SPE Thursday Feb27th, 2020.

Here are the topics in Science policy for this week:

National:

Canada reaches for the Moon - The Government of Canada supports businesses from Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec to join in the next chapter of lunar exploration

Canada and the United Kingdom collaborate on responsible artificial intelligence

Statement - Government of Canada will defend federal climate action in the Supreme Court

Intergovernmental forum concludes that Canada is well prepared to respond to a nuclear or radiological emergency

Audace Québec: un programme qui ose

International:

‘A completely new culture of doing research.’ Coronavirus outbreak changes how scientists communicate

Forensic science failures putting justice at risk

World may miss carbon targets unless big firms improve – Mark Carney

Doctors look to HIV and Ebola drugs for coronavirus cure

Why do we want a quantum computer ?

And for some exciting #SciPolJobs, opportunities and local events we have:

National:

CSPC 2020 Call for Panel Proposals: Deadline April 10th

IIASA – FRQ Postdoctoral fellowships program

Job: Program Assistant NRC

Judging at Expo Sciences

International:

Job: External Relations Officer IIASA

2020 Policy Memo Competition

Local events:

INGSA2020 Conference -Montreal

Keep an eye out for our next week's update in the news section #SPEthursday #ThisWeekinSciPol #SciPolJobs