Policy Learning Platform
The Policy Learning Platform is the second pillar of the Interreg Europe programme. It aims to boost EU-wide policy learning and builds on good practices related to regional development policies.
About the Platform
The Platform is a space where the European policy-making community can tap into the know-how of regional policy experts and peers. It offers information on a variety of topics via thematic publications, online and onsite events, and direct communication with a team of experts.
Our community members can use for free the services we propose to policymakers looking for tailored advice on their policy challenges.
What's in it for you
As a community member, you can access all the knowledge and expertise available through the Platform. You can:
- Meet policymakers sharing similar challenges
- Learn from the experiences of your peers
- Get useful advice for your daily policy-making work and build your professional capacity
You can also actively contribute to our activities:
- Share your own policy-making experience
- Choose the topics you would like the Platform experts to cover in their publications and events
Explore the different services that the Policy Learning Platform offers below. You can also find the methodology of our peer review service alongside experiences in our latest peer review publication.
Latest Platform news
Take a look at the latest news and publications from the Platform.
Call for peers - International mobility schemes for active labour policies
The Interreg Europe Policy Learning Platform is organising an onsite peer review in early April 2025 to benefit the Sardinian Agency for Active Labour Policies (ASPAL).
Transformative innovation for climate change adaptation
On 27 November 2024, Arnault Morisson, thematic expert for a Smarter Europe from the Policy Learning Platform participated to the peer review “Transformative Innovation for Climate Change Adaptation (CCA)”, organised by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) for the city of Turku, Finland.
Waste Not: The Textile Crisis
Clothing is often treated as waste, with 8 million tons of textiles ending up in landfills or incinerators. In this article you will find the importance of shifting the clothing industry into a circular industry and what type of policies are introduced to stimulate this.
Driving Place based Innovation
In this article, you'll find how European competitiveness can be enhanced through place-based innovation and funding synergies in order to spread economic development accross all regions.
Public Private Partnerships for developing startup ecosystems
An element often overlooked in Public-Private Partnerships is the strategic alignment of interests between the two sectors.
Can green and social transitions in tourism go hand in hand?
Tourism is undergoing a deep transformation, trying to reconcile its environmental goals with the social realities.
Flood solutions: a peer review for Hauts de France
Read about the latest peer review on developing greater climate resilient water management for the Delta of the Aa River and its polders, in Hauts-de-France.
Digitalisation of public services
The Interreg Europe Policy Learning Platform received the policy helpdesk request for more information on the topic of digitalisation of public services.
Call for peers - Labour market integration of immigrants in Kristiansand
The Interreg Europe Policy Learning Platform is currently running an onsite peer review for the benefit of Kristiansand Municipality in Norway. It will take place on 26-27 November 2024 in Kristiansand.
Call for peers - Urban revitalisation in Duisburg
The Interreg Europe Policy Learning Platform is organising a peer review for the Duisburg Business and Innovation and the Municipality of Duisburg, Germany on the topic of urban revitalisation.
Sustainable urban mobility
The interreg Europe Policy Learning Platform received a request for more information on sustainable urban mobility.
Steering European household towards the use of alternative fuel vehicles
The Interreg Europe Policy Learning Platform received a policy helpdesk request for more information on policies to steer European households towards the use of alternative fuel vehicles.
Digital solutions for public administration
The Interreg Europe Policy Learning Platform received a policy helpdesk request for more information on digital solution for public administration.
Tell us your wishes for the activities of the Policy Learning Platform
Take the make-a-wish survey and participate in setting the agenda for the Platform's activities for the upcoming months. Let us know what you are interested in and fill out the survey by 14 October 2024.
Join our thematic workshops this autumn
The Interreg Europe Policy Learning Platform is organising four workshops on various topics. It is a great opportunity to meet organisations from other European countries involved in Interreg Europe project.
Upcoming Platform events
Discover upcoming events from the Platform.
Islands – testbeds for innovation?
The Policy Learning Platform will host an online workshop on 9 December from 13:00 to 15:45 CET, focusing on islands as testbeds for innovation.
Citizen science for policy
On 10 December the Policy Learning Platform is organising a webinar on the topic of citizen science for policy.
Improving labour market integration of young people
Join the Interreg Europe Policy Learning Platform for a webinar on improving labour market integration of young people.
What our community says
Europe is facing big transitions because of climate change. Transitions are limited in time and therefore depending on fast learning and connecting with society. The Policy learning platform gives policy advisors the necessary diving board to learn even faster, stay up to speed and connect with society.
Get in contact with us
Do you have a question? Are you looking for resources on a particular topic? Get in touch with us now!
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