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In order to complement the stakeholder analysis carried out in the ePANACEA context, stakeholder interviews were conducted, primarily with the purpose to learn about end users’ knowledge, perception, use and interests regarding the EPC, as well as their behaviour regarding EEMs. Interviews were conducted in the five pilot countries of ePANACEA (i.e. Spain, Belgium- Flemish Region, Finland, Austria and Greece) and in Germany. In order to take a participative approach for the development of the next generation of EPC, the ePANACEA project seeks to consider aspects that make the current EPC schemes more useful for end users. Therefore, user-needs workshops, aimed at focusing on participants’ critiques and needs regarding the EPC, and were conducted with end users and other stakeholders in the five pilot countries and Germany. Looking at all expressed critiques and needs, we can categorize them into three levels of the EPC: implementation of the EPC as a policy tool, generation of the EPC and use of the EPC – therefore ranging from broad to detailed. A criteria-set for an adequate EPC was developed based on the collected critiques and needs. According to this, an adequate EPC is reliable, ideally comparable in the national and international context, understandable (for end users), tangible (for end users because they can refer information to real life), comprehensive (considering regulative and technical developments), adequate and dynamic. Furthermore, recommendations for EPC authorities for the next generation of EPC were derived from this. The formulated recommendations are separated into recommendations addressing EPC in general (covering all three levels) and recommendations for the EPC version for authorities and end users, addressing the third level (use of the EPC) respectively. In addition, recommendations draw attention to the potential of other stakeholders to improve communication about the EPC. |
