Watchdogs of the European System. Wilsdon, J. 348(6238):947.
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Henry Kissinger, as U.S Secretary of State, is famously said to have asked: ” If I want to call Europe, who do I call?” Until recently, the scientific community thought it had an answer to this question: the chief scientific adviser (CSA) to the president of the European Commission (EC). Two weeks ago, that changed. [Excerpt] President Juncker insisted that he was still committed to scientific advice and asked Carlos Moedas, the Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation, to lead a review of how it could be better organized. Two weeks ago, the findings were unveiled. As expected, the CSA remains dead and buried and will be replaced by a seven-strong ” high-level group” of experts, who will be appointed before the end of the year. These experts, described by a senior official as ” watchdogs of the system,”* will be fully independent but supported by a team of around 25 staff from the EC's research directorate. Further resources of ” up to €6 million” will be offered to Europe's national academies to enable them to play a greater role in the provision of advice. Good working links will also be developed to the EC's in-house science service, the Joint Research Centre. [...]
@article{wilsdonWatchdogsEuropeanSystem2015,
  title = {Watchdogs of the {{European}} System},
  author = {Wilsdon, James},
  date = {2015-05},
  journaltitle = {Science},
  volume = {348},
  pages = {947},
  issn = {1095-9203},
  doi = {10.1126/science.aac6092},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aac6092},
  abstract = {Henry Kissinger, as U.S Secretary of State, is famously said to have asked: ” If I want to call Europe, who do I call?” Until recently, the scientific community thought it had an answer to this question: the chief scientific adviser (CSA) to the president of the European Commission (EC). Two weeks ago, that changed.

[Excerpt] President Juncker insisted that he was still committed to scientific advice and asked Carlos Moedas, the Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation, to lead a review of how it could be better organized. Two weeks ago, the findings were unveiled. As expected, the CSA remains dead and buried and will be replaced by a seven-strong ” high-level group” of experts, who will be appointed before the end of the year. These experts, described by a senior official as ” watchdogs of the system,”* will be fully independent but supported by a team of around 25 staff from the EC's research directorate. Further resources of ” up to €6 million” will be offered to Europe's national academies to enable them to play a greater role in the provision of advice. Good working links will also be developed to the EC's in-house science service, the Joint Research Centre. [...]},
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  number = {6238}
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