Open Access Government October 2018 highlights a wide array of government policy issues from all around the globe, including health and social care, research and innovation, environment, agriculture, energy, transport, security, ICT, blockchain innovation, government plus HR & training
A selection is given below:
Discovery and health at the intersection of data science and open science
Michael F. Huerta from the National Library of Medicine at the U.S.’s National Institutes of Health explores how discovery and health benefit from the intersection of data science and open science
Steering Europe towards a healthy future
Karin Kadenbach MEP (S&D, AT), Vice-President of the European Health Forum Gastein details her priorities to steer Europe towards a healthy future
Working together to treat and prevent Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias
Dr Richard Hodes, Director of the National Institute on Aging within the U.S. National Institutes of Health, explores the importance of working together to treat and prevent Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias
The priorities for tacking infectious diseases in Africa
In this interview, public health specialist Dr Wilfred Alexander Chalamira Nkhoma from the World Health Organization (WHO) Office for the Africa Region speaks to us about the priorities for tackling infectious diseases in Africa, with a particular focus on Tuberculosis (TB) and viral hepatitis
Austria’s role in the European Research Area
Christian Naczinsky from the Austrian Ministry of Education, Science and Research
explores the country’s role in the European Research Area
The priorities for energy and climate change in Finland and beyond
In this special interview, Kimmo Tiilikainen, Minister of the Environment,
Energy and Housing speaks to Open Access Government about his government’s priorities for energy efficiency and climate change in Finland and beyond#
Toxicology: Chemicals and their impact on human health
Brian Berridge, Associate Director of the National Toxicology Program (NTP), details how NTP studies the health impacts of chemicals and other factors in this fascinating interview
Establishing a European Energy Union
Maroš Šefčovič, Vice-President, Energy Union at European Commission speaks to Open Access Government about establishing a European Energy Union and the importance of all Europeans having access to secure, affordable and climate-friendly energy
The EU: The undisputed global leader in open and fair trade
David Martin MEP, Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament argues that the EU is now the undisputed global leader in open and fair trade
Building a digital future for all in Europe
Mariya Gabriel, European Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society explains how
building a digital future for all in Europe can be achieved