2023 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 5-7, 2023 • Cincinnati, OH
5/21/2018 | 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM | LESSONS FROM ATTEMPTS TO GET SCIENCE TO AFFECT WATER POLICY AND MANAGEMENT | 320
LESSONS FROM ATTEMPTS TO GET SCIENCE TO AFFECT WATER POLICY AND MANAGEMENT
Australia has trialled numerous programs to link science to ‘industry’ (a term which includes environmental management by governments and others), which suggests that bridging the divide between them can be difficult. This paper outlines lessons from applying science to both water policy and management over 15 years through a research-industry collaboration. Experience suggests that the most critical factor for success is whether the scientific knowledge is central to the business of the policy/decision makers and/or environmental managers, regardless of the mechanism used to deliver it (e.g. a review of evidence, a decision support tool, etc.). To entrain science into business, considerable effort should be made to characterise both the demand for knowledge and the business environment in which it will be applied. Scientists may help to generate demand through green advocacy, but the demand must ultimately come from within the industry. Solutions conceived mainly by scientists are rarely fit for purpose for industry, and the effort and sacrifice to make science-based solutions ‘business ready’ is underappreciated by all. The utility of various approaches to ‘technology transfer’ are outlined, and a useful framework for thinking about knowledge-sharing is presented.
- Policy
- Collaborations
- Practitioner Research
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Ralph Ogden
(), University of Canberra, ralphogden4@gmail.com;
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