International Network for Government Science Advice
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| Formation | 2015 |
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| Headquarters | Auckland, New Zealand |
Chair | Peter Gluckman |
| Website | www.ingsa.org |
The International Network for Government Science Advice (INGSA) is a global network of researchers, policy makers, practitioners, national academies, and scientific societies that operates under the aegis of the International Science Council.[1] Its secretariat is based in Auckland, New Zealand. It is an open access network and has around 5,000 members across 80 countries.
Purpose
INGSA was established in 2015 by current Chair Sir Peter Gluckman following the inaugural Science Advice to Governments conference in 2014,[2] to provide a forum for building capacities, sharing experience, and developing theoretical and practical approaches to the use of scientific evidence in informing policy at all levels of government.[3] Through these measures, INGSA aims to assist economic, social, and environmental development, as encapsulated in the Global Goals.
Activities
INGSA chapters have been established in Africa, Asia, and Latin America and the Caribbean, where workshops are held to strengthen science advice capacities in those regions.[4][5][6] It also has a Knowledge Hub at the University of Sheffield in the UK.
It continues to hold biennial conferences – the 2016 event, jointly organised by INGSA and the European Commission, was held in Brussels, Belgium;[7][8] the 2018 conference was held in Tokyo, Japan,[9] and the next conference is scheduled for September 2020 in Montreal, Canada.[10]
At the request of the Science, Technology and Innovation division of the OECD, INGSA published a 2018 report on the impact of the digital world on wellbeing.[11][12]
In late 2018, INGSA established three Special Interest Divisions to focus on specific themes of emerging importance:
- Science diplomacy - the Science Policy in Diplomacy and External Relations (SPIDER) network;
- Parliamentary science advice;
- Urban science advice.
Key partners
INGSA currently has more than 40 key partners with which it has been collaborating or conducting joint events, including:
References
- ↑ "What we do". International Science Council. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
- ↑ Gluckman, Peter. "Science Advice to Governments". Science & Diplomacy. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
- ↑ Gluckman, Peter (2016-09-02). "The science–policy interface". Science. 353 (6303): 969–969. doi:10.1126/science.aai8837. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 27701091.
- ↑ Wilsdon, James (2016-04-08). "A new network for science advice in Africa". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-08-01.
- ↑ Abdul Hamid, Zakri (2018-04-16). "When science drives policy". New Straits Times. Retrieved 2019-08-01.
- ↑ "INGSA-LAC Evidence to Policy Workshop in Sao Paulo, October 2018 | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2019-08-01.
- ↑ "Science and policy making: towards a new dialogue". European Commission - European Commission. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
- ↑ Jarvis, Michaela (2016-10-28). "Conference navigates gap between science and government". Science. 354 (6311): 427–428. doi:10.1126/science.354.6311.427. ISSN 0036-8075.
- ↑ "INGSA2018 – Science Advice for a Changing World – INGSA". Retrieved 2019-03-27.
- ↑ "4th International Conference on Science Advice to Government | Just another WordPress site". Retrieved 2019-09-10.
- ↑ Gluckman P and Allen K (2018) Understanding wellbeing in the context of rapid digital and associated transformations: Implications for research, policy and measurement. Auckland: INGSA. Available online at https://www.ingsa.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/INGSA-Digital-Wellbeing-Sept18.pdf
- ↑ "Wellbeing in the Digital Age: INGSA report on the effect of digital technologies on government, society and individual wellbeing". International Science Council. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
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