This handbook is published in the context of AI Watch, the European Commission’s knowledge service to monitor the development, uptake and impact of AI for Europe, which was launched in December 2018 as part of the Coordinated Plan on the Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence Made in Eur...

The Global Covenant of Mayors in Southeast Asia (GCoM SEA) supports Malaysian local authorities in the climate challenge and in their efforts in building more sustainable and resilient communities. It is the "regional covenant" of the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCoM). Under ...

Surveillance with anthropometric indicators is crucial for detecting any deterioration in the nutritional status of a population. It provides information on trends, which enables the progress and effectiveness of interventions to be monitored, and facilitates geographical and contextual situatio...

This document summarizes the design process, definitions, and algorithmic implementation conducted by the Joint Research Centre to support the development and implementation of a European-wide analysis of forest connectivity. The analysis scheme and data products were designed for the indicator ...

Cities and local authorities are key players in implementing the clean energy transition and addressing climate change. Since 2008, the European Commission endorses and supports their efforts through the Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (CoM) and notably through the provision of capacit...

The development of the procedure for air quality model benchmarking in the context of the Air Quality Directive 2008/50/EC (AQD) has been an on-going activity in the context of the FAIRMODE community, chaired by the JRC. A central part of the studies was the definition of proper modelling qualit...

This technical report presents the results of a cross-case analysis of the eleven case studies conducted under the Higher Education for Smart Specialisation project during the period 2016-2020. The analysis identifies key themes and innovative practice examples from across case studies, developi...

The Consumer Footprint Calculator has been designed to assess the environmental impacts due to EU citizens consumption patterns. The calculator is based on the consumption footprint indicator, which follows a life cycle-based approach. Such perspective allows for considering the entire supply-ch...

This report underpins the Partnerships for Regional Innovation Playbook by synthesising the main concepts and rationales in support of PRI. It draws on the JRC's experience with smart specialisation strategies (S3) over the last decade, state-of-the-art literature on innovation governance and in...

INFORM partners believe that the availability of shared analysis of crises and disasters can lead to better coordination of actors and better outcomes for at-risk and affected people. Specifically, INFORM creates a space and process for shared analysis that can support joint strategy development...