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Three years on, the AU–EU Innovation Agenda turns from ambition to delivery.
 • Science Diplomat Staff
The people carrying decision science forward
Participants in the Raiffa Academy return to universities, governments and international organizations with new tools, new collaborators and shared…
 • Lisa Palmer
China launches intergovernmental body to shape global AI governance
Twenty-nine countries joined the Shanghai-based organization as Beijing offered aid to developing nations.
 • John Heilprin
Former U.S. intelligence chief urges rethink of ethics in national security decision-making
At the Howard Raiffa Lecture, Avril Haines argued that behavioral science and decision analysis can help governments make more ethical decisions under…
 • Lisa Palmer
From uncertainty to action: Making decisions without perfect answers
At the Raiffa Academy, participants used decision-analysis tools to navigate scientific uncertainty, competing interests and negotiation under pressure.
 • Lisa Palmer
The world has the knowledge. Why can't it act?
A new UNESCO report argues scientific discovery is no longer the main constraint on sustainable development. The challenge is turning evidence into…
 • Science Diplomat Staff
Can decision science help fix the science-policy gap?
The Raiffa Academy opened with a premise that many global challenges suffer from failures in decision-making, negotiation and implementation, not lack…
 • Lisa Palmer
Economists push AI governance debate beyond safety and regulation
A coalition of over 200 leaders argues that governments must prepare for economic disruptions that could arrive faster than previous industrial…
 • Arete News Staff
Evidence doesn't speak for itself, science advocate says
The Sense About Science chief says evidence must be open to scrutiny and democratic societies depend on institutions that help citizens determine what…
 • John Heilprin
The Science Diplomat Playbook
IIASA launches the Howard Raiffa Academy to explore how decision science can strengthen diplomacy and public policy.
 • Science Diplomat Staff
Who protects the cables that carry the internet?
An ITU-led effort seeks to strengthen one of the world's least visible but most important infrastructure: submarine cables that carry over 99% of data…
 • John Heilprin
As war moves online, the Red Cross wants its emblem to follow
The ICRC launches a new phase of a project to extend protections to cyberspace as hospitals, groups and critical services become vulnerable to online…
 • John Heilprin
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