RAWHITIA – Healing Psychological Trauma – INGSA Case Study with Mentor notes
There is a push (by the international community in particular but also by the new coalition government) to establish ‘intercultural’ schools built on the principles of trust and reconciliation. This project would be supported by a reformed curriculum, which would be used in the whole country, but it would be first rolled out in Arge’s…
South American Workshop for Government Science Advice – Workshop Report – Argentina 2017
This report reviews the design, planning, delivery and outcomes of the International Network for Government Science Advice (INGSA) and the Ministerio de Ciencia, Technologia e Innovación Productiva (MINCYT) workshop on ‘South American Government Science Advice’, which took place on 29/30 June 2017 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The report has been written by Lara Cowen, Senior…
South East Asia Government Science Advice Workshop Report – Malaysia 2017
In conjunction with: The Royal Society and the Office of the Malaysian Prime Ministers Science Advisor ICSU IDRC Malaysia Industry-Government Group for High Technology This report reviews the delivery and outcomes of the INGSA South East Asia Government Science Advice workshop which took place on 11-12 June 2017 in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. It concludes with…
Principles and guidelines for social science advice to policy – Berlin Workshop Report April 2017
An expert workshop jointly organised by INGSA, MCC Berlin, and Stiftung Mercator The role of the social sciences in public policy processes is an increasing focus of academic and science policy debates, with regular calls for better integration of social science evidence and expertise in policy advice processes. However, various challenges persist, including the societal…
The Role of National Academies in Science Advice to Governments – Workshop Report – Auckland 2017
The topic of academies’ role was motivated by multiple factors. Global interest in assuring evidence-informed public policy has grown in recent years and it is widely understood that National Academies have long held a central position in providing academic expertise to government decision making. Yet the recent troubling trend toward ‘anti-expert’ and ‘anti-elite’ politics and…
Science for the SDGs in Small Island Developing States – Workshop report Apia, Samoa
Dialogue on Science and Science Policy for the SDGs in the Pacific Small Island Developing States – INGSA and UNESCO Workshop – Apia, Samoa 29th March 2017
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