13th August 2020 Prof. Dr. Madiagne DIALLO INGSA-Africa, Steering Committee member Director of Scientific Animation of the Economic, Social and … Read More
INGSA/Koi Tū EXCLUSIVE INGSA is proud to present the first preliminary report from the INGSA Evidence-to-Policy Tracker data – How did countries respond and when? How did their strategies change over time?
AS we relentlessly encroach on nature and degrade ecosystems, we endanger the health of all humanity, a warning underlined by the Covid-19 pandemic in the most dramatic imaginable fashion. Inger Andersen, executive director of the United Nations Environment Programme, last week noted that 75 per cent of all emerging infectious diseases in humans are zoonotic — originating from animals, whether domesticated or from the wild.… Read More
Scientific advisor network starts collating examples of research influencing, and failing to influence, policy
As policymakers focus on the immediate horror of the Covid-19 pandemic, an alliance of science diplomats has begun compiling intelligence from the crisis to help avert future catastrophes. The International Network for Government Science Advice (INGSA) has launched a “landing pad” for information and resources about “the science and policy interface” of the epidemic.… Read More
INGSA/Koi Tū EXCLUSIVE The COVID-19 pandemic has brought into stark focus the interactions between science, experts, society, policy making, politics and diplomacy. Across the world these interactions have been and will continue to manifest in different strategies and decisions. Both to enhance management of the ongoing evolution of this pandemic and to gain lessons that can be applied in future pandemics and crises, we must understand and learn from these varied experiences. There are both lessons to learn from how we have got to this point, and many issues to consider as we move forward.
Prof James Wilsdon and George Asiamah James Wilsdon, professor of research policy, University of Sheffield, Associate Director of the Grantham Centre, … Read More
A year after the UN abolished its science advisory board, researchers need a route to feed into its policymaking, says … Read More
Applications now open for 2018 INGSA Research Associate Grants! INGSA is proud to announce that in 2018 it will be … Read More
Sam Lane is a Research Assistant at UCL City Leadership Lab. You can follow on Sam on Twitter: @SamKeithLane Urban policy … Read More
On November 4th 2015 in the margins of the 7th Word Science Forum (WSF) held in Budapest Hungary, INGSA convened … Read More
