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Identifying the science and technology dimensions of emerging public policy issues through horizon scanning

Identifying the science and technology dimensions of emerging public policy issues through horizon scanning
Identifying the science and technology dimensions of emerging public policy issues through horizon scanning
Public policy requires public support, which in turn implies a need to enable the public not just to understand policy but also to be engaged in its development. Where complex science and technology issues are involved in policy making, this takes time, so it is important to identify emerging issues of this type and prepare engagement plans. In our horizon scanning exercise, we used a modified Delphi technique [1]. A wide group of people with interests in the science and policy interface (drawn from policy makers, policy adviser, practitioners, the private sector and academics) elicited a long list of emergent policy issues in which science and technology would feature strongly and which would also necessitate public engagement as policies are developed. This was then refined to a short list of top priorities for policy makers. Thirty issues were identified within broad areas of business and technology; energy and environment; government, politics and education; health, healthcare, population and aging; information, communication, infrastructure and transport; and public safety and national security
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Parker, M., Acland, A., Armstrong, A.J., Bellingham, J.R., Bland, J., Bodmer, H.C, Burrall, S., Castell, S., Chilvers, J., Cleevely, D.D., Cope, D., Constanzo, L., Dolan, J.A., Doubleday, R., Feng, W.Y, Godray, H.C.J., Good, D.A., Grant, J., Green, N., Groen, A.J., Guilliams, T.T., Gupta, S., Hall, A.C., Heathfield, A., Hotopp, U., Kass, G., Leader, T., Lickorish, F.A., Lueshi, L.M., Magee, C., Mata, T., McBride, T., McCarthy, N., Mercer, A., Nielson, R., Ouchikh, J., Oughton, E.J., Oxenham, D., Pallett, H., Palmer, J., Patmore, J., Petts, Judith, Pinkerton, J., Ploszek, R., Pratt, A., Rocks, S.A., Stansfield, N., Surkovic, E., Tyler, C.P., Watkinson, A.R., Wentworth, J., Willis, R., Wollner, P.K.A., Worts, K. and Sutherland, W.J. (2014) Identifying the science and technology dimensions of emerging public policy issues through horizon scanning. PLoS ONE, 9 (5), E96480. (doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0096480).

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Public policy requires public support, which in turn implies a need to enable the public not just to understand policy but also to be engaged in its development. Where complex science and technology issues are involved in policy making, this takes time, so it is important to identify emerging issues of this type and prepare engagement plans. In our horizon scanning exercise, we used a modified Delphi technique [1]. A wide group of people with interests in the science and policy interface (drawn from policy makers, policy adviser, practitioners, the private sector and academics) elicited a long list of emergent policy issues in which science and technology would feature strongly and which would also necessitate public engagement as policies are developed. This was then refined to a short list of top priorities for policy makers. Thirty issues were identified within broad areas of business and technology; energy and environment; government, politics and education; health, healthcare, population and aging; information, communication, infrastructure and transport; and public safety and national security

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e-pub ahead of print date: 30 May 2014
Published date: 2014
Organisations: Faculty of Social, Human and Mathematical Sciences

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Local EPrints ID: 365516
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/365516
DOI: doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0096480
ISSN: 1932-6203
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Author: M. Parker
Author: A. Acland
Author: A.J. Armstrong
Author: J.R. Bellingham
Author: J. Bland
Author: H.C Bodmer
Author: S. Burrall
Author: S. Castell
Author: J. Chilvers
Author: D.D. Cleevely
Author: D. Cope
Author: L. Constanzo
Author: J.A. Dolan
Author: R. Doubleday
Author: W.Y Feng
Author: H.C.J. Godray
Author: D.A. Good
Author: J. Grant
Author: N. Green
Author: A.J. Groen
Author: T.T. Guilliams
Author: S. Gupta
Author: A.C. Hall
Author: A. Heathfield
Author: U. Hotopp
Author: G. Kass
Author: T. Leader
Author: F.A. Lickorish
Author: L.M. Lueshi
Author: C. Magee
Author: T. Mata
Author: T. McBride
Author: N. McCarthy
Author: A. Mercer
Author: R. Nielson
Author: J. Ouchikh
Author: E.J. Oughton
Author: D. Oxenham
Author: H. Pallett
Author: J. Palmer
Author: J. Patmore
Author: Judith Petts
Author: J. Pinkerton
Author: R. Ploszek
Author: A. Pratt
Author: S.A. Rocks
Author: N. Stansfield
Author: E. Surkovic
Author: C.P. Tyler
Author: A.R. Watkinson
Author: J. Wentworth
Author: R. Willis
Author: P.K.A. Wollner
Author: K. Worts
Author: W.J. Sutherland

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