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## Objective 6: Prioritising working areas and possible partners 

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i) Prioritise/rank working areas based on the outcomes of objectives 1 and 3 above; 

ii) Prioritise/rank key opportunities for cooperation and possible partners based on the outcomes of objective 5 above. Consider also the Article 36 list of competent organisations$^{14}$ dedicated by Member States to assist EFSA with tasks within the field of its mission; 

iii) Based on the information collected and assessed under the other objectives provide: 

a) Explore if the outcome of objectives 2, 3 and 4 results in a revised problem formulation for the implementation of NAMs in EFSA risk assessments previously defined under objective 1, and provide recommendations for integrating the identified gaps (e.g. work areas); 

b) a list of possible actions to be implemented by EFSA and at least five high level recommendations for multi-annual, multi-partner projects, each supported by a SWOT or equivalent analysis. 

## Objective 7: Identifying communication opportunities 

i) Identify opportunities for communication along the risk assessment process related to the use of NAMs and NAM-based mechanistic risks assessment outcomes, by using research methods and tools that provide societal insights (incl. awareness, understanding, risk perceptions, expectations, sentiment analysis). Such insights should be generated to inform any future communication and engagement efforts in this area of work; 

ii) The proposal should further specify how insights generated under point 7 i) can be used to inform: 

a. a communication plan targeting risk managers and the public, highlighting the benefits/opportunities for addressing risk assessment data gaps using NAMs and for the incorporation of mechanistic understanding in the risk characterisation; 

b. a communication plan targeting researchers developing NAMs to provide information and increase their interest in the validation of the NAM methods for regulatory use. 

Examples of communication plans using such insights should be developed. 

