Integrating Innovation, Science, and Policy

Description

Integrating Innovation, Science, and Policy is a two-day webinar that will give you an intermediate-level exploration of the integration of science, innovation, and policy to drive evidence-informed decisions.
Our facilitators are seasoned policy practitioners who use case studies and discussions to help improve your understanding of key challenges facing government scientists, researchers, innovators, and policy analysts.

• Innovation and science are key contributors to the delivery of a broad range of public policy and regulatory mandates, but are not always well understood. Better integration of science and innovation into policy, regulation, and programs remains a challenge. There is demand for more public servants trained at the intersection of these areas. By taking part in this webinar you are joining this unique group of skilled public servants.

Learning Objectives:

• You will learn how to integrate science, innovation, and policy. 
• You will gain a better appreciation of innovation and science policy, both in terms of “policy for science” and “science for policy” and “innovation in government” and “government in innovation”. 
• You will gain a better understanding of the key issues, ideas, interests, individuals, institutions, and instruments underlying the government’s support of science and innovation in industry, academic, and government laboratories. 
• You will develop skills to support effective written and oral briefings. 
• You will acquire and practice new tools and resources to support collaboration and stakeholder engagement.

Who Should Take this course

• If you work in innovation, science, and policy as a federal scientist, engineer, or researcher,
• If you are seeking to improve your understanding and skills related to the policy context for science and innovation. Even if you don’t work in science and innovation, you can join this webinar to improve your understanding and skills related to how science and innovation impact your work.

Duration

• 2 half-days, including brief breaks to maintain engagement and facilitate learning absorption.

Facilitators

For almost 20 years, Rhonda Moore has worked at the intersection of communications, research, and policy analysis and development. At that intersection, Rhonda has sought out opportunities to build relationships, to connect people and ideas, and to promote evidence-informed decision making in plain language.   

Prior to joining the IOG in May 2018, Rhonda worked for a variety of private, public, and non-profit organizations including the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (now Universities Canada), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, the University of Ottawa, and the Public Policy Forum. 

Rhonda is a member of the board of directors of the Science Writers and Communicators of Canada. In 2017 she co-chaired the annual conference, and in 2020 she chaired the organization’s first virtual conference.   

Rhonda has a Bachelor of Public Relations from Mount Saint Vincent University and a Master’s degree in Science, Technology and Innovation studies from the University of Edinburgh, with distinction. Rhonda received the University of Edinburgh’s David Edge prize for her dissertation.  

Rhonda is fueled by coffee, reading, travel, and spending time outdoors.