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In the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic, INGSA was quick to pivot its efforts to the issue of how evidence was being used by decision-makers to inform policy in response to the crisis. INGSA was able to mobilise an extensive international network to provide insight, in real time, as to the flows of evidence that were influencing policies made around the globe. This was important work and subsequently was incorporated into the long-term work of other policy trackers such as the Blavatnik School of Government Oxford Tracker and the UK International Public Policy Observatory.

The data for the INGSA Covid Tracker and this website have been archived here for ongoing reference, but is part of a project that is no longer active.

  • Science Advice and COVID-19

In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, INGSA has created this information hub to aggregate and share the resources and discussions relating to how science advice and evidence functions in emergencies. We are looking for experts and practitioners to write commentary and analysis, share resources and opportunities, and provide input into our global evidence-to-policy tracker. For more information visit the CONTRIBUTE page.

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The Role of Science in the Swiss Policy Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

The first comprehensive study on the role of science in the Covid-19 pandemic policy response in Switzerland shows a positive track record but also identifies a need for optimization ...
European Commission - Early lessons from COVID-19 for Science Advice

European Commission – Early lessons from COVID-19 for Science Advice

The world continues to grapple with an unprecedented public health crisis, which has taken an unspeakable toll on human life, put societies under enormous strain and sparked one of the most acute global economic challenge in modern history ...
FINAL REPORT: Independent Panel on Pandemic Preparedness and Response

FINAL REPORT: Independent Panel on Pandemic Preparedness and Response

Co-Chairs of the IPPPR, the Rt Hon. Helen Clark and HE Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, present the Panel’s findings and recommendations in a Report, Summary and Companion report. A must read! ...
Sir Jeremy Farrar: Inequality, the Social Contract, & a World Post-COVID - Horizon Series

Sir Jeremy Farrar: Inequality, the Social Contract, & a World Post-COVID – Horizon Series

INGSA/Koi Tū EXCLUSIVE The INGSA Horizon Series bring you a wide ranging and honest discussion between Sir Peter Gluckman and Sir Jeremy Farrar, Director of the Wellcome Trust and member of SAGE

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What does global evidence tell us about the optimal way to distribute COVID-19 vaccines?

The International Network for Government Science Advice has been monitoring different countries’ prioritisation models for the vaccine rollout – from the arts and culture sector in Serbia to indigenous populations in North America and New Zealand, and politicians in Turkey ...
Second Report on Progress - Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response

Second Report on Progress – Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response

The second Progress Report from the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response that has been appointed by the World Health Organisation to investigate the international response to COVID-19 pandemic and its origins ...

 

 

COMMENTARY

L’expertise scientifique au d fi de la crise sanitaire

L’expertise scientifique au d fi de la crise sanitaire

Final report by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences’ Expert Group on COVID-19

Final report by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences’ Expert Group on COVID-19

New Report: Navigating and anticipating in uncertain times - WRR

New Report: Navigating and anticipating in uncertain times – WRR

Beyond the Journal: The science of communication - Communicating vaccine research in a pandemic

Beyond the Journal: The science of communication – Communicating vaccine r...

Acquiring, assessing and weighing. The use of knowledge in policy advice in times of crisis

Acquiring, assessing and weighing. The use of knowledge in policy advice in time...

European Commission - Early lessons from COVID-19 for Science Advice

European Commission – Early lessons from COVID-19 for Science Advice

COVID-19 research review provides Finnish decision-makers with up-to-date insights

COVID-19 research review provides Finnish decision-makers with up-to-date insigh...

FINAL REPORT: Independent Panel on Pandemic Preparedness and Response

FINAL REPORT: Independent Panel on Pandemic Preparedness and Response

Sir Jeremy Farrar: Inequality, the Social Contract, & a World Post-COVID - Horizon Series

Sir Jeremy Farrar: Inequality, the Social Contract, & a World Post-COVID &#...

[Podcast] Science in the Time of Covid-19

[Podcast] Science in the Time of Covid-19

COVID-19 threatens to lead to a "lost generation" of researchers

COVID-19 threatens to lead to a “lost generation” of researchers

Vaccine Diplomacy: Biden faces pressure to distribute vaccines worldwide, while Americans still need them at home

Vaccine Diplomacy: Biden faces pressure to distribute vaccines worldwide, while ...

Policy 2.0 in the Pandemic World: What Worked, What Didn’t and Why

Policy 2.0 in the Pandemic World: What Worked, What Didn’t and Why

Bhutan: The Unlikeliest Pandemic Success Story

Bhutan: The Unlikeliest Pandemic Success Story

Coevolution of policy and science during the pandemic

Coevolution of policy and science during the pandemic

Science Diplomacy and Its Engine of Informed Decisionmaking: Operating through Our Global Pandemic with Humanity

Science Diplomacy and Its Engine of Informed Decisionmaking: Operating through O...

Comparative Covid Response: Crisis, Knowledge, Politics Interim Report

Comparative Covid Response: Crisis, Knowledge, Politics Interim Report

Epidemic/Pandemic Response in Africa: Covid-19 in Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa

Epidemic/Pandemic Response in Africa: Covid-19 in Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeri...

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Academic Papers

SAGE advice and political decision-making: ‘Following the science’ in times of epistemic uncertainty

SAGE advice and political decision-making: ‘Following the science’ in times of e...

2 papers on Covid, Forestry and the green recovery

2 papers on Covid, Forestry and the green recovery

COVID: Data Science, Knowledge Flows, Global Health. 4 papers from Sabina Leonelli

COVID: Data Science, Knowledge Flows, Global Health. 4 papers from Sabina Leonel...

Coevolution of policy and science during the pandemic

Coevolution of policy and science during the pandemic

Science Diplomacy and Its Engine of Informed Decisionmaking: Operating through Our Global Pandemic with Humanity

Science Diplomacy and Its Engine of Informed Decisionmaking: Operating through O...

Trouble in the trough: how uncertainties were downplayed in the UK’s science advice on Covid-19

Trouble in the trough: how uncertainties were downplayed in the UK’s science adv...

COVID Reports

Final report by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences’ Expert Group on COVID-19

Final report by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences’ Expert Group on COVID-19

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The Role of Science in the Swiss Policy Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

New Report: Navigating and anticipating in uncertain times - WRR

New Report: Navigating and anticipating in uncertain times – WRR

Acquiring, assessing and weighing. The use of knowledge in policy advice in times of crisis

Acquiring, assessing and weighing. The use of knowledge in policy advice in time...

FINAL REPORT: Independent Panel on Pandemic Preparedness and Response

FINAL REPORT: Independent Panel on Pandemic Preparedness and Response

Second Report on Progress - Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response

Second Report on Progress – Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness an...

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