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    Open Access Government October 2019

    Open Access Government October 2019 has more content than ever before. I hope you enjoy reading about a wealth of government policy issues globally, such as health and social care, research and innovation, environment, agriculture, energy, transport, industry, ICT, legal affairs and HR & training

    A selection can be found below:

    Europe’s silent killer: The air we breathe

    Monika Kosinska, Programme Manager, Governance for Health Division at the World Health
    Organization explains why the air we breathe is Europe’s silent killer.

    Une stratégie commune à long terme pour 2025 en matière de formation, de recherche et d’innovation

    Frédérique Vidal, ministre de l’Enseignement supérieur, de la Recherche et de l’Innovation au gouvernement français, explique comment les universités européennes vont définir une stratégie commune et à long terme pour 2025 en matière de formation, de recherche et d’innovation.

    Finland’s priorities in science policy

    Hanna Kosonen, Minister of Science and Culture, Finland, details Finland’s priorities in science policy.

    The Cyber Skills Immediate Impact Fund

    Matt Warman MP, Cyber Security Minister at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, tells us about the Cyber Skills Immediate Impact Fund and how it is quickly increasing the number and diversity of individuals entering the cyber security profession.

    Data linkage and sharing for healthy longevity: A global challenge

    Data linkage and sharing for healthy longevity together present a global challenge, in the view of Prof Makoto Suematsu and Prof Victor J Dzau, Co-chairs of Global Future Council for Human Enhancement and Longevity at the World Economic Forum.

    The priorities for tackling viral hepatitis in Africa

    In this exclusive interview with Prof Olufunmilayo Lesi, Regional Medical Officer for Viral Hepatitis from the World Health Organization (WHO) Office for the Africa Region, she speaks to us about the priorities for tackling viral hepatitis in Africa.

    The Moonshot Research and Development Program: Challenging research and development towards the future

    Hirai Takuya, Member of the House of Representatives and former Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy in Japan, shares his thoughts on The Moonshot Research and Development Program, that challenges research and development towards the future.

    Meeting the real-life enterprise taking humans to the final frontier

    Dr Lena De Winne, Head of Information and Communications at Asgardia, speaks of how the endeavours of the billionaire class could soon become a reality for a mass audience.

    The EU and Japan: Cooperation on innovation in the clean energy transition and climate action

    Mauro Petriccione, Directorate-General for Climate Action at the European Commission, discusses how the EU and Japan are cooperating on innovation in the clean energy transition and climate action.

    A time of unprecedented opportunity for ecology and evolutionary biology

    Stephanie E. Hampton, Division Director and George W. Gilchrist, Acting Deputy Division Director, at the National Science Foundation’s Division of Environmental Biology, convey that now is a time of unprecedented opportunity for ecology and evolutionary biology.