Biden's science policy : u-turn from Trump

• Main Author: Vu, Cung
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Social sciences::Political science; Country and Region Studies; Non-Traditional Security
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/146571
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

President Biden has announced his nomination of Eric Lander as his chief science advisor and director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and at the same time elevated this dual-hatted position to a Cabinet rank. This reflects the desire of the new administration to give science a prominent role to guide its strategy and policy.