The Latin America and Caribbean Chapter of INGSA, and the Colombian Academy of Physical, Exact and Natural Science held a Science Advice Capacity Building Symposium and Workshop in Bogotá, Colombia on August 22nd and 23rd, 2019. The event attracted the participation of 70 attendees. 43 people participated the second day in the case studies session,…
On the 13th and 14th of August 2019, INGSA Asia hosted the first Regional Workshop for 2019. The workshop themed “Non-communicable Diseases & Science Advice” was co-organised between INGSA Asia, International Science Council Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ISC ROAP) and Malaysian Higher Education Leadership Academy (AKEPT) with Asia Research News as the media partner. The workshop was designed to enhance…
The workshop themed “Science Advice on Climate Change Adaptation in Addressing Sea Level Rise (SLR) in Indonesia” was held on the 25th of July 2019 in Jakarta, Indonesia. The workshop was organised by Dr Laely Nurhidayah from Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI). Participants of the workshop include various stakeholders such as the representatives from the Ministry of Marine…
On the 26th and 27th June, the European Science Advisors Forum (ESAF) and INGSA ran a joint meeting at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland. Hosted by Science Foundation Ireland, the meeting brought together high-level representatives from across Europe, including the European Commission, the Science Advice Mechanism (SAM) and Joint Research Centre (JRC), Chief Scientific Advisors, academics and…
INGSA hosted a capacity building workshop as part of the ONE HEALTH: A focus on Infectious Diseases in Africa Symposium that took place on the 27-18 May 2019 in Durban, South Africa. The INGSA workshop include approximately 40 young graduates and African Scholars. INGSA-Africa Steering Committee member, Dr Renee Street gave a brief introduction about…
On the 5th of November 2019, the workshop themed “Using Scientific Evidence for Maximizing Benefits of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)” was held at the National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) in Islamabad, the Capital of Pakistan. This is the first INGSA Asia Grassroots workshop ever to be held in Pakistan and was organised…
Varanasi, India: On the 11th and 12th December 2018, the inaugural INGSA South Asia Capacity Building Workshop was organised in collaboration with the Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. The theme of the workshop was Science Advice and the Environment. The programme was aimed at creating a platform to promote and strengthen…
SÃO PAULO, Brazil: In late October, INGSA Latin America worked with the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES), the Brazilian Ministry of Education, the Academy of Sciences of the State of São Paulo (ACIESP) and the Advanced Studies Institute of the University of São Paulo to deliver Brazil’s first evidence to policy capacity…
PANAMA CITY, Panama: On October 26th-27th 2018, INGSA ran a Spanish language capacity building workshop in Panama City on ‘Science Advice and the Sustainable Development Goals’ in the margins of Foro CILAC (the Latin America and Caribbean Open Science Forum). This capacity-building workshop drew approximately 50 participants focused on ‘Science Advice and the Sustainable Development Goals.’ It was for scientists…
LIMA, Perú: INGSA América Latina, en colaboración con la Administración Nacional de Agua del Perú, el Consejo Departamental de Lima de la Asociación Peruana de Ingenieros Profesionales (CIP-CD Lima), Investigación en Clima para la Acción (INCLIMA) y el Consejo Peruano de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación (CONCYTEC), organizó un taller de capacitación en asesoramiento científico en…
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