Data for Policy 2025 (DfP’25) – Europe

Leiden University, The Hague, The Netherlands, 12th & 13th June 2025

Keynote and panel sessions from Data for Policy 2025 Europe will be streamed live across two days. We invite you to tune in, engage with these insightful conversations, and share them with your networks.

We are thrilled to announce the Data for Policy 2025 Conference – Europe Edition, to be held in The Hague, Netherlands, on 12 – 13 June, 2025, in collaboration with Leiden University. This conference will bring together researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and industry experts to explore the transformative power of data and AI in driving sustainability and inclusion. 

Amidst global challenges, the “twin transition”—encompassing digital and green transformations—has garnered significant attention for its potential to reshape industrial ecosystems and influence social inequalities. However, in the scientific community and policy arena questions have been raised on whether green and digital transitions are mutually compatible or whether one transition can reduce or cancel out the other. Furthermore, we see sustainability as an integrative perspective that includes  environmental, social, economical and institutional sustainability. Both public and private sectors are increasingly aligning their objectives towards digital innovation and sustainable practices. Governments are developing policies to guide these transitions, ensuring that technological advancements account for sustainability. Concurrently, substantial investments are being funneled into industries poised to drive this twin transition. Data lies at the heart of this transformation, empowering  policymakers to monitor progress in real-time, identify emerging trends, and design impactful and targeted strategies. From driving down carbon emissions to closing the digital divide, data-driven insights offer the actionable intelligence needed to tackle complex challenges and pave the way toward a more equitable, sustainable future. At this nexus, the theme of the European Data for Policy Conference is “Twin transitions in data and policy for a sustainable and inclusive future”. We invite you to explore the concepts behind this theme further by reading the conference chairs’ blog post, Beyond the Buzzwords: Why Twin Transitions Demand Our Attention.

For accepted full papers, our integrated review mechanism offers concurrent assessment for conference presentation and potential publication in the Data & Policy journal. Upon conference acceptance, these papers will proceed to a second review stage for potential Data & Policy journal publication.

In collaboration with our partners TNO and the Centre for Bold Cities, we look forward to welcoming you to Leiden University in The Hague for a truly collaborative and impactful event that will examine how data and AI can accelerate both digital and green transitions toward a more sustainable and inclusive global future.

We are pleased to share that the Conference Book of Abstracts is now available on Zenodo.

For any inquiries or further information, please contact s.n.giest@fgga.leidenuniv.nl, a.j.klievink@fgga.leidenuniv.nl, and team@dataforpolicy.org.