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Innovation Policy refers to policies and public strategies, regulations, and initiatives aimed at promoting the development, diffusion, and application of new ideas, technologies, products, and services. It seeks to enhance capacity for innovation to drive economic growth, competitiveness, and social well-being. Innovation policy encompasses support for research and development (R&D), entrepreneurship and education, digital infrastructure, social innovation and collaboration between industry, academia, and government.
Science for Policy refers to the use of scientific knowledge, evidence, and expertise to inform and support decision-making in public policy. It involves translating complex scientific research into accessible insights that can guide the development, implementation, and evaluation of policies across various sectors, including (but not limited to) health, environment, technology, security, education, justice. Science for policy emphasizes evidence-based policymaking, where decisions are grounded in reliable data and research and knowledge rather than opinion or ideology.
Policy for Science refers to the set of governmental policies or institutional strategies, decisions, and frameworks that shape the funding, priorities, infrastructure, and governance of scientific research and development. It involves creating conditions that support scientific innovation, including investments in research institutions, training of scientists and development of science infrastructure, research integrity, EDIA, and international collaboration, ultimately aiming to strengthen the scientific enterprise to advance knowledge,economic development, and societal well-being.
Science for Policy refers to the use of scientific knowledge, evidence, and expertise to inform and support decision-making in public policy. It involves translating complex scientific research into accessible insights that can guide the development, implementation, and evaluation of policies across various sectors, including (but not limited to) health, environment, technology, security, education, justice. Science for policy emphasizes evidence-based policymaking, where decisions are grounded in reliable data and research and knowledge rather than opinion or ideology.
Science & Society refers to areas that strengthen public understanding and engagement with science, including the relationship between science and society. This includes but is not limited to science communication, education, journalism, public engagement, and citizen science and more.
Monica Gattinger is Director of the Institute for Science, Society and Policy, Full Professor at the School of Political Studies and Founding Chair of Positive Energy at the University of Ottawa. Dr. Gattinger is an award-winning researcher and highly sought-after speaker, strategic adviser and media commentator in the energy and climate policy sectors. She is Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, board member of the Clean Resource Innovation Network, and serves on multiple advisory committees. She Chairs the Council of Canadian Academies’ expert panel on International Science and Technology Partnerships and is a member of the Government of Ontario’s Electrification and Energy Transition Panel. She holds a PhD in public policy from Carleton University.
Kim Portmess leads the Science, Technology and Policy (STeP) Fellowship Program at the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI). Kim graduated from Cornell University in plant science and natural resource management and is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in disaster risk management and climate governance. She lives and works in Panama where she is also an adjunct professor at the Institute for Scientific Research and High Technology Services (INDICASAT AIP).
Jean-Christophe (JC) Mauduit is a Lecturer in Science Diplomacy at University College London, Department of Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy since September 2019. He holds a PhD in Astrophysics from the Paris Observatory and a Master’s in International Relations from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, Boston. He was previously a Research Scholar at the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Washington, D.C. and Associate Director at the Science Diplomacy Center at Tufts University. He has worked on ESA and NASA satellite missions at the CNRS and at the California Institute of Technology and was a Project Officer for the International Astronomical Union focusing on scientific development issues. Beyond UCL, he also serves as Senior Advisor for International Engagement for the Journal of Science Policy and Governance.
Shawn McGuirk is Deputy Director at the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), and an alumnus of both the Mitacs Canadian Science Policy Fellowship and the Government of Canada Recruitment of Policy Leaders programs. Previously, his PhD research at the Goodman Cancer Research Institute of McGill University centered on the role of cellular metabolism in cancer progression. Shawn is also a longstanding member of the boards of directors of Acfas and of Science & Policy Exchange, where he supports and advocates for the inclusion of the next generation of researchers in science policy.
Dr. Shweta Ganapati is the Director of Outreach and Engagement for the Journal of Science Policy and Governance (JSPG). In her day job she serves as Senior Policy Advisor at the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). Shweta is an alumnus of the Mitacs Canadian Science Policy Fellowship (2020-21) and the Science, Technology and Policy (STeP) Fellowship program of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (2020-22). Before joining NSERC, Shweta was Program Manager at the Canadian Science Policy Centre (CSPC). Shweta holds a PhD in Organic and Analytical Chemistry from University of Maryland, USA.