Project description
Guiding EU policy through ethical insight
As rapid scientific and technological advancements increasingly influence social norms and human rights, the EU-funded SAEGE project aims to address the urgent need for ethical governance in EU policymaking. The project will support the European Group on Ethics (EGE) by providing structured, ethics-based evidence, such as expert consultations and literature reviews, to inform official policy advice. Additionally, SAEGE will establish the EGEAN advisory network to connect diverse stakeholders and develop a horizon-scanning system to proactively identify future ethical challenges through digital trend analysis. By incorporating these insights, the project’s goal is to ensure that ethics remain central to science governance, fostering a future where European innovation is firmly grounded in fundamental rights and inclusive societal values.
Objective
SAEGE is a Horizon Europe project that enhances the integration of ethical insight into EU policymaking in response to rapid developments in science and technology.
The overall goal of SAEGE is to support the European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies (EGE) in its mission to advise the European Commission (EC) on all aspects of EU policy and legislation where ethical, societal, and fundamental rights dimensions intersect with the development of science and new technologies.
As innovations increasingly affect social norms, human rights, and the environment, SAEGE helps ensure that ethics remains central to science governance in the EU. SAEGE provides structured, ethics-based evidence and analysis to inform the EGE’s advice. This includes literature reviews, expert consultations, stakeholder workshops, and full evidence review reports that translate diverse inputs into policy-relevant ethical assessments.
The project aligns with the EGE’s 2021 call for ethics rooted in “comprehensive and pluralistic thinking,” informed by sound science, critical analysis, and inclusive societal debate. To support this vision, SAEGE is developing the EGE Et Alia Advisory Network (EGEAN), which connects the EGE with actors in the ethics and science advise landscape. The EGEAN will support SAEGE’s work through stakeholder mapping, an online hub, and ethics policy briefings.
To anticipate future issues, SAEGE will also implement a horizon scanning and early alert system using tools such as social media trend analysis, web scraping, and text mapping. These insights will be distilled into Horizon Scanning Briefs to inform proactive, ethically grounded EU policymaking.
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Programme(s)
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HORIZON.4.2 - Reforming and enhancing the European R&I System
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HORIZON-CSA - HORIZON Coordination and Support Actions
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Call for proposal
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53225 Bonn
Germany
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