Knowledge (XXG)

Science advice

Source 📝

35:, an elected organization of distinguished researchers in natural and social sciences, engineering, medicine, and the humanities, serves as a government science advisor, while other countries have an advisory committee or civil servants perform this role. National academies are often commissioned to write reports advising government on the state of scientific knowledge to inform policy-relevant questions, such as the risk from chemicals or disease. 102:
President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST). Another example is Australia, where chief scientist Ian Chubb established the Commonwealth Science Council to advise the government on policy. However, in most systems, the focus of such entities remains on policy advice in relation to the science system, which is distinct from science advice for public policy.
42:
on August 27–28, 2014. This meeting brought together high-level science advisors, scientists, and practitioners to discuss the relationship between science and policy. A new network of European science academies was established at the European Open Science meeting in Copenhagen in June 2014, which now includes 20 countries.
120:
International Council for Science, with a membership of 121 national bodies, representing 141 economies, and 31 International Scientific Unions, and the Inter-Academy Partnership, the global network of science academies from 107 economies are actively involved in science for policy processes at the international level.
41:
At the international level, there is an increasing movement to bring together national science advisors to share best practices and form a network to deal with global challenges (e.g., pandemics, climate change). The first global Science Advice to Governments meeting was held in Auckland, New Zealand
101:
Many economies have a high-level council for science (or science and innovation) policy. Members typically include senior scientists, alongside representatives of industry, higher education and civil society. Examples include Japan’s Council for Science, Technology and Innovation (CSTI) and the US
57:
A briefing paper, described four of the most commonly used science advice structures for jurisdictions: advisory councils, advisory committees, national academies, and chief scientific advisors. These structures are most commonly employed at the national level, but may also be used in sub-national
27:
Science advice can also be called "science for policy," indicating the flow of information from scientific to policy domains with the intention of informing decisions. This is distinct from "policy for science," the institutions, rules and norms governing how science is funded, conducted, and
19:
is the process, structures and institutions through which governments and politicians consider science, technology and innovation information in policy- and decision- making. Across different national governments and international bodies, there are a variety of structures and institutions for
119:
A growing number of national academies are active in science policy and/or policy for science. In economies such as Canada, China, Germany, Netherlands, South Africa, US and UK, academies are an important source of scientific advice. Furthermore, networks of national academies such as the
110:
Most governments also rely on an array of specialized scientific and expert committees, which can address detailed technical and regulatory issues in areas such as health, environment and food safety. For example, the US and Japan have hundreds of such committees; the UK has over seventy.
257: 361: 128:
The first chief scientific advisor was appointed by the US in 1957, followed by the UK in 1964. The first chief scientific advisor in Quebec, Canada, was appointed in 2011.
297: 70: 240: 783: 952: 31:
At the national level, countries have diverse models for how to connect scientists and policymakers. In some countries, the president of the
572: 1034: 750: 74: 46: 69:
Science advice also occurs at sub-national levels, where structures may include departmental scientific advisors (for example, the
1062: 38:
Other countries, such as the UK, have a wide range of sources of expert scientific advice which draw on several of these sources.
323: 226: 828: 576: 336: 206: 24:
has termed the ‘civic epistemology’ through which expert claims are constructed, validated or challenged in a given society.
457: 191: 310: 159: 567: 253: 186: 1161: 1329: 1137: 1088: 270: 1334: 1112: 476: 63: 891: 719:
Ezrahi, Yaron (2008-05-07). "Controlling Biotechnology: Science, Democracy and 'Civic Epistemology'".
135:
Science advice by jurisdiction (nation-state, sub-national jurisdictions, and supra-national bodies)
284: 84:
For any of these structures, individual experts may be asked for advice in specific circumstances.
59: 20:
scientific advice. They reflect distinctive cultures and traditions of decision-making, which
485: 728: 32: 1181: 870: 21: 1202: 400: 78: 77:
coordinate science for policy, for example through serving as the science voice in the
1323: 494: 211: 49:(ICSU) is a major international organization with a program in science for policy. 471: 732: 1089:"Suspended Queensland chief scientist charged with 31 more fraud offences" 849: 1013: 1284: 994:"Office of the Prime Minister's Science Advisory Committee, New Zealand" 1223: 807: 784:"Science Advice to Governments: Diverse systems, common challenges" 508:
The NSW Office of Environment & Heritage, with Dr. Kate Wilson
973: 749:
Wilsdon, James; Allen, Kristiann; Paulavets, Katsia (2014-08-27).
913:"Office of the Chief Scientific Adviser to the Irish government" 1142:
Economic Development, Jobs, Transport & Resources Victoria
73:, and at the international level, where networks such as the 58:
jurisdictions like Quebec, or supra-national bodies like the
1224:"Council for Science and Technology Policy – Cabinet Office" 932: 1304: 993: 1263: 778: 776: 774: 772: 770: 1243: 912: 623:
Council for Science Technology and Innovation (CSTI)
365:• Departmental science advisors are listed online. 1138:"Dr Amanda Caples: Introducing the Lead Scientist" 1063:"New NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer appointed" 173:• The Science, Technology and Innovation Council 1035:"A Chief Scientist for a Big-Thinking Australia" 751:"A rough guide to science advice | Science" 667:National Academy of Sciences, Republic of Korea 424:German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina 1305:"National Research Council of Thailand – NRCT" 222:National academy and National Congress Library 298:Government Chief Scientific Adviser (Ireland) 250:National academies and Chief Science Advisors 239:Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters 71:United States Environmental Protection Agency 62:, which has an in-house science service, the 8: 1264:"ASSAf – Academy of Science of South Africa" 1184:. NSW Environment & Heritage. 2015-01-12 1117:Steven Marshall | Premier of South Australia 829:"1000 days in the life of a science advisor" 241:Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters 1162:"Office of Science - Chief Scientist of WA" 678:Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) 481:• QLD Chief Scientist, incumbent suspended 892:"Message from the Chief Scientist Officer" 744: 742: 138: 86: 1113:"New Chief Scientist for South Australia" 1285:"Viceministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología" 1203:"Office of Science - WA Science Awards" 711: 689:Viceministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología 700:National Research Council of Thailand 645:The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences 330:United States of America (California) 510:Western Australia Office of science 7: 1244:"Kungliga Vetenskapsakademien – KVA" 490:• VIC Lead Scientist, Amanda Caples 475:• NSW Chief Scientist and Engineer, 522:Kenya National Academy of Sciences 362:Government Chief Scientific Adviser 145:National Science Advice Structure/s 1067:NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer 850:"Introduction: Science for Policy" 573:Chinese Academy of Social Sciences 14: 612:L'Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei 590:The Council of Finnish Academies 75:International Council for Science 47:International Council for Science 601:Indian National Science Academy 377:Academia das Ciências de Lisboa 324:Science Advisor to the President 148:Chief Advisors/Key institutions 505:State government science agency 227:Science and technology in Chile 974:"Royal Society of New Zealand" 894:. Fonds de recherche du Québec 656:The Swiss Academy of Sciences 634:Mongolian Academy of Sciences 577:Chinese Academy of Engineering 337:California Ocean Science Trust 1: 544:Academy of Sciences Malaysia 458:Australian Academy of Science 435:Academia de Ciencias de Cuba 388:Royal Society of New Zealand 192:Council of Canadian Academies 1087:Gartry, Laura (2017-12-19). 311:National Academy of Sciences 160:Austrian Academy of Sciences 1205:. Dpc.wa.gov.au. 2015-05-18 1042:Australia's Chief Scientist 953:"Chief Scientific Advisers" 568:Chinese Academy of Sciences 254:Scientific Advice Mechanism 187:The Royal Society of Canada 1351: 1182:"OEH divisions and groups" 271:French Academy of Sciences 210:• Quebec chief scientist: 733:10.1007/s11016-008-9201-6 493:• Chief Scientist of WA, 125:Chief scientific advisors 53:Science advice structures 831:. Slideshare. 2014-08-31 396:Chief scientific Advisor 317:United States of America 304:United States of America 225:Chilean Science Academy 90:Science Advice Structure 810:. Global science advice 789:. Global science advice 552:Chief Science Advisors 533:Shaukat A. Abdulrazak 530:Chief Science Advisors 484:• SA Chief Scientist, 467:Chief Science Advisors 443:Chief Science Advisors 357:Chief Science Advisors 333:Advisory organization 320:Chief Science Advisors 294:Chief science advisors 202:Chief Science Advisors 477:Hugh F. Durrant-Whyte 207:Chief Science Advisor 64:Joint Research Centre 283:Royal Irish Academy 446:Castro Díaz-Balart 285:Royal Irish Academy 107:Advisory committees 60:European Commission 852:. ICSU. 2015-05-25 555:Zakri Abdul Hamid 413:Academy of Athens 349:The Royal Society 116:National academies 1330:Science education 704: 703: 486:Caroline McMillen 132: 131: 98:Advisory councils 1342: 1315: 1314: 1312: 1311: 1301: 1295: 1294: 1292: 1291: 1281: 1275: 1274: 1272: 1271: 1260: 1254: 1253: 1251: 1250: 1240: 1234: 1233: 1231: 1230: 1220: 1214: 1213: 1211: 1210: 1199: 1193: 1192: 1190: 1189: 1178: 1172: 1171: 1169: 1168: 1158: 1152: 1151: 1149: 1148: 1134: 1128: 1127: 1125: 1124: 1109: 1103: 1102: 1100: 1099: 1084: 1078: 1077: 1075: 1074: 1059: 1053: 1052: 1050: 1049: 1039: 1031: 1025: 1024: 1022: 1021: 1010: 1004: 1003: 1001: 1000: 990: 984: 983: 981: 980: 970: 964: 963: 961: 960: 949: 943: 942: 940: 939: 929: 923: 922: 920: 919: 909: 903: 902: 900: 899: 888: 882: 881: 879: 878: 867: 861: 860: 858: 857: 846: 840: 839: 837: 836: 825: 819: 818: 816: 815: 804: 798: 797: 795: 794: 788: 780: 765: 764: 762: 761: 746: 737: 736: 716: 697:Advisory Council 686:National Academy 675:National Academy 664:National Academy 653:National Academy 642:National Academy 631:National Academy 620:Advisory Council 609:National Academy 598:National Academy 587:Advisory Council 563:National Academy 541:National Academy 519:National Academy 454:National Academy 432:National Academy 421:National Academy 410:National Academy 385:National Academy 374:National Academy 346:National Academy 307:National academy 280:National academy 267:National academy 236:National academy 182:National academy 169:Advisory council 156:National academy 139: 87: 33:National academy 1350: 1349: 1345: 1344: 1343: 1341: 1340: 1339: 1320: 1319: 1318: 1309: 1307: 1303: 1302: 1298: 1289: 1287: 1283: 1282: 1278: 1269: 1267: 1262: 1261: 1257: 1248: 1246: 1242: 1241: 1237: 1228: 1226: 1222: 1221: 1217: 1208: 1206: 1201: 1200: 1196: 1187: 1185: 1180: 1179: 1175: 1166: 1164: 1160: 1159: 1155: 1146: 1144: 1136: 1135: 1131: 1122: 1120: 1111: 1110: 1106: 1097: 1095: 1086: 1085: 1081: 1072: 1070: 1061: 1060: 1056: 1047: 1045: 1037: 1033: 1032: 1028: 1019: 1017: 1012: 1011: 1007: 998: 996: 992: 991: 987: 978: 976: 972: 971: 967: 958: 956: 955:. UK government 951: 950: 946: 937: 935: 933:"Royal Society" 931: 930: 926: 917: 915: 911: 910: 906: 897: 895: 890: 889: 885: 876: 874: 869: 868: 864: 855: 853: 848: 847: 843: 834: 832: 827: 826: 822: 813: 811: 806: 805: 801: 792: 790: 786: 782: 781: 768: 759: 757: 748: 747: 740: 718: 717: 713: 709: 256:and within it, 137: 55: 22:Sheila Jasanoff 12: 11: 5: 1348: 1346: 1338: 1337: 1335:Science policy 1332: 1322: 1321: 1317: 1316: 1296: 1276: 1255: 1235: 1215: 1194: 1173: 1153: 1129: 1104: 1079: 1054: 1026: 1005: 985: 965: 944: 924: 904: 883: 862: 841: 820: 799: 766: 738: 710: 708: 705: 702: 701: 698: 695: 691: 690: 687: 684: 680: 679: 676: 673: 669: 668: 665: 662: 658: 657: 654: 651: 647: 646: 643: 640: 636: 635: 632: 629: 625: 624: 621: 618: 614: 613: 610: 607: 603: 602: 599: 596: 592: 591: 588: 585: 581: 580: 564: 561: 557: 556: 553: 550: 546: 545: 542: 539: 535: 534: 531: 528: 524: 523: 520: 517: 513: 512: 506: 503: 499: 498: 468: 465: 461: 460: 455: 452: 448: 447: 444: 441: 437: 436: 433: 430: 426: 425: 422: 419: 415: 414: 411: 408: 404: 403: 401:Juliet Gerrard 397: 394: 390: 389: 386: 383: 379: 378: 375: 372: 368: 367: 358: 355: 354:United Kingdom 351: 350: 347: 344: 343:United Kingdom 340: 339: 334: 331: 327: 326: 321: 318: 314: 313: 308: 305: 301: 300: 295: 292: 288: 287: 281: 278: 274: 273: 268: 265: 261: 260: 251: 248: 247:European Union 244: 243: 237: 234: 230: 229: 223: 220: 216: 215: 203: 200: 196: 195: 183: 180: 176: 175: 170: 167: 163: 162: 157: 154: 150: 149: 146: 143: 136: 133: 130: 129: 126: 122: 121: 117: 113: 112: 108: 104: 103: 99: 95: 94: 91: 79:United Nations 54: 51: 28:communicated. 17:Science advice 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1347: 1336: 1333: 1331: 1328: 1327: 1325: 1306: 1300: 1297: 1286: 1280: 1277: 1265: 1259: 1256: 1245: 1239: 1236: 1225: 1219: 1216: 1204: 1198: 1195: 1183: 1177: 1174: 1163: 1157: 1154: 1143: 1139: 1133: 1130: 1118: 1114: 1108: 1105: 1094: 1090: 1083: 1080: 1068: 1064: 1058: 1055: 1043: 1036: 1030: 1027: 1015: 1009: 1006: 995: 989: 986: 975: 969: 966: 954: 948: 945: 934: 928: 925: 914: 908: 905: 893: 887: 884: 872: 866: 863: 851: 845: 842: 830: 824: 821: 809: 803: 800: 785: 779: 777: 775: 773: 771: 767: 756: 752: 745: 743: 739: 734: 730: 727:(2): 177–98. 726: 722: 715: 712: 706: 699: 696: 693: 692: 688: 685: 682: 681: 677: 674: 671: 670: 666: 663: 660: 659: 655: 652: 649: 648: 644: 641: 638: 637: 633: 630: 627: 626: 622: 619: 616: 615: 611: 608: 605: 604: 600: 597: 594: 593: 589: 586: 583: 582: 579: 578: 574: 569: 565: 562: 559: 558: 554: 551: 548: 547: 543: 540: 537: 536: 532: 529: 526: 525: 521: 518: 515: 514: 511: 507: 504: 501: 500: 497: 496: 495:Peter Klinken 491: 488: 487: 482: 479: 478: 473: 469: 466: 463: 462: 459: 456: 453: 450: 449: 445: 442: 439: 438: 434: 431: 428: 427: 423: 420: 417: 416: 412: 409: 406: 405: 402: 398: 395: 392: 391: 387: 384: 381: 380: 376: 373: 370: 369: 366: 363: 359: 356: 353: 352: 348: 345: 342: 341: 338: 335: 332: 329: 328: 325: 322: 319: 316: 315: 312: 309: 306: 303: 302: 299: 296: 293: 290: 289: 286: 282: 279: 276: 275: 272: 269: 266: 263: 262: 259: 255: 252: 249: 246: 245: 242: 238: 235: 232: 231: 228: 224: 221: 218: 217: 214: 213: 208: 204: 201: 198: 197: 194: 193: 188: 184: 181: 178: 177: 174: 171: 168: 165: 164: 161: 158: 155: 152: 151: 147: 144: 141: 140: 134: 127: 124: 123: 118: 115: 114: 109: 106: 105: 100: 97: 96: 92: 89: 88: 85: 82: 80: 76: 72: 67: 65: 61: 52: 50: 48: 43: 39: 36: 34: 29: 25: 23: 18: 1308:. Retrieved 1299: 1288:. Retrieved 1279: 1268:. Retrieved 1266:. 2015-05-18 1258: 1247:. Retrieved 1238: 1227:. Retrieved 1218: 1207:. Retrieved 1197: 1186:. Retrieved 1176: 1165:. Retrieved 1156: 1145:. Retrieved 1141: 1132: 1121:. Retrieved 1119:. 2018-08-13 1116: 1107: 1096:. Retrieved 1092: 1082: 1071:. Retrieved 1069:. 2018-05-29 1066: 1057: 1046:. Retrieved 1044:. 2015-10-27 1041: 1029: 1018:. Retrieved 1016:. Leopoldina 1008: 997:. Retrieved 988: 977:. Retrieved 968: 957:. Retrieved 947: 936:. Retrieved 927: 916:. Retrieved 907: 896:. Retrieved 886: 875:. Retrieved 865: 854:. Retrieved 844: 833:. Retrieved 823: 812:. Retrieved 802: 791:. Retrieved 758:. Retrieved 755:The guardian 754: 724: 720: 714: 672:South Africa 570: 509: 492: 489: 483: 480: 474: 364: 212:Remi Quirion 209: 189: 172: 142:Jurisdiction 93:Explanation 83: 68: 56: 44: 40: 37: 30: 26: 16: 15: 721:Metascience 683:El Salvador 661:South Korea 650:Switzerland 472:Alan Finkel 393:New Zealand 382:New Zealand 1324:Categories 1310:2015-05-31 1290:2015-05-31 1270:2015-05-31 1249:2015-05-31 1229:2015-05-31 1209:2015-05-31 1188:2015-05-31 1167:2015-05-31 1147:2018-12-09 1123:2018-12-09 1098:2018-12-09 1073:2018-12-09 1048:2018-12-09 1020:2015-05-31 1014:"About us" 999:2015-05-31 979:2015-05-31 959:2015-05-31 938:2015-05-31 918:2015-05-31 898:2015-05-31 877:2015-05-31 856:2015-05-31 835:2015-05-31 814:2015-05-31 793:2015-05-31 760:2015-05-31 707:References 470:National: 360:National: 205:National: 502:Australia 464:Australia 451:Australia 1093:ABC News 694:Thailand 628:Mongolia 549:Malaysia 538:Malaysia 371:Portugal 808:"INGSA" 584:Finland 418:Germany 291:Ireland 277:Ireland 233:Denmark 153:Austria 873:. STIC 871:"Home" 639:Sweden 407:Greece 264:France 199:Canada 179:Canada 166:Canada 1038:(PDF) 787:(PDF) 617:Japan 606:Italy 595:India 560:China 527:Kenya 516:Kenya 399:Prof 258:SAPEA 219:Chile 440:Cuba 429:Cuba 45:The 729:doi 190:• 1326:: 1140:. 1115:. 1091:. 1065:. 1040:. 769:^ 753:. 741:^ 725:17 723:. 575:• 571:• 566:• 185:• 81:. 66:. 1313:. 1293:. 1273:. 1252:. 1232:. 1212:. 1191:. 1170:. 1150:. 1126:. 1101:. 1076:. 1051:. 1023:. 1002:. 982:. 962:. 941:. 921:. 901:. 880:. 859:. 838:. 817:. 796:. 763:. 735:. 731::

Index

Sheila Jasanoff
National academy
International Council for Science
European Commission
Joint Research Centre
United States Environmental Protection Agency
International Council for Science
United Nations
Austrian Academy of Sciences
The Royal Society of Canada
Council of Canadian Academies
Chief Science Advisor
Remi Quirion
Science and technology in Chile
Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters
Scientific Advice Mechanism
SAPEA
French Academy of Sciences
Royal Irish Academy
Government Chief Scientific Adviser (Ireland)
National Academy of Sciences
Science Advisor to the President
California Ocean Science Trust
Government Chief Scientific Adviser
Juliet Gerrard
Australian Academy of Science
Alan Finkel
Hugh F. Durrant-Whyte
Caroline McMillen
Peter Klinken

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.