Team challenge pushes science, policy debate
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The Science & Policy Team Challenge was modeled after business school case competitions but with a public policy twist: the...
How to use evidence in policymaking
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Why is evidence in policy important? The world we are living in is changing; we are facing some of humankind’s biggest......
What will policymaking be like in 2040?
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Below is a piece of design fiction focused on what it could be like to be a policymaker in 20......
Partisan Advisers and the Politics of Policy Work in Canada
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People caught a glimpse of the work of partisan advisers in ministerial offices in 2013 when an email sent from......
GovScience 4.0: The rise of “social” science
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The federal government’s Blueprint 2020 initiative provides an opportunity to re-think how governments deliver public science in the digital age....
Canadian energy: Policy implications of Chinese investment
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Since its founding, Canada has looked either east to Europe or south to the United States for export markets. But...
Town, gown and “crown” collaborations: A vision for research-informed policy
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Navigating today's complex social, economic and political issues is taxing our once relatively effective processes and policies.
Preparing for Change: Examining Government Transition Dynamics in Election Cycles
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Michael Wernick hold the Jarislowsky Chair in Public Sector Management at the University of Ottawa and is also the former...
Living with Covid: Government, Media & Society
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The spreading of Covid-19 around the world has brought about unprecedented challenges for government messaging. Along with daily death tolls and......
Building Canada’s digital, low-carbon economy
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Interview with Deputy Minister of Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Simon Kennedy on opportunities for pandemic recovery and growth In...