by rachelcc | Aug 6, 2019 | Artificial intelligence, DCSAs, In the news, Internships
How do we ensure that the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) benefits people equally in Aotearoa New Zealand? In response to the recently published AI reports by ACOLA and the Royal Society Te Apārangi, our intern Kyle Webster co-authored an article for The...
by rachelcc | Aug 3, 2019 | DCSAs, In the news
Dr John Roche, Chief Science Advisor for the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI), provided commentary for this deep dive into Mycoplasma bovis. Read the article on...
by rachelcc | Jun 13, 2019 | DCSAs, In the news
In his role as Chief Science Advisor for the Ministry for Primary Industries, Dr John Roche leads MPI’s Strategic Science Advisory Group tasked with eradicating Mycoplasma bovis from Aotearoa New Zealand. John explains that achieving this goal is a ten-year plan in an...
by EllenR | Jun 7, 2019 | DCSAs, In the news
The Ministry for Primary Industries Chief Science Advisor and member of the Chief Science Advisor Forum Dr John Roche was interviewed by Kathryn Ryan on RNZ about the efforts to eradicate the Mycoplasma bovis disease from Aotearoa New Zealand. John discusses the...
by EllenR | Jun 4, 2019 | DCSAs, In the news
New Zealand green-lipped mussels (Perna canaliculus). Image credit: tangatawhenua/iNaturalist NZ CC BY-NC 4.0. In an editorial item for the Dominion Post, the Ministry for the Environment’s Chief Scientist and member of the Chief Science Advisor’s forum, Dr Alison...
by EllenR | Apr 11, 2019 | DCSAs, From the OPMCSA
The Ministry of Health has just advertised for a Chief Science Advisor. The Ministry have outlined the position’s purpose as working to “…ensure robust and credible science is at the core of decisions within the Ministry.” They are also looking to improve connections...
