“The appointment
of Arthur Carty, head of the National Research Council, as national
science advisor to the Prime Minister is a good step. Dr. Carty could
be influential in shaping and advancing a national science agenda,”
wrote Preston Manning. And that is quite a compliment, coming from one
of Canada’s
most outspoken former opposition critics for Science & Technology.
Manning’s sentiment is not an exception: Arthur Carty, the former head
of the National Research Council, is widely regarded as an excellent
choice for the newly created position.
Meeting Arthur Carty in his new office a few weeks after he had officially started his new job on April 1, 2004,
we could tell that Dr. Carty must have had a lot of other, more
pressing things to do than receiving an Austrian delegation. Still,
Arthur Carty, a soft-spoken and unpretentious man in his early sixties,
was a gracious host, patiently answering many questions and
thoughtfully sharing some of his insights on Canada’sScience & Technology Policy.
Martin Bernhofer
Director of the Science, Education and Society Department, Ö1
Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF)
Vienna, Austria
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Martin Bernhofer, specialist in theater and hispanic studies,
writer and journalist, lecturer and moderator, has been at the head of the
Science, Education and Society Department of the radio station Ö1 (Austria
1) at the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF) since November 2002. A
fish-out-of-water some might argue, Dr. Bernhofer is a highly versatile and
broadly experienced communications professional. The skills that Dr. Bernhofer
acquired over the past two decades have allowed him to gain valuable experience
and expertise in a field usually reserved for experts.
Director of the Office of International Science and Engineering
The National Science Foundation
Arlington, Virginia
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When Kerri-Ann Jones assumed her position as Director
of the Office of International Science and Engineering at the National Science
Foundation (NSF) in October 2002, she already could look back on many years
working for the federal government both in positions in Washington, D.C.
as well as overseas. She worked for the U.S. Agency for International Development
(USAID), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and NSF before being appointed
Associate Director for National Security and International Affairs at the
White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), a position she
held from 1996-1999. After leaving the White House, Dr. Jones became Director of the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) for the State of Maine.
