Programme / Ministerial roundtable II – Policy for Science: Balancing Risk and Reward
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Thursday / 21 NOV
17:45 - 19:00
Ministerial roundtable:
Ministerial roundtable II – Policy for Science: Balancing Risk and Reward
Organised by: International Science Council (ISC), United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Venue: Ceremonial Hall, Pesti Vigadó (2nd floor)
Abstract:
When scientists provide evidence to inform policy, evidence is only one component of the decision-making process. There are multiple competing risks, values and factors that inform policy. In a world of increasing geopolitical tensions and immediate risks to human and national security, communicating risk at the science-policy interface can be fraught. How can science provide and communicate evidence that speaks to both immediacy and complexity of risk, especially in cases where risks may compound?
Moderator:
Speakers:
- Clarissa Rios Rojas, ISC fellow, International Science Council, Political Affairs Officer at the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs
- Daniel Filmus, Director, Ibero-American Center for Research in Science, Technology, and Innovation (CIICTI)
- Asad Ramzanali, Special Assistant to the President; Chief of Staff and Deputy Director for Strategy, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
- Vahan Agopyan, State Secretary, Secretariat of Science, Technology and Innovation of the State of S. Paulo