Science advice to inform policymaking at multiple scales has experienced a surge in interest and activity in recent years. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic shone a stark light on the processes by which national governments and the multi-lateral community obtain scientific knowledge for decisionmaking, there was a growing interest in the systems and processes of evidence development and expert interpretation.
From both supply and demand perspectives, science advice for policy has come to be seen as both informing policy solutions and underpinning the public trust necessary to implement them successfully.
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