When it comes to the nuts and bolts of parliamentarians drafting and passing legislation, what are the opportunities for science to inform the process? And what actually works to get legislators excited and engaged in science advice? Denis Naughten was an MP in the Irish Parliament for 27 years. He also the former Chair of…
The World Academy of Sciences Regional Partner for Sub-Saharan Africa (TWAS-SAREP) in partnership with the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), International Network for Governmental Science Advice (INGSA), Africa Mauritian Academy of Science and Technology (MAST), and the Nigerian Academy of Science (NAS) cordially invite you to a webinar on: Science Advice and Policy Advocacy: science academy contributions to…
In a world of global challenges, economic uncertainty, accelerating technology, and geopolitical tensions, policymakers require robust and reliable information about the world, to both identify the risks but also to seize on opportunities. Yet the mechanisms for how science and policy interact to provide this information, are often ad hoc or poorly understood by the…
Science is a human system – and historical, sociological and structural biases persist. A/Prof Thema Monroe-White looks at how we can improve #ScienceAdvice by understanding WHO is doing the research – and why that matters. Thema Monroe-White is an Associate Professor of Artificial Intelligence and Innovation Policy in the Schar School of Policy and Government…
INGSA-Africa held an end-of-year chapter meeting on Monday, 9 December 2024 from 14.00 to 15.30 UTC with a total participation of 38 made up of SC members, past and present mentees and mentors of the Science Advice Skills Development Programme (SASDP), registered chapter members and network partners. Dr David A. Mbah, FCAS, Former Executive Secretary…
Is Expanded Evidence a good thing in all cases? Is more science and more knowledge going to translate directly to better policy? And how does our shared statement of values shape how evidence is talked about and used? Ms Tracey Brown is the Director of Sense About Science UK. Filmed at INGSA2024: The Transformation Imperative…
The 3rd cohort of the INGSA-Africa Science Advice Skills Development Program (SASDP-3), kicked off on 1st October 2024 after a successful Virtual Introductory Workshop on 26th September 2024 Following the success of the first two mentorship cohorts, the program has been considerable expanded with 22 selected mentees (12 male and 10 female) coming from Benin,…
The new series of INGSA Insights will be shining a light on some of the key moments of the INGSA2024: The Transformation Imperative conference that took place in May in Kigali, Rwanda. First we bring you the ‘Father’ of the SDGs – Amb. Macharia Kamua who was the co-Chair of the negotiations of the Sustainable…
On Thursday 17th October 2024, INGSA-Africa will be organising the second Dissemination Roundtable for it’s landmark consensus study “The Evolving Science Advisory Landscape in Africa“. In collaboration with the Tunisian Academy of Sciences, Letters and Arts, this will be a virtual online event, taking place at 2pm Tunis time( GMT +1) Thursday, 17 October 2024….
In February 2016, the INGSA-Africa Regional Chapter was established at INGSA’s first workshop in Africa in Hermanus, South Africa. This was INGSA’s first Regional Chapter and provided the model for all subsequent Chapters. INGSA-Africa was initially steered by a 5-member committee but later expanded with the addition of two West and Central African representatives and…
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