Response to OST Consultation Document

Published: 2005
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OST Guidelines on Scientific Analysis in Policy Making

Response to consultation document, 11 August 2005

Introduction

Innogen is the ESRC Centre for Social and Economic Research on Innovation in Genomics, based at the University of Edinburgh. It is part of the ESRC Genomics Network, three Centres across the UK studying the evolution of genomics and life sciences and their far-reaching social and economic implications. The governance of science and innovation and the role of participatory policy-making are key themes within Innogen\'s research programme. We also undertake a range of applied and policy-oriented research and consultancy projects (including the management of the risk package within OST\'s current Foresight project on the Detection and Identification of Infectious Diseases, DIID).

This response to the OST\'s consultation on its Guidelines on Scientific Analysis in Policy Making has been prepared by Dr Catherine Lyall and Professor Joyce Tait of the ESRC Innogen Centre, in consultation with the Centre\'s Co-Directors, Professor David Wield, Professor of Innovation and Development, Open University and Professor Robin Williams, Director of the Institute for the Study of Science Technology and Innovation, University of Edinburgh.

Our response takes the form of some observations on the OST\'s draft text, organised under the headings used in the draft, followed by our responses to the two main consultation questions. Some additional reference material that we believe may be relevant is included in an appendix.

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For further information regarding this paper please contact Catherine Lyall