THE EVOLVING LANDSCAPE OF SCIENCE ADVICE IN AFRICA As part of INGSA-Africa’s 2020 workplan the chapter undertook an extensive consensus report on The Evolving Science Advisory Landscape in Africa. The aim of the report was to better understand the current state of play and the dynamics of various national and pan-national stakeholders providing evidence and…
In February 2021, INGSA-Africa celebrated its 5th year as a Regional Chapter of the INGSA network. In that time it has run a range of capacity-building activities across the continent, and been an crucial element in the growing awareness and capacity of providing science advice to governments. To reflect this growth of the network and…
Watch the Full Webinar [9 hours]: https://www.youtube.com/live/ppMXJ6lAwL0 Ciencia y Parlamento: Legislación informada en evidencia Presentation of the results of a research study to evaluate the opportunity, merit and convenience for the establishment legislative science advice (LSA) services in Argentina. The study was developed following the guidelines and methodologies of UK POST. …………………………………………….. Date: Friday, February…
From October to December 2021, the winners of INGSA-Asia’s Grassroots Science Advice Promotion Awards 2021 have successfully organized 3 Grassroots Workshops in India and Indonesia, delving into the topics of cultivating livelihood through sustainable farming, disaster planning and management, as well as participatory science advice in policymaking through open science. INGSA-Asia would like to congratulate…
On the 21st of January 2021, INGSA-Asia co-organised a webinar titled “Science Advice and Diplomacy in the Battle against COVID-19” in collaboration with the Young Scientists Forum Nepal, the Nepal Academy of Science and Technology, and the Nepal Health Research Council. This webinar, which marked INGSA-Asia’s first initiative in Nepal, was attended by over 100 academicians,…
As part of their 2019 workplan, INGSA-Africa surveyed scientists and policymakers regarding their views on the use of evidence in policymaking across Africa. The research project was carried out with the support of the INGSA secretariat and the International Science Council Regional Office for Africa (ISC-ROA), The report provides insight and comparison into how evidence-informed…
Covid-19 marked a transition for the FMSTAN network – international travel and face-to-face meetings ceased but the need for science diplomacy and information sharing was more acute than ever. The network moved to virtual meetings to and became an even more active and useful network as members shared ideas, information, and asked advice of their…
The INGSA-Asia Grassroots Science Advice workshop on Nutrition and Health was organised by Department of Biotechnology, MNNIT Allahabad in the seminar hall of School of Management Studies from the 17th to 18th of December 2019. Over the course of two days, the workshop included interesting plenary lectures by seven invited speakers. The workshop also had…
On the 13th of December 2019, a technical session on “Science Advice in Forest Products Industries” was held in conjunction with the UFRO WP 5.07.03 Conference on Green Technology for Pulp, Paper and Allied Industry held at the Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), Dhaka, Bangladesh. The session was held as one of…
On 14th November 2019, Higher Institution Centre of Excellence (HICoE) Centre of Biofuel and Biochemical Research and Governance and Public Policy Research Group, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS hosted a workshop themed ‘Energy Security in Malaysia: The Past, Present, and Way Forward’ at the Centre for Advanced and Professional Education (CAPE) Kuala Lumpur. This workshop was organized in collaboration…
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