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Communicating Evidence to Policymakers

Communicating Evidence to Policymakers

FromRisky Talk


Communicating Evidence to Policymakers

FromRisky Talk

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Length:
50 minutes
Released:
Apr 26, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Politicians and civil servants are hungry for data to help design effective policy. How do we best collect and communicate this evidence - to support good governance and public accountability?  Joining David to explore interactive dashboards, misinformation and what’s not in the data are:  Professor John Aston - former chief scientific adviser to the Home Office, now Harding Professor of Statistics in Public Life Dr Laura Gilbert - Chief Data Analyst at No. 10 Downing St Professor Diane Coyle CBE - Director of the Bennett Institute for Public Policy *** Views to share? Get in touch on Twitter @RiskyTalkPod or email riskytalk@maths.cam.ac.uk Risky Talk is produced by Ilan Goodman for the Winton Centre for Risk and Evidence Communication at the University of Cambridge.  
Released:
Apr 26, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (13)

How can we best communicate the risks and the evidence on the most pressing issues of the day – from genetics and nutrition, to climate change and immigration? David Spiegelhalter is joined by the world’s top experts to tackle urgent, practical challenges which affect us all.