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Rob Annan, Rees Kassen, Jeff Kinder, and Rhonda Moore

Rob Annan is vice-president at Genome Canada and a fellow at the Public Policy Forum. Rees Kassen is a professor of evolutionary biology at the University of Ottawa. Jeff Kinder is executive director of science and innovation at the Institute on Governance. Rhonda Moore is practice lead for science and innovation at the Institute on Governance. 

Renewing the social contract for science and innovation

Science and society are moving toward a clash of values, one that threatens to tear the fabric of the post-war social contract. Renewing—or renegotiating—that contract is essential if we are to rebuild trust in a way that ensures the world continues to benefit from science and innovation. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay
Science and society are moving toward a clash of values, one that threatens to tear the fabric of the post-war social contract. Renewing—or renegotiating—that contract is essential if we are to rebuild trust in a way that ensures the world continues to benefit from science and innovation. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay