Annual Report of the Chief Science Advisor 2021–2022 – Canada
This is the 2021-2022 report done by Dr. Mona Nemer covering the work done by the OCSA (Office of the Chief Science Advisor) in Canada over the last couple years.
Assessing national institutional capacity for evidence-informed policymaking: the role of a science-for-policy system – Kathryn Oliver 2022
This report sets out a conceptual map for potential elements of a science-for-policy advisory ecosystem. The aim of this map is not to propose an ideal system, but rather to highlight how elements need to connect with each other at multiple levels; to allow us to ask how all involved in evidence production, mobilisation and…
Modelling for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Overview of JRC models
Abstract: Evaluating the potential impacts of each policy on all sustainability dimensions (economic, social and environmental), as captured in the UN SDGs and their targets, requires system thinking and shifting away from single disciplinary projects towards multi- and inter- disciplinary approaches that recognize complexities and acknowledge uncertainties. Modelling is an essential tool to increase the…
Interlinkages and policy coherence for the Sustainable Development Goals implementation: An operational method to identify trade-offs and co-benefits in a systemic way
Abstract:The broad scope and complexity of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) constitute a new challenge for policy. The identification of effective implementation strategies would need to be supported by coordinated policies that take into account the multiple relationships existing between the different dimensions of sustainability. This report proposes an original method to identify and deal…
Next Steps for sustainable science advice in Canada – Royal Society Canada 2018
A Royal Society of Canada Position Paper Executive Summary: We live in an epoch of human history when social, technological and environmental changes are accelerating in ways that increase exponentially the complexity of policy-making and regulation. It is therefore more urgent than ever for governments to obtain sound expert advice before acting, especially in formulating…
Evidence Synthesis for Policy: A Statement of Principles – The Royal Society 2018
Evidence synthesis supports well-founded policymaking and public debate. The common question ‘What is the evidence for that?’ could be usefully rephrased as ‘Has sufficient synthesis of the evidence been done in relation to that?’. While typically asked in the former way, it is really the latter that is of interest. Across disciplines and policy areas…
Africa Evidence Network Roadmap: 2017 and Beyond
A 2017 report by the Africa Evidence Network on how they are planning to move forward and what they have accomplished thus far
Approaches to Developing Capacity for the use of Evidence in Policy Making – INASP VakaYiko 2016
Around the world, we are seeing increases in domestic and international investment, recognition in the SDGs of the importance of research and information for sustainable development at a global level, and governments increasingly valuing local research expertise to inform national development. In all four of VakaYiko’s core countries (Ghana, South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe) there…
The Place of Research-based Evidence in Policymaking – Technopolis report 2015
This report discusses the use of research-based evidence in policymaking. It is based on interviews with six ministries/directorates general in the UK, Netherlands, Finland and the European Commission and forms part of a larger project of the Danish Council for Research and Innovation Policy (DFiR), which aims to study and improve Danish practice. Historically, the…
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