GSPI Action Plan 2021-2022

We are happy to share the vision and concrete actions planned by the GSPI for the 2021-2022 period.

Based on solid foundations established during our building phase (2018-2020), our focus will be to perfect and expand our actions under our three main function areas: knowledge brokering, collaboration brokering and field building.

You can learn more by downloading our Action Plan 2021-2022.

Table of contents:

Introduction: Moving beyond our build phase
Our approach
- Vision, Mission & Rationale
- Positioning
- Priorisation
- Learning & impact strategy
2021-2022 goals & objectives
Overall goal by end 2022
Objectives by the end of 2022
- A. External Objectives
  - A1. Develop new processes and formats for our knowledge brokering activities (knowledge brokering)
  - A2. Optimize and build upon the ICP programme to support impactful science-policy collaborations (collaboration brokering)
  - A3. Develop capacity and knowledge for actors to engage effectively in science-policy interactions (field building)
- B. Internal Objectives
  - B1. Develop and leverage strategically our network of resources, clients & partners
  - B2. Expand our operational capacities with a focus on synergies and scale
  - B3. Communicate our impact & develop our unique positioning
2021-2022 detailed programmes & activities
2021-2022 milestones chart
Executive team

Nicolas Seidler

Nicolas Seidler is the Executive Director of the Geneva Science-Policy Interface (GSPI), which was launched by the University of Geneva with the support of the Swiss Ministry of Foreign Affairs in October 2018. Backed by leading research institutions in Switzerland and Europe, the GSPI is an independent, neutral platform that leverages synergies between actors of the International Geneva ecosystem and an extensive network of researchers by facilitating connections, supporting collaborative processes and inspiring effective practices at the interface of science, policy and implementation. In his previous position as Senior Policy Advisor at the Internet Society, he developed an extensive network of collaboration and engagement with international organizations and NGOs in Geneva and abroad. In this position, he led the organization’s policy implementation in the fields of Digital Rights and the Internet of Things.

Nicolas obtained a Masters in International Relations from the University of Geneva and the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in 2007, and a Masters in Communication and Media Sciences from the University of Geneva in 2009.

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