Presented by John Young (ODI - j.young@odi.org.uk) and David Dickson (Scidev.net - david.dickson@scidev.net) at the Public Engagement Workshop, 2-5 Dec. 2008, KwaZulu-Natal South Africa, http://scienceincommunity.wordpress.com/

1. Communicating Science for Policy John Young [email_address] David Dickson [email_address]

5. International survey Type of Respondents No. % Researchers 288 47% Intermediaries 214 35% Policy Makers 113 18% Sub-national policy makers 41 7% Regional Representation No. % Sub-Saharan Africa 120 19% South Asia 110 18% Latin America 66 11% MENA 41 7% China and S.E. Asia 21 3% Developing Countries Total 394 64% Global North 224 36% Type of Organisation No. % Academic institution 202 33% Science-related ministry 107 17% NGO/advocacy group 87 14% Industry 25 4% Multilateral 25 4% Media organisation 24 4% Non-science related ministry 23 4% International scientific panel 8 2% Legislature 7 1% Political advisory 4 0.5%

6. Most were dissatisfied!

7. Main obstacles to access Biggest Obstacle in Developing Countries Particularly China and SE Asia (70% selected as obstacle) Second biggest obstacle in dev. countries esp. China and SE Asia (57%) All obstacles were cited more often in a developing country context, across regions. Biggest obstacles in Developed Countries (27% and 24% respectively)

8. Obstacles to Uptake

9. Especially in the South!

10. Ministries are different

11. What should scientists provide?

12. Effective Mediators

13. Intermediary organisations…

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