December 03, 2018
Technology risk question for Māori Harkness scholar
Exploring how native species can be protected when technologies such as gene editing are introduced is the subject of study for Aotearoa's newest Harkness Fellow.
Doug Jones, who is manager of Māori policy and operations at the Environmental Protection Authority, will study at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston.
He has previously held roles at Rongowhakaata Iwi Asset Holding Company, Te Ohu Kaimoana, Te Puni Kōkiri and Ministry for Primary Industries.
Mr Jones say he wants to see how a mature conversation can be had about environmental trade-offs in the face of public outrage and science denial fueled by social media.
The other 2018 Harkness Fellow is economist Donna Provoost, who will undertake research at the University of Oregon’s Center for Translational Neuroscience and the Harvard Center for the Developing Child on how neuroscience, psychology and related disciplines can better inform policies to improve the well-being of children.
Harkness Trust chair Ross Tanner says the aim of the fellowships is to assist emerging leaders in the public sector to help governments develop responses to some of the biggest disruptive changes facing society.
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