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INGSA 2018 Conference, Tokyo, Japan : conference report
No full textGlobal events have severely tested science-advice practitioners and systems, as reflected in what has been called the “post-truth” era. The International Network for Government Science Advice (INGSA) network now links over 5000 academics, policy professionals, decision-makers and diplomats from over 80 countries with discussions about best practice, capacity building opportunities and events on every continent. The 2018 INGSA conference demonstrated the international appetite for developing the discipline of science advice, building on a network of engaged and committed experts from every aspect of the science and policy systems.Japan Science Support Foundatio
INGSA case studies
Full text linkThis fictional case study requires the “Njagala” government science advisory to consider the ethics and social considerations of limiting social media and its usage within its borders. What are the economic benefits of current cell phone use in trading activities, as well as in online education? What principles and guidelines of science advice should be applied in considering this case? The International Network for Government Science Advice (INGSA) is a collaborative platform for policy exchange, capacity building and research across diverse global science advisory organisations and national systems. Fictional scenarios encompass various economic, political and environmental dimensions
INGSA case study compendium 2017-2020 : capacity building content
Full text linkThe International Network for Government Science Advice (INGSA) is a collaborative platform for policy exchange, capacity building and research across diverse global science advisory organisations and national systems. It has created case study resources in a range of engagement styles and thematic topics. These are projected scenarios encompassing various economic, political and environmental dimensions. They serve as templates for study modules, role playing discussions and or policy making debates. The document is divided into three sections: Fictional Case Studies; Sufficiency of Evidence, and; Historic Case Studies. Real world sources are cited. These resources are available to be used, and adapted as necessary
Tracking global evidence-to-policy pathways in the coronavirus crisis : a preliminary report
No full textIn February 2020, when many parts of world were taking unprecedented measures to try to control the spread of the SARS CoV-2 coronavirus, INGSA turned to its global community for help to understand the evolving situation. As always, INGSA is especially interested in the evidence that lies behind the various policy decisions, and the pathways from evidence-to-policy.
Together with academic partners at the University of Auckland and the University of Sheffield, in collaboration with our IDRC-funded regional chapters, and with seed funding by the Fonds to de Recherche du Quebec and the World Universities Network, the INGSA executive and secretariat devised a mixed methods research project to examine the formulation of policy responses to the pandemic.
Phase 1 of this project comprised ‘citizen’-social-science that harness the enthusiasm, expertise and local knowledge of over 100 volunteer rapporteurs from across the INGSA network globally. With their help and commitment, we launched the INGSA Evidence-to-Policy Tracker. Volunteers used an online data-entry form to log information about the evidence and decision-making dynamics behind their countries’ key Covid policy responses.
The aim of this study is not to compare and assess the success of these interventions, but rather to compare the various ways in which evidence has been marshalled and applied. While there are now many useful trackers, INGSA complements these by seeking to unpack the formulation of evidence rather than to take it for granted, and to examine the evidence-to-policy pathways through this kind of tool
2018 INGSA research associate grant summary : full report
No full textThe International Network for Government Science Advice (INGSA) provides a forum for policy makers, practitioners, national academies, and academics to share experience, build capacity and develop theoretical and practical approaches to the use of scientific evidence in informing policy at all levels of government. The report provides a summary of awards and activities related to the inaugural round of INGSA research grants in 2018. Grants were provided to scientists and researchers for supporting projects in their region on the thematic priority of: The role of Science Advice in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Generating knowledge and building networks for science advice in emergencies
Full text linkThe Covid-19 pandemic has, in general, been transformative for how ‘knowledge’ and ‘evidence’ are perceived both by policymakers and the public, and the role that it does/could play in the formation of public policy. It has likewise been a challenge for many knowledge producers who experienced or witnessed what it was like for experts to provide science advice in a crisis. The renewal of IDRC funding IDRC to INGSA at this early stage of the pandemic enabled INGSA to pivot strongly to supporting the pandemic response, while gleaning critical information in real time that will underpin the next stages of development in the field of science advice and science diplomacy
INGSA-AFRICA - 2020 research survey report on the role of scientific knowledge in policymaking : scientists/researchers and policymakers/practitioners perspectives
Full text linkThat research and evidence is one of the least important factors in policy development is a particularly worrying outcome from this survey by the International Network for Government Science Advice (INGSA). The paper provides a breakdown of survey results regarding scientific knowledge and evidence-based policy making. A key commonality of scientists and policymakers that can provide a focus for interventions to improve evidence-to-policy mechanisms was in response to the statement: “There is a need for an intermediary to translate scientific evidence to politician and decision maker.” Few policymaker respondents (89%) indicated they had “Firsthand experience of seeking science advice from a scientist or researcher.
Rebuilding public trust in science [Webinar] : proceedings report
Full text linkOn the 28th of July 2021, the Southeast Asia Science Advice Network (SEA SAN) and the International Network for Government Science Advice (INGSA)-Asia Regional Chapter co-organised a webinar entitled “Rebuilding Public Trust in Science” to examine the growing issue of declining public trust in science, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as to highlight the value and importance of rebuilding that trust for the effective management of current and future crises
Tracking global evidence-to-policy pathways in the coronavirus crisis : a preliminary report
Full text linkThis progress report is the first in a planned series of reports and studies stemming from the INGSA evidence-to-policy tracker, an online and participatory data collection tool established at the outset of the global pandemic. The specific aim of the tracker is to capture the contexts and processes behind recorded policy changes, especially with respect to the mobilisation and transfer of supporting evidence and expertise. This initial progress report is based on a subset of twenty-two cases, with two of these examined in more detail by way of illustration (DRC and Sri Lanka). These cases are exploratory and illustrative, rather than comprehensive. They were chosen for regional and institutional diversity and for the sufficiency of available data at the time of writing. They complement existing published research and the work of our partners. A typology of six initial pandemic response strategies was identified and then used as the basis for cluster analyses of policy choices within the subset of cases. Preliminary findings suggest that the choice of strategy provided an initial, but evolving, template for how evidence/expertise were mobilised within distinct institutional contexts. This preliminary report will help guide case selection for a series of in-depth case studies to be developed over the course of 2021. The choice of detailed case studies is not limited to the subset used in this illustrative and exploratory report
Role of scientific knowledge in policy making : scientists and policy makers perspective
Full text linkResults show that scientists and policy practitioners who participated in the International Network for Government Science Advice (INGSA) survey recognize the importance of scientific evidence to inform public policy. Both groups identify scientific committees, civil society NGOs, professional associations, chief science advisors or science advisors in ministries, national academies, knowledge transfer organisations, and think tanks, as suitable bodies to bridge scientific community and policy makers. During the management of the current COVID-19 pandemic (2020), the governments and health authorities of many countries of the region have sought medical and scientific advice from their national experts. However, when asked if policy-makers consult researchers directly, both groups answer negatively (scientists 47%, policy practitioners 31%)
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