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Nature 449, 663 (11 October 2007) | doi:10.1038/449663a; Published online 10 October 2007
Science & Politics: When ministers are well primed
Hans Wigzell1
- Hans Wigzell is senior strategic adviser to the Karolinska Institute, 17177 Stockholm, Sweden, and adjunct professor at Ehime University in Japan and the University of Baltimore, USA.
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Abstract
Enthusing and informing government members about science can have surprising and gratifying results.
In 1999, I was appointed special scientific adviser to the Swedish prime minister and government, a position I still hold. A fortuitous lack of instructions meant I largely designed my own strategy for supporting the administration.
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