Role of scientific knowledge in policy making : scientists and policy makers perspective

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2020-05

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Results show that scientists and policy practitioners who participated in the International Network for Government Science Advice (INGSA) survey recognize the importance of scientific evidence to inform public policy. Both groups identify scientific committees, civil society NGOs, professional associations, chief science advisors or science advisors in ministries, national academies, knowledge transfer organisations, and think tanks, as suitable bodies to bridge scientific community and policy makers. During the management of the current COVID-19 pandemic (2020), the governments and health authorities of many countries of the region have sought medical and scientific advice from their national experts. However, when asked if policy-makers consult researchers directly, both groups answer negatively (scientists 47%, policy practitioners 31%).

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POLICY MAKING, POLICY DEVELOPMENT, PANDEMIC, COVID-19, EVIDENCE-BASED PLANNING, SCIENTIFIC CULTURE, KNOWLEDGE TRANSLATION, RESEARCH TO POLICY, POLICY INFLUENCE, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY, SOCIAL POLICY, LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN, ARGENTINA, BRAZIL, SOUTH AMERICA

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