The JRC has informed last 23 April that it is opened the Impact Assessment tools website, IA TOOLS, to the public. This online platform provides policy actors and impact assessment practitioners throughout Europe with a repository of guidance, information and best practices for impact assessment of new policies and legislative measures.

The IA TOOLS website provides experts and non-experts with guidance on the main steps to be followed to perform an impact assessment. It contains an inventory of social, economic and environmental impact indicators. It also offers a comprehensive picture of the qualitative and quantitative tools available for the analysis of policy impact and access to up-to-date databases.

The Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS) developed this tool initially for internal use of EC services. It supports desk officers in producing high quality Impact Assessments. From now the website is opened to the public. The IPTS has more than ten years of experience in contributing to sustainability impact analysis of European policy proposals.

About the Joint Research Centre

The mission of the JRC is to provide customer-driven scientific and technical support for the conception, development, implementation and monitoring of EU policies. As a service of the European Commission, the JRC functions as a reference centre of science and technology for the Union. Close to the policy-making process, it serves the common interest of the Member States, while being independent of special interests, whether private or national.