Identifying the Science and Technology Dimensions of Emerging Public Policy Issues through Horizon Scanning

被引:23
作者
Parker, Miles [1 ]
Acland, Andrew [2 ]
Armstrong, Harry J. [3 ]
Bellingham, Jim R. [4 ]
Bland, Jessica [5 ]
Bodmer, Helen C. [6 ]
Burall, Simon [7 ]
Castell, Sarah [8 ]
Chilvers, Jason [9 ]
Cleevely, David D. [1 ]
Cope, David [10 ]
Costanzo, Lucia [6 ]
Dolan, James A. [11 ]
Doubleday, Robert [1 ]
Feng, Wai Yi [12 ]
Godfray, H. Charles J. [13 ]
Good, David A. [14 ]
Grant, Jonathan [15 ]
Green, Nick [16 ]
Groen, Arnoud J. [17 ]
Guilliams, Tim T. [1 ]
Gupta, Sunjai [18 ]
Hall, Amanda C. [19 ]
Heathfield, Adam [20 ]
Hotopp, Ulrike [21 ]
Kass, Gary [22 ]
Leeder, Tim [23 ]
Lickorish, Fiona A. [24 ]
Lueshi, Leila M. [25 ]
Magee, Chris [26 ]
Mata, Tiago [27 ]
McBride, Tony
McCarthy, Natasha [28 ]
Mercer, Alan [2 ]
Neilson, Ross [29 ]
Ouchikh, Jackie [1 ]
Oughton, Edward J. [30 ]
Oxenham, David [31 ]
Pallett, Helen [9 ]
Palmer, James [32 ]
Patmore, Jeff [33 ]
Petts, Judith [34 ]
Pinkerton, Jan [6 ]
Ploszek, Richard [28 ]
Pratt, Alan [35 ]
Rocks, Sophie A. [24 ]
Stansfield, Neil [36 ]
Surkovic, Elizabeth [37 ]
Tyler, Christopher P. [38 ]
Watkinson, Andrew R. [39 ]
机构
[1] Univ Cambridge, Ctr Sci & Policy, Cambridge, England
[2] Sciencewise, Didcot, Oxon, England
[3] Babraham Inst, Cambridge, England
[4] Univ Cambridge, Sch Phys Sci, Cambridge, England
[5] Nesta, London, England
[6] Dept Business Innovat & Skills, London, England
[7] Involve, London, England
[8] Ipsos MORI, London, England
[9] Univ E Anglia, Sch Environm Sci, Sci Soc & Sustainabil Grp 3S, Norwich NR4 7TJ, Norfolk, England
[10] Clare Hall, Cambridge, England
[11] Univ Cambridge, NanoDTC, Cambridge, England
[12] Univ Cambridge, Fac Educ, Cambridge, England
[13] Univ Oxford, Oxford Martin Programme Future Food, Oxford, England
[14] Univ Cambridge, Dept Psychol, Cambridge, England
[15] RAND Europe, Cambridge, England
[16] Royal Soc, London, England
[17] Univ Cambridge, Dept Biochem, Cambridge CB2 1QW, England
[18] Publ Hlth England, London, England
[19] Univ Bristol, Dept Geog Sci, Bristol, Avon, England
[20] Pfizer Ltd, Sandwich, Kent, England
[21] Dept Environm Food & Rural Affairs, London, England
[22] Nat England, London, England
[23] Univ Bristol, Bristol, Avon, England
[24] Cranfield Univ, Cranfield MK43 0AL, Beds, England
[25] Univ Cambridge, Dept Chem, Cambridge CB2 1EW, England
[26] Understanding Anim Res, London, England
[27] Univ Cambridge, Dept Hist & Philosophy Sci, Cambridge CB2 3RH, England
[28] Royal Acad Engn, London, England
[29] Cabinet Off, London, England
[30] Univ Cambridge, Dept Land Econ, Cambridge Ctr Climate Change Mitigat Res 4CMR, Cambridge CB3 9EP, England
[31] Def Sci & Technol Lab, Salisbury, Wilts, England
[32] Univ Oxford Keble Coll, Oxford OX1 3PG, England
[33] Univ Cambridge Pembroke Coll, Cambridge CB2 1RF, England
[34] Univ Southampton, Southampton, Hants, England
[35] Home Off, London, England
[36] Minist Def, London, England
[37] Govt Off Sci, London, England
[38] Parliamentary Off Sci & Technol, London, England
[39] Univ E Anglia, Sch Environm Sci, Norwich NR4 7TJ, Norfolk, England
[40] Green Alliance, London, England
[41] Univ Cambridge, Dept Engn, Engn Design Ctr, Cambridge CB2 1PZ, England
[42] Univ Cambridge, Dept Zool, Cambridge, England
基金
英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;
关键词
ADAPTATION; ENERGY; PARTICIPATION; QUESTIONS; THREATS; FUTURE; PLANT; POWER; RISK; FOOD;
D O I
10.1371/journal.pone.0096480
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Public policy requires public support, which in turn implies a need to enable the public not just to understand policy but also to be engaged in its development. Where complex science and technology issues are involved in policy making, this takes time, so it is important to identify emerging issues of this type and prepare engagement plans. In our horizon scanning exercise, we used a modified Delphi technique [1]. A wide group of people with interests in the science and policy interface (drawn from policy makers, policy adviser, practitioners, the private sector and academics) elicited a long list of emergent policy issues in which science and technology would feature strongly and which would also necessitate public engagement as policies are developed. This was then refined to a short list of top priorities for policy makers. Thirty issues were identified within broad areas of business and technology; energy and environment; government, politics and education; health, healthcare, population and aging; information, communication, infrastructure and transport; and public safety and national security.
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