Events

On March 7, the ISSP welcomed over 70 researchers and practitioners to the latest in a series of panel discussions on the new federal government’s commitment to evidence-based decision-making.  The focus of this broad-ranging discussion was moving from the “what” of science advice structures in government to the complex question of “how” scientific evidence is used in decision-making. The panel discussed exploring the various approaches to implementing the new federal government's commitment. A planned third panel discussion will explore the potential for open-data initiatives, including open access to journals and open data to transform evidence-based decision-making.

Dr. Nigel Cameron, ISSP Fulbright Visiting Research Chair in Science and Society 2015-2016 and founding president of the Center for Policy on Emerging Technologies, gave a public lecture on how to address the challenges of political leadership in the complex and ever-changing context of emerging technologies. Fulbright Canada was in attendance, as were many professors, students, ISSP researchers and fellows, and government representatives.

Dr. Wendell Wallach, ISSP Fulbright Visiting Research Chair in Science and Society 2015-2016, recently spoke about his latest book, "A Dangerous Master: How to Prevent Technology From Slipping Beyond Our Control," at the University of Ottawa on 26 January 2016. Fulbright Canada was in attendance, as were many professors, students, ISSP researchers and fellows, and government representatives.

The Institute for Science, Society and Policy would like to invite you to a panel discussion exploring the various approaches to structuring the Chief Science Officer role, a key commitment of the new federal government.

On  June 3, 2015, the ISSP hosted a symposium on the Technological Unemployment and the Future of Work at the 84th Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Ottawa.

Emerging technologies offer the promise of tremendous potential for lessening most of our key problems including energy security, food security, climate change, global health, extreme poverty, and so forth.  However, it also leads to skepticism regarding the direction of change: who will be the beneficiaries and who will bear the potential downsides?  ISSP Director Marc Saner will illustrate the current issues and discuss ideas for the proactive governance of emerging technologies.

Dr. Tee Guidotti, ISSP’s inaugural Fulbright Visiting Research Chair, shared his views about how the values of sustainability can be applied to the design of health systems and decision-making. He also launched his new book, entitled Health & Sustainability.

The George Washington University was delighted to host Carlos Henrique de Brito Cruz the Scientific Director of FAPESP in Brazil and the students from the ISSP, uOttawa.

Dr. Knebel highlighted the challenges and promise of the German transition to renewable energy sources in both Germany and Europe.