About the SEA SAN
The importance of evidence-informed policymaking for the mitigation of various social, environmental or economic issues faced by countries worldwide is being highlighted with the COVID-19 pandemic. In a cornerstone initiative, INGSA is launching a pilot study – the Southeast Asia Science Advice Network (SEA SAN), as a platform for the sharing of knowledge and experience between senior-level decision makers, academics and professionals in the region. Five Southeast Asian countries (Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, and Malaysia) have been selected for the pilot study of the SEA SAN. It is hoped that the SEA SAN will expand to all Southeast Asian countries, and become an entrenched regional institution for science advice which can be mobilised quickly in case of transnational crisis in the future.
About the SEA SAN
The importance of evidence-informed policymaking for the mitigation of various social, environmental or economic issues faced by countries worldwide is being highlighted with the COVID-19 pandemic. Nevertheless, many countries do not have strategic, best-practice workflows for the uptake of scientific evidence for policymaking. In a cornerstone initiative, INGSA is launching a pilot study – the Southeast Asia Science Advice Network (SEA SAN), as a platform for the sharing of knowledge and experience between senior-level decision makers, academics and professionals in the region. Five Southeast Asian countries (Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, and Malaysia) have been selected for the pilot study of the SEA SAN.
Goals of the SEA SAN
To structure and strengthen direct evidence-to-policymaking pathways in Southeast Asia, particularly on areas of shared regional concern within the framework of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals
Information Sharing and Collaboration
Facilitate sharing of information and co-design of mechanisms for evidence-to-policymaking
Institutional Capacity
Maintain the focus on institutional capacity rather than individuals for science advice
Best Practice for Science Advice
Determine regional best practices for science advice
Goals of the SEA SAN
To structure and strengthen direct
evidence-to-policymaking pathways in Southeast Asia, particularly on areas of shared regional concern within the framework of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals
Information Sharing and Collaboration
Facilitate sharing of information and co-design of mechanisms for evidence-to-policymaking
Institutional Capacity
Maintain the focus on institutional capacity rather than individuals for science advice
Best Practice for Science Advice
Determine regional best practices for science advice.
List of SEA SAN Member
Chair
Former Science Advisor to the Prime Minister of Malaysia; Founding Member of INGSA, Patron of the INGSA- Asia Chapter, and Chairman of Atri Advisory
Council Member
Executive Director of the Indonesian Science Fund (Dana Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia (DIPI)).
Council Member
Secretary General of the Indonesian Academy of Sciences (AIPI)
Council Member
Former Secretary General of Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI), Malaysia
Council Member
Associate Director of Climate Change and International Policy at the Manila Observatory
Council Member
Undersecretary for Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology, Philippines.
Council Member
Permanent-Secretary of the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand.
Council Member
First Science Advisor at the U.S. Mission to ASEAN, Advisor on Climate Change and Health at Save the Children, and Affiliated Researcher at the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) - Asia Centre, Thailand.
Council Member
Vice Director of the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE) and Director of the National Influenza Center, Vietnam.
Working Group Member
Head of International Relations of the Indonesian Academy of Sciences (AIPI) and Senior Program Officer of the Indonesian Science Fund (DIPI).
Working Group Member
Chief Executive Officer of the Academy of Sciences Malaysia (ASM).
Working Group Member
Under Secretary of the Transfer of Technology and R&D Commercialisation Division at the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI), Malaysia.
Working Group Member
Associate Professor at the University of the Philippines’ National College of Public Administration and Governance.
Working Group Member
Coordinator of the Resilience Collaboratory at the Manila Observatory.
Working Group Member
Academician of the National Academy of Science and Technology, President of the Integrated Chemists of the Philippines, and Emeritus Professor at the Department of Chemistry, Ateneo de Manila University.
Working Group Member
Academician of the National Academy of Science and Technology, President of the Integrated Chemists of the Philippines, and Emeritus Professor at the Department of Chemistry, Ateneo de Manila University.
Working Group Member
Deputy Director of the Health Strategy and Policy Institute of Vietnam.
Working Group Member
Vice Rector of the Department of Epidemiology, Hanoi University of Public Health, Vietnam.
Research Coordinator
Research Co-ordinator, Southeast Asia Science Advice Network (SEA SAN).
List of SEA SAN
Member
Chair
Former Science Advisor to the Prime Minister of Malaysia; Founding Member of INGSA, Patron of the INGSA- Asia Chapter, and Chairman of Atri Advisory
Council Member
Executive Director of the Indonesian Science Fund (Dana Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia (DIPI)).
Council Member
Secretary General of the Indonesian Academy of Sciences (Akademi Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia (AIPI).
Council Member
Former Secretary General of Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI), Malaysia
Council Member
Associate Director of Climate Change and International Policy at the Manila Observatory
Council Member
Undersecretary for Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology, Philippines.
Council Member
Permanent-Secretary of the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand.
Council Member
First Science Advisor at the U.S. Mission to ASEAN, Advisor on Climate Change and Health
Council Member
Vice Director of the National Institute of Hygiene & Epidemiology (NIHE) and Director of the National Influenza Center, Vietnam.
Working Group Member
Head of International Relations of the Indonesian Academy of Sciences (AIPI) and Senior Program Officer of the Indonesian Science Fund (DIPI).
Working Group Member
Chief Executive Officer of the Academy of Sciences Malaysia (ASM).
Working Group Member
Under Secretary of the Transfer of Technology and R&D Commercialisation Division at Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI), Malaysia.
Working Group Member
Associate Professor at the University of the Philippines’ National College of Public Administration and Governance.
Working Group Member
Coordinator of the Resilience Collaboratory at the Manila Observatory.
Working Group Member
Academician of the National Academy of Science and Technology, President of the Integrated Chemists of the Philippines
Working Group Member
Academician and Secretary of the National Academy of Science and Technology Philippines
Working Group Member
Deputy Director of the Health Strategy and Policy Institute of Vietnam.
Working Group Member
Vice Rector of the Department of Epidemiology, Hanoi University of Public Health, Vietnam.
Working Group Member
Research Co-ordinator, Southeast Asia Science Advice Network (SEA SAN).
