Unelected Canadian bureaucrat believes that behavioural science is an important policy tool
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It was discovered that most Canadians distrust institutions, as per research conducted by the Canadian Behavioural Insights Team in collaboration with a global policy advisory group.
The Canadian Behavioural Insights Team has partnered with an intergovernmental policy advisory group to discuss future policy decisions. Behavioural science is being studied for future policy development, through a collaborative effort between the Canadian government and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
Through their collaborative efforts, it was discovered that the majority of Canadians do not trust federal institutions to tell the truth.
It’s a “first of its kind” initiative that is “only made possible by a partnership between governments and international organizations seeking to apply behavioural science,” said Kelly Bidwell, the U.S.-based Director of the Office of Evaluation Science (OES).
Dr. Lauryn Conway, the Senior Lead at Canada’s Behavioural Science Unit, notes how quickly her unit pivoted to support a government-led COVID response. They tracked behaviours through COSMO, a World Health Organization (WHO) behavioural insights tool, and studied how “beliefs” in false claims affected things like vaccine uptake. Continue…