How online insourcing might improve EU policy development-the view from inside the European commission

Perhaps policy-makers are not the most progressive of actors when it comes to incorporating online technologies in their everyday workflow, but they are certainly not dismissive of the Internet and its potential for policy-making (e.g. European Commission,). Could online insourcing, for example, be a way to improve the quality of new legislation? This article presents the current view from the European Commission ('EC'). We have found that many of its Directorates-General ('DG') are actively investigating into the possibilities of insourcing more and better policy contributors at the pre-legislative stage, by means of online technology.