Open AccessScience Advice in New Zealand
Author(s) -
Ben Jeffares,
J.R. Boston,
Juliet A. Gerrard,
Shaun C. Hendy,
Wendy Larner
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
policy quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2324-1101
pISSN - 2324-1098
DOI - 10.26686/pq.v15i2.5372
Subject(s) - advice (programming) , confidentiality , prime minister , political science , aotearoa , transparency (behavior) , government (linguistics) , context (archaeology) , parliament , public relations , listing (finance) , public administration , law , politics , business , computer science , history , linguistics , philosophy , archaeology , programming language , finance
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 scienceissues relevant to policy.