Does the scope of the project allow for engagment with academics as well as policy-makers/public servants? While there obvious risks with expanding the scope too broadly, I wonder whether collaboration with academia could be valuable for research efforts. There is also the possibility that some academic work (e.g. gain-of function research) could undermine policy efforts, so perhaps coordination between EA-aligned policy-makers/public servants and academics could reduce this risk?
Thanks for the comment Lucas! Apologies for the delayed response.
We are definitely hoping to coordinate with academics, policymakers and public servants. That will come at a later stage though, after we’ve completed the prioritisation and deep-dives of the issues we found.
Thanks for writing this up Rumtin and Krystal!
Does the scope of the project allow for engagment with academics as well as policy-makers/public servants? While there obvious risks with expanding the scope too broadly, I wonder whether collaboration with academia could be valuable for research efforts. There is also the possibility that some academic work (e.g. gain-of function research) could undermine policy efforts, so perhaps coordination between EA-aligned policy-makers/public servants and academics could reduce this risk?
Thanks for the comment Lucas! Apologies for the delayed response.
We are definitely hoping to coordinate with academics, policymakers and public servants. That will come at a later stage though, after we’ve completed the prioritisation and deep-dives of the issues we found.