Institutional Development/Mapping - From Mechanisms to Ecosystems
As policy issues become increasingly complex and interconnected and politics ever more polarised, robust institutions that ensure that scientific knowledge is mobilized, synthesized, translated, and integrated into the policy-making process become increasingly relevant. To inform and structure the debates about capacity-building in support of robust, interconnected science-for-policy advisory bodies, the notion of “ecosystems” of science for policy has gained significant momentum. Developing new mapping tools and evaluation frameworks for the institutional capacity of such ecosystems is high on the global agenda. This session aims to provide an overview of global examples of mapping tools and assessment frameworks that support policymakers and other stakeholders at the science-policy interface in designing an evaluation process for the ecosystems that connect scientific research with policy-making. Particularly, the panel will explore opportunities for developing a framework for evaluating the quality and capacity of science for policy ecosystems. The focus is on regional and national science-for-policy ecosystems with examples from Africa, Latin America, and the European Union, reflecting an interest in institutional conditions (rules, structures, procedures, norms, networks) conducive for evidence-informed policy-making.
Panelists:
David Budtz Pedersen: Professor, Department of Communication & Psychology, Aalborg University – Denmark
Yasushi Sato: Professor of science and technology policy and science and technology studies, Niigata University - Japan
Selim Louafi: Deputy Director for Research and Strategy, CIRAD – France
Agnieszka Gadzina-Kolodziejska: Deputy Head of the Science for democracy and evidence-informed policymaking Unit, Joint Research Centre – Belgium
Precious Lukhele: South African Advisory Council on Innovation, Department of Science and Technology – South Africa
Nadira Kunaweera: President National Academy of Sciences of Sri Lanka – Sri Lanka