Overall information SBOV III: Policy Research Centre - Governmental organization - Decisive Governance 2012-2015

• Policy Research Centre - Governmental organization - Decisive Governance 2012-2015:
  • Objective
  • Partners
  • Actors and organs
  • Research
  • Staff
  • Contact
• SBOV II: Policy Research Centre - Governmental organization in Flanders 2001-2006:
  • Overall information
  • Researches
• SBOV I: Policy Research Centre - Governmental organization in Flanders 2007-2011:
  • Overall information
  • Researches

Objective

The policy research centres supports the policy preparatory phase through conducting research which is policy relevant, taking into account the long term strategy for Flanders as elaborated in VIA and PACT2020 (Flanders in action). Within this aim, the policy research centres contributes to following objectives:

1. to elaborate structural resource funding, focused on prior policy topics;
2. to create stability for scientific research in a well defined contractual framework;
3. to support policymaking scientifically through the structural integration of scientific research in the policy- and management cycle;
4. to bring together a critical mass;
5. to stimulate multidisciplinary of applied scientific research;
6. to make scientific research accessible and available. Scientific knowledge should be transferred towards the Flemish government.

Tasks of SBOV III:

1. to collect, analyse and open up data (also longitudinal) through the development of indicators, benchmarks, surveys;
2. to implement scientific research according to concrete policy questions (short term);
3. to implement applied scientific research that will be relevant for the Flemish government in the long term. This will be possible through the development of new research methods and indicators, analysis of developments and challenges in which the Flemish government could be faced on the mid-term;
4. to deliver scientific services by means of: knowledge transfer, training, methodological advice regarding data collection and –analysis, ad hoc information delivery, establishment and management of a documentation centre.

Partners

Public management Institute KU Leuven	Centre of Local Policy Ghent university	Research group 'Public Management and Administration' University of Antwerp	Centre Government and Law University of Hasselt	Faculty of Business Administration and Public Administration University College Ghent
Prof. dr. Annie Hondeghem	Prof. dr. Herwig Reynaert	Prof. dr. Ria Janvier	Prof. dr. Johan Ackaert	Prof. dr. Filip De Rynck

Actors and organs

a) The Steering Group

The General Steering Group is the formal body responsible for supervising the compliance of the contract. It approves the yearly plans and reports, including finances.
The General Steering Group will be composed out of representatives of the involved ministerial cabinets and administrations and of the consortium.

b) Promotor- co-ordinator of the Policy Research Centre

KU Leuven: Prof. dr. Geert Bouckaert

• Contact person for the Steering Group of the Policy Research Centre and general contact person for the Policy Research Centre in general
• General representation of the Policy Research Centre
• Bears final resonsibility for the Policy Research Centre
• President of the college of academics of the Policy Research Centre
• Co-ordination between the research line team managers
• Co-ordination between the basic activities of the Policy Research Centre (research lines, B-projects-consulting, policy research centre valorization)

c) Guidance Group & transfer committee

For each A-research line and each B-project, a guidance group will be set up. This group will advice researchers on the project and provide feedback on reports. The composition and organisation of the guidance groups will be decided by the general steering group.

The guidance groups meet on average twice a year. Besides, electronic communication can also be used to enhance the interaction between the researchers and the administration.

In order to enhance the transfer of knowledge from SBOV III to the administration, a new platform will be organised. For each administration involved (‘Administrative Affairs’, ‘Interiors’, ‘General Governmental Policy’) a transfer committee will be organised.

e) Secretariat

• Is managed by the co-ordinator
• Offers logistical and organisational support for the Policy Research Centre
• Manages the means of the secretariat and the Policy Research Centre valorization
• Is responsible for the consolidated financial management of the Policy Research Centre

Central secretariat: 
Maaike Vandenhaute - Parkstraat 45 - bus 3609 - B-3000 Leuven
Tel: +32 (0)16 32 36 10  - Fax: +32 (0)16 32 36 11
E-mail: sbov@soc.kuleuven.be