Chiel Scholten is a principal consultant at the Technopolis Group in The Netherlands, where his main areas of expertise are on the impact of technology on society and technological innovation. He focuses on supporting policy makers and public organisations in policy and strategy planning, with foresight studies and strategic support in science and innovation.
Scientist: Chiel Scholten
‘The EU needs to be better prepared for new and emerging plant pests’
Plant pests can have severe consequences for the economy, environment and food security, as was seen with a bacterial pathogen that has already killed millions of olive tress across Southern Europe. Experts Sarah Hackfort and Chiel Scholten (Technolopis Group, Germany and The Netherlands) wrote a study for the European Parliament’s Panel for the Future of ...