EVENTS
The Foundation organises events on key topics in science, research, technology or innovation, bringing together parliamentarians, civil servants, industrialists, researchers, learned societies, charities and others. Those events focus in particular on areas where there are policy decisions needed, which in turn need to be informed by this wide range of inputs and viewpoints. Summary reports are prepared for all events, and these - along with presentation slides, videos of speakers and audio files - are available online after events.
Filter: Year 2020
The new normal for business post-coronavirus – supply chains and resilience
- 2020
- Discussion
- Online
This online event focused on how businesses may establish a new “normal” as they emerge from coronavirus, and in particular in the area of supply chains. To what extent will a desire or need for resilience in supply chains alter the very globalised nature of some industries? And what if anything should the UK government be doing to support UK industry in this?
Read MoreThe effect of Coronavirus on the environment – and implications for UK policy
- 2020
- Discussion
- Online
The global lockdown due to coronavirus has resulted in significant reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases, improvements to air quality, and changes to ecology and wildlife less disrupted by human influence. In this meeting, we explored what these changes have been, and discussed what this tells us about our approach to environmental policy as the UK and other countries emerge from lockdown.
Read MoreInternational Research Collaboration Post-Brexit
- 2020
- Dinner, Discussion
- London
As the UK prepares to leave the EU, negotiations will take place which will determine whether, and to what extent, the UK participates in EU research programmes, in particular Horizon Europe. In this event we discussed if we do participate, how do we ensure maximum value as an associated country? If we don’t participate, what should the UK’s strategy be for ensuring continued research collaboration with the EU? How does the research community in the EU view continued collaboration with the UK? And do we need a more comprehensive strategy for promoting international research collaboration, with both the EU and more widely?
Read MoreFacial Recognition and Biometrics – Technology and Ethics
- 2020
- Dinner, Discussion
- London
The regulatory and policy framework governing the use of facial recognition, and other forms of biometric technologies, in the United Kingdom is in need of reform. The Ada Lovelace Institute (Ada) and the Foundation for Science and Technology (FST) convened this event to consider: how can we develop the right policy and legislative framework in this complex and rapidly changing area?
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