5) Facilitate rapid policy response
The Institute would facilitate rapid policy response and requests for advice by convening the relevant parts of the community and providing a framework for building a broad consensus and identifying “serviceable truths”. It would have a mechanism to ensure that resources can be made available, that the expertise required can be easily identified and accessed at short notice.
- Furthermore, the institute would coordinate public communication, which enhances the impact of research, builds trust with the public, helps to combat misinformation, and inspires interest in applied and interdisciplinary science.