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Science advice in New Zealand: Opportunities for development

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posted on 2020-07-16, 03:16 authored by Jonathan BostonJonathan Boston, Ben Jeffares, Juliet Gerrard, Shane Hendy, Wendy Larner
What is the state of play for science advice to the government and Parliament? After almost ten years with a prime minister’s chief science advisor, are there lessons to be learnt? How can we continue to ensure that science advice is effective, balanced, transparent and rigorous, while at the same time balancing the need for discretion and confidentiality? In this article, we suggest that the hallmarks of good science – transparency and peer review – can be balanced against the need to provide confidential advice in an Aotearoa New Zealand context. To complement the advice to the prime minister, an expanded role for the Royal Society Te Apärangi would support public and parliamentary understanding of science and science issues relevant to policy.

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Boston, J., Jeffares, B., Gerrard, J., Hendy, S. & Larner, W. (2019). Science advice in New Zealand: Opportunities for development. Policy Quarterly. https://doi.org/10.26686/pq.v15i2.5372

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Policy Quarterly

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2019-01-01

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Published

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