW SAM WORKS
High Level Group (HLG)
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SAM is supported by the European Academies, that have formed a consortium to provide scientific
evidence and advice inputs within SAM
The SAPEA project
(Science Advice for Policy by the European Academies)
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High Level Group
REQUEST FOR ADVICE
From the College of EU Commissioners
Policy Challenge
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Consultation of the scientific
community and stakeholders
Review of
scientific evidence
Consortium of European
and National Academies
(SAPEA)
High Level Group
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Proposals for Policy
or Legislation
High Level Group Scientific Advice
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The SAM website is used to ensure transparency
https://ec.europa.eu/research/sam/index.cfm?p
g=home
New and emerging topics
Food and biomass from
the oceans
Pesticides risk assessment procedures
New Agricultural biotechnologies
Cybersecurity CO2 emissions
of passenger cars
First two topics
CO2
1st opinion in Nov. 2016
SAM High Level Group SCIENTIFIC OPINION
Cybersecurity in the European Digital Single Market
REQUEST FOR ADVICE
• EC Vice-President for Digital Single
Market Andrus ANSIP asked SAM in
Jan. 2016 to provide scientific
advice to inform policy making in
various cybersecurity areas
• Request framed by a Scoping
Paper prepared by the relevant
Commission services and adopted
by the HLG
FOUR AREAS FOR POTENTIAL SCIENTIFIC ADVICE IN THE SCOPING PAPER
1. Trust in transactions intermediated by ICT
2. Evidence for analysis and informed policy-
making
3. Multidimensionality, risk management and a
science of cybersecurity
4. Risk of isolated approaches
OVERALL TIMELINE
• Jan. 2016 Commission request accepted by the SAM HLG
& Scoping Paper adopted
• Throughout 2016 Literature search and evidence gathering
• 25-26/10/2016 Scientific expert workshop in Vilnius
• 11/01/2017 "Sounding board" type meeting in Brussels
• 13/02/2017 Stakeholder meeting in Brussels
• March 2017 Adoption of SAM HLG Opinion
SCIENTIFIC EXPERT WORKSHOP
• 25-26 Oct. 2016, Vilnius, Lithuania (hosted by the Lithuanian
Academy of Sciences)
• Workshop enabled the HLG to gather the views of ~60 top
experts from various disciplines relevant to cybersecurity and
digital identities (computer science, IT security, social sciences,
humanities and law)
o Experts recommended by SAPEA, HLG, SAM Secretariat
• Outcome of the discussions fed the SAM HLG's opinion
• Workshop documents (programme, presentations, list of
participants, minutes) are available on the SAM website
"SOUNDING BOARD" TYPE MEETING
• 11 Jan. 2017, Brussels
• Objective : discuss draft findings and potential
recommendations as well as the underlying
evidence analysis
• Participants : four top experts selected from the
Vilnius workshop, including new (non-participant in
Vilnius) top expert proposed by SAPEA
STAKEHOLDER MEETING
• 13 February 2017, Brussels
• Objective : present draft HLG's findings and observations
to stakeholders and gather reactions, while encouraging
a fruitful and informative exchange of views