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Dr Judith Mendes received a Knowledge Associate grant, and internationally recognised expert on science and technology.
Two local scientists have won the prestigious International Network for Government Science Advice (INGSA) 2020 awards, making Jamaica the first country to take home prizes in the organisation’s two award categories in any one year.
They are Director of Research at the National Commission on Science and Technology (NCST), Dr Judith Mendes, who received a Knowledge Associate grant, and internationally recognised expert on science and technology, Dr Arnoldo Ventura, who received the Science Advice Essay Prize for Latin America and the Caribbean.
INGSA provides a forum for policymakers, practitioners, national academies, scientific societies, and researchers to share experience, build capacities, and develop theoretical and practical approaches to the use of scientific evidence in informing policy at all levels of government.
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