Experience

Flanders Chancellery and Foreign Office

• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director Strategic Insights & Analyses

  • 2021 - Present



Transition Lab (DKB)

• Brussels Area, Belgium

• Entrepreneur / Senior Research Scientist

  • 2017 - 2020

  Start new policy innovation lab in Brussels with a focus on disruptive change and transitions Peter De Smedt & Kristian Borch (2021) Participatory policy design in system innovation, Policy Design and Practice, How can a participatory policy design tool with a strong emphasis on sustainable transitions be developed? In this paper, we applied a reflexive understanding of knowledge creation in stakeholder networks to develop such a tool in accordance with a system innovation approach. DOI: 10.1080/25741292.2021.1887592 Show less



European Commission

• Belgium
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Scientist & Foresight Analyst

  • 2013 - 2016



SVR Research Centre

• Brussels Area, Belgium

• Policy Advisor / Researcher

  • 2010 - 2013

  Responsible for Foresight and Sustainability Assessment Responsible for Foresight and Sustainability Assessment



European Commission

• Belgium
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Scientific Officer

  • 2007 - 2010

  Responsible for research & innovation policy including FP6-7 projects on Impact Assessment tools in the area of socio-economic aspects of Environment and Sustainable Development. Responsible for research & innovation policy including FP6-7 projects on Impact Assessment tools in the area of socio-economic aspects of Environment and Sustainable Development.



System research, Impact Assessment & Foresight

• Leuven, Antwerp, Brussels

• Scientist / Project manager

  • 1996 - 2007

  On a broad range of regional and EU projects, involving Foresight, Strategic Roadmapping, Horizon Scanning and Integrated Assessment, Peter worked together with experts and stakeholders towards achieving a common understanding on non-sustainable trends, offering scenarios and integrated solutions to support policy-makers. On a broad range of regional and EU projects, involving Foresight, Strategic Roadmapping, Horizon Scanning and Integrated Assessment, Peter worked together with experts and stakeholders towards achieving a common understanding on non-sustainable trends, offering scenarios and integrated solutions to support policy-makers.