A key aspect of the MPF’s support to the external dimension of the EU’s migration policy is knowledge management. This is undertaken by compiling lessons learned, preparing policy briefs or other analytical documents and identifying the most effective means of disseminating the information, all the while creating an enabling environment to discuss topics. This approach fosters knowledge exchange and policy-oriented learning and transfer, informing the design of future actions supported by the MPF or other initiatives that shape EU migration policy and practice change.
The MPF carries out the following policy, operational knowledge and learning activities:
- Developing and disseminating policy findings, recommendations and evidence-based material in the wide array of policy areas covered by the MPF (e.g. labour migration and mobility, private sector engagement, border management, asylum and refugee protection, migration and development.
- Setting up thematic dialogue platforms steered by practitioners and experts to share experiences and lessons learned, best practice and gather evidence on common migration issues through the Labour Mobility Practitioners Network.
- Through the implementation of MPF projects, consolidate innovative and best practice approaches in relation to the operational challenges of implementing external EU migration policy.
- Conduct studies to gather knowledge and evidence to inform policy and foster an enabling environment for the implementation of the external dimension of EU migration policy.