Hi Simon,
Thanks - you raise some pertinent issues that we didn't address in our Dragon's Den session but that certainly deserve our attention. And thanks for sharing the other article from the Guardian which is equally as important.
While I agree that policymakers need to come to the table, at a certain point it becomes unrealistic to expect them to understand the science in its entirety. Especially since they are often dealing with such a wide range of issues. However, I do think that since research for development approaches are now stressing 'outcomes' instead of just 'outputs', research projects are increasingly including policymakers from the onset of the project, which fosters a much stronger mutual understanding between policymakers and researchers.
I will make sure to include your questions in future sessions that we will run in our effort to continue these conversations on how we can better communicate with policy makers and vice versa.
Hi Simon,
Thanks - you raise some pertinent issues that we didn't address in our Dragon's Den session but that certainly deserve our attention. And thanks for sharing the other article from the Guardian which is equally as important.
While I agree that policymakers need to come to the table, at a certain point it becomes unrealistic to expect them to understand the science in its entirety. Especially since they are often dealing with such a wide range of issues. However, I do think that since research for development approaches are now stressing 'outcomes' instead of just 'outputs', research projects are increasingly including policymakers from the onset of the project, which fosters a much stronger mutual understanding between policymakers and researchers.
I will make sure to include your questions in future sessions that we will run in our effort to continue these conversations on how we can better communicate with policy makers and vice versa.