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The Role of Scientists in Science and Technology Policymaking in China

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RU Peng will discuss the history of scientists' participation in Chinese Science and Technology policymaking after 1978.

The Role of Scientists in Science and Technology Policymaking in China

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Based on the case study of the policymaking in the National High Technology Research and Development Program (863 Program), one of the most important R&D programs in China, RU Peng will discuss the history of scientists' participation in Chinese Science and Technology (S&T) policymaking after 1978. He will address the following questions: What kind of roles have scientists played in policymaking? What are the determinants of scientists' influence in the policy process? And what are the reasons for the change of scientists' role in the making of S&T policies in recent years?

Please join us! Coffee and tea provided. Everyone is welcome, but admittance will be on a first come-first served basis.

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