Informing policy

Long-term thinking | Risk assessment | Evidence to policy | Science diplomacy | Trust in science
We inform policy to help to create conditions for society to thrive. We act as knowledge brokers by gathering evidence from multiple disciplines and domains and providing in useful formats for policy makers or civil society to make better decisions. We also study the science-policy-community interface to enhance how evidence is used in public decision making. Koi Tū is home to the International Network of Government Science Advice secretariat and the President of the International Science Council.


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View of complex machinery like a particle accelerator at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research
10.04.2025  
Science diplomacy and the global state of affairs
This address by Professor Sir Peter Gluckman, president of the International Science Council, was presented on 27 March 2025 at the European Union Network of Science Advisors and Science Diplomacy Coordinators in Ministries of Foreign Affairs, a...

Overview of Auckland city at night, taken from to top of a mountain.
23.12.2024  
State of the city: Auckland must foster innovation, economic growth to move forward
Aucklanders are quick to celebrate sporting success when we have it – whether it be the Blues or Auckland FC. But while our teams generally thrive under pressure and adapt to win, the same cannot...

Group of business people sitting in a line at a panel.
21.11.2024  
Opening remarks to the World Science Forum 2024, Budapest
It is 25 years since ICSU (International Council for Science Unions), the predecessor of the ISC and UNESCO, convened the World Conference on Science for the 21st Century in Budapest.

Flags of UN and EU stand in European council Building at Brussels, Belgium.
21.11.2024  
Advancing science diplomacy through the International Decade of Sciences for Sustainable Development
Sir Peter Gluckman's keynote speech at the World Science Forum 2024, Budapest

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