1.0 INTRODUCTION
The Framework for Science and Technology Advice1 is the federal government’s response to the Council of Science and Technology Advisors’ Science Advice for Government Effectiveness (SAGE)
report. 2
The Framework lists a set of six principles, 26 guidelines and three broad implementation measures that promote the effective use of science and technology advice in government decision making.
The Framework has been adopted as government policy, and the government has committed all departments and agencies to implementing it by March 2003.
The principles and guidelines in the Framework build upon current practices and mechanisms already employed by departments and agencies and establish a benchmark against which to test the robustness of science and technology advisory processes (science assessments, expert advisory committees, regulatory advisory processes, etc.).
The guide provides science and policy managers in federal science-based departments and agencies with a practical tool (a self-assessment worksheet) that they can use to assess their adherence to the principles and guidelines in the Framework.
This guide can also serve as a reference tool, as it briefly describes other initiatives that have been undertaken interdepartmentally to aid managers in meeting the overall objective of the Framework. (Consult Appendix 1 if you have general questions on the Framework.)
Many science-based departments and agencies have already initiated activities to help them adhere to the Framework. This guide is not meant to supersede or supplant these activities. Its inherent philosophy is to respect the individual circumstances and differences that characterize each department and agency, meanwhile providing some common approaches and tools they can use, regardless of their particular field of science or technology.
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