Science and technology advice within the United Nations: Some lessons from past experience

Geoffrey Oldham

Science and Public Policy, 2006, vol. 33, issue 9, 647-651

Abstract: The author draws on his experiences of over ten years on the primary UN science and technology advisory bodies, including five years on the UN Advisory Committee on Science and Technology for Development, which he chaired for two years. He was the UK delegate on the UN Commission for Science and Technology for Development for five years. His analysis of their strengths and weaknesses concludes that a main reason for their relatively little impact is that neither had any specific individual or organisation that called for advice, or acted upon it when given. He suggests setting up an S&T advisory mechanism within the office of the UN Secretary General, to provide both short- and long-term advice on crucial issues which cut across the interests of individual UN agencies. Copyright , Beech Tree Publishing.

Date: 2006
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