The Journal of Science Policy and Research Management
Online ISSN : 2432-7123
Print ISSN : 0914-7020
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Issues and Prospects on Scientific Advice from the Viewpoint of Actual Policy Making Process
Shinichi AKAIKE
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2021 Volume 36 Issue 2 Pages 185-192

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The pandemic of COVID-19 has changed the relationship between government and academia. At first, this article outlines recent domestic and global trends in scientific advice to governments. The concept of scientific advice has been sophisticated and systemized from macroscopic views. However, there are still various practical problems in actual policy making process in governments. The article deepens the problems from the viewpoints of differences of way of thinking between government officials and academicians, and recognition on hierarchy of policies and organizations. Finally, this article implies that the problem of the scientific advice on COVID 19 was due to lack of preparation for emergency cases.

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2021 Japan Society for Research Policy and Innovation Management
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