In Compton Lecture, Secretary of Homeland Security Napolitano calls for 'a deeper partnership' between government and scientists on national security.
Energy Secretary Steven Chu originally requested money in the president's 2010 budget for eight hubs, calling the $25-million-a-year 25-million-a-year 25-million-a-year 25-million-a-yearists an opportunity for sustained progress on important obstacollaborationsn-energy economy.
Government-funded research creates highly valuable data, which may come from work conducted within federal facilities, funded extramural research, or collaborative projects between government and industry scientists.
Spaces for deliberation can be provided by several SPIs if they facilitate the direct (or at least indirect, but effective) interaction between different stakeholders, including governments and scientists.
The showdown between the government and scientists was set late last month by the passage of a budget bill that weakened or abolished scores of environmental laws.
The foundation was set up in 2011 with the aim of funding research into risks that could threaten humanity, and encouraging more collaboration between governments, scientists and companies to combat them.
Citing reports of efforts to filter scientific information and limit news media access to reporters at other scientific agencies, Dr. Hansen wrote: "The battle to achieve open communication between government scientists and their employer, the public, is far from won.
In the United States, President Barack Obama's Administration says it is attempting to free up the lines of communication between government scientists and the public by asking agencies to revamp their scientific integrity policies.
UN Global Pulse and Western Digital, which launched the contest, aim to foster collaboration between governments, innovators, data scientists and climate experts, to generate data innovations that can help the world meet Sustainable Development Goal 13's climate action targets.
The efficient use of water, power and other resources is the major theme at this year's conference, which features a series of panel discussions between government officials, scientists and thought leaders.
