INGSA Hosts Immersive Science-Policy Simulation on Neurotechnology at GESDA’s 2nd Science Diplomacy Week
Greetings and welcome to a brief news update on the second day of Geneva Science Diplomacy Week 2023. For this second edition, GESDA and 17 partners from Geneva, Swiss and global institutions are hosting an impressive cohort of 30 leaders from 25 countries.
At the Tuesday morning session, organized by the International Network for Government Science Advice, the classroom was transformed into a high-level meeting on the future governance of neurotechnologies, with each participant taking on the role of diplomat, researcher, human rights activist or industry leader. The role play scenario threw the players out of their usual roles, and their comfort zones, introducing new levels of uncertainty.
“I found the game uncomfortable but I know that’s the point,” Leah Soroko, a political scientist and manager of strategic research initiatives with the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, told a debriefing toward the end of the day…