Evidence and Innovation Strategy 2005-08 – Consultation
The E&IS consultation document has now been published and we are inviting
feedback, and any further comments, on the report from stakeholders.
Hard copies will be available by end October. If you require a hard copy please contact Defra Publications on 08459 556000 and quote the product code PB 10871.
The Evidence and Innovation Strategy (E&IS) 2005-08 aims to deliver an improved, coherent and fit-for-purpose set of evidence and innovation activities that are better aligned and will support the delivery of Defra's Strategic Outcomes (as set out in Defra's Five Year Strategy) and longer term strategic direction.
The E&IS will also promote better integration, covering all of Defra's science and technology, economics, social science and statistics activities.
Through this consultation we are seeking feedback on whether we have identified the right priorities for the evidence and innovation activities needed to deliver our Strategic Outcomes and policy goals. Specific questions relating to this are contained in the individual sections for each of our Strategic Outcomes, please see below.
We are also taking an overview of the approach we have used to develop our Evidence and Innovation Strategy. We are looking for:
- feedback on the approach we have used, and suggestions for tools to facilitate this work in future, highlighted in the introductory section
- improved understanding about how Defra should work with other organisations (including our delivery/statutory bodies) to deliver evidence and innovation in support of our policy goals
- views on the effectiveness of our consultation processes.
The deadline for the receipt of comments is 12th January 2005.
Please send all responses to The
Science Strategy Team or Science Strategy Team, Area 1B, Nobel House,
17 Smith Square, London, SW1P 3JR.
Please follow the links below to respond the particular area of
interest:
Ministerial Forward
Forward by Defra's Chief Scientific Adviser
PART I: EVIDENCE AND INNOVATION STRATEGY
2005-08
1. Aims of the consultation
2. Introduction
PART II: EVIDENCE AND INNOVATION NEEDS BY STRATEGIC OUTCOME AND
RELATED POLICY AREAS
3. Promoting sustainable development
4. Local environment quality
5. Reduction in UK's greenhouse gas emissions
6. International action to tackle climate
change
7. UK adaptation to unavoidable climate
change
8. Homes heated
9. Risk from flooding and coastal
erosion
10. Improved air quality
11. SCP (decoupling)
12. Waste and resources management
13. Chemicals and Nanotechnology
14. Protect and enhance the natural environment
15. Access to the natural environment
16. Water quality and the environment
17. Sustainable marine environment
18. Radioactive substances
19. Rural enterprise and social exclusion
20. Sustainable farming and food
21. CAP reform
22. Animal health and welfare (including fish health)
23. Pesticides
PART III: CHANGING THE WAY DEFRA DOES
BUSINESS
24. Regulating/emergencies/strategic capability
Annex
1: Current resource allocations
Annex 2: Project delivery
Evidence and
Innovation Strategy 2005-08 (2.1 MB)
Related Activities
The Science Strategy Team launched the External
Funders Mapping project, a sub-project of the E&IS 2005-08. This
project was set up to deliver a database of high-level mapping of the
UK and international public-funded science activities that are relevant
to Defra.
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