A Typology of Scientific Advisory Committees [PDF]
Global Challenges, 2018 The era of evidence‐informed decision‐making has seen increased use of the scientific advisory committee (SAC) to provide decision‐makers with scientific advice, despite limited evidence of the effectiveness or best strategies for designing these ...
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An Overview of Systematic Reviews to Inform the Institutional Design of Scientific Advisory Committees [PDF]
Global Challenges, 2018 The current lack of synthesized evidence for informing the design of scientific advisory committees (SACs) is surprising in light of the widespread use of SACs throughout decision‐making processes.
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Towards a Systematic Understanding of How to Institutionally Design Scientific Advisory Committees: A Conceptual Framework and Introduction to a Special Journal Issue [PDF]
Global Challenges, 2018 Scientifically‐derived insights are often held as requirements for defensible policy choices. Scientific advisory committees (SACs) figure prominently in this landscape, often with the promise of bringing scientific evidence to decision‐makers.
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Designing Scientific Advisory Committees for a Complex World [PDF]
Global Challenges, 2018 DOI: 10.1002/gch2.201800075 influence the operations of SACs and what makes these committees effective. The result is that existing and new SACs may not be operating as effectively as they could, meaning that policy and program choices may not be as well
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Scientific Advisory Committees at the World Health Organization: A Qualitative Study of How Their Design Affects Quality, Relevance, and Legitimacy [PDF]
Global Challenges, 2018 Governments and international organizations frequently convene scientific advisory committees (SACs) to support decision‐making with scientific advice.
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What Can Be Learned from Experience with Scientific Advisory Committees in the Field of International Environmental Politics? [PDF]
Global Challenges, 2018 Scientific advisory committees (SACs) are a critically important part of global environmental policy. This commentary reviews the role of SACs in six global and regional environmental regimes, defined here as the set of rules, norms, and procedures that ...
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Bespoke science: the use of ad hoc scientific advisory committees in the Covid-19 pandemic [PDF]
Public ChoiceMany governments formed ad hoc scientific advisory committees in the Covid-19 pandemic because they offered the government greater control over policy advice than standing agencies.
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The contribution of advisory committees and public involvement to large studies: case study
BMC Health Services Research, 2010 Background Many large studies have complex advisory committee structures, yet there is no empirical evidence regarding their optimal composition, scope and contribution.
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Infectious Disease Reports, 2021 Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) has created a global pandemic that is devastating human lives, public healthcare systems, and global economies. Multiple effective and safe COVID-19 vaccines have been developed at an unprecedented speed due to the efforts of ...
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Formal and informal science-policy interaction during public health emergencies of international concern: a scoping review [PDF]
BMC Global and Public HealthBackground Interaction between science and policy might be a crucial asset for policy decisions during public health emergencies. Much work has been published about processes and forms of science-policy interaction on the one hand and challenges of ...
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