Uploaded April 2021 | Updated September 2026, 21 hours ago

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In 2020, more than 100,000 academic articles were published on Covid-19. The public, the media and civil society also covered the issue. Yet, international and national decision makers need to make decisions under time constraints and uncertainty. The problem is not just the speed of knowledge synthesis, it is also about how decision makers deal with the uncertainty that comes with such stressful situations. In this session, panelists discussed current knowledge on how best to navigate complexity and information overload, based on behavioural insights to strengthen decision making.

Speakers
* Nicolas Seidler, Geneva Science-Policy Interface (GSPI)
* Chiara Varazzani, OECD
* Maxime Stauffer, Geneva Science-Policy Interface (GSPI) and Simon Institute for Longterm Governance
* Jill Rutter, Institute for Government, United Kingdom
* Priyanka Saksena, WHO, Tunisia
* David Mair, European Commission's Joint Research Centre
* Moira Faul, NORRAG

To learn more about the project, visit unrisd.org/from-science-to-practice