James Wilsdon
International Science Policy Centre, The Royal Society
James Wilsdon is Director of the International Science Policy Centre at the Royal Society, the UK's national academy of science. From 2001 to 2008, he worked at Demos, first as Head of Strategy, then Head of Science and Innovation.
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- Mile high blogging This is a first - for me at least - I'm posting this from 35,000 feet above Afghanistan. I'm currently on a Lufthansa flight and thanks to the new Boeing Skynet service, am savouring the joys of full broadband access (even the Demos VPN works!). Advert over. My real reason for posting is to say I'll be away from the office for the rest of May, carrying out some scoping research for our Atlas of Ideas project, which is exploring trends in science and innovation in China, India and South... from : jameswilsdon 8th May 2005
- The new geography of science from : mollywebb 3rd November 2006
- Are you feeling ‘lit by the brilliant light of science’? The PM today delivered a big speech on science in Oxford, his first substantial contribution on this theme since 2002. The speech paints a detailed picture of the scientific state we're in, and has some good points to make about international collaboration, which are relevant to our Atlas project. The latter part of the speech, where he attacks the 'anti-science brigade', is the least convincing. In part, he seems to be arguing for a new approach to opening up decision-making and supporting... from : mollywebb 3rd November 2006
- The Atlas of Ideas We used to know where new ideas would come from: established universities and corporate research centres in highly developed countries. Think again. from : mollywebb 16th January 2007
- China: The next science superpower? China in 2007 is the world’s largest technocracy: a country ruled by scientists and engineers who believe in the power of technology to deliver social and economic progress. The country is at an early stage in the most ambitious programme of research investment since John F Kennedy embarked on the race to the moon. But statistics fail to capture the raw power of the changes that are under way, and the potential for Chinese science and innovation to head in new and surprising directions. from : mollywebb 16th January 2007