TY - JOUR
T1 - Knowledge brokers at the science-policy interface
T2 - Insights from biosecurity and environmental management
AU - Bortolus, Alejandro
AU - Hewitt, Chad L
AU - Mitova, Veli
AU - Schwindt, Evangelina
AU - Sogbanmu, Temitope O
AU - Chukwu, Emelda E
AU - Heesen, Remco
AU - Kaufer, Ricardo
AU - Rubin, Hannah
AU - Schneider, Mike D
AU - Schwenkenbecher, Anne
AU - Slanickova, Helena
AU - Woolaston, Katie
AU - Yu, Li-An
N1 - © 2025. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
PY - 2025/12
Y1 - 2025/12
N2 - Determining appropriate mechanisms for transferring and translating research into policy has become a major concern for researchers (knowledge producers) and policymakers (knowledge users) worldwide. This has led to the emergence of a new function of brokering between researchers and policymakers, and a new type of agent called Knowledge Broker. Understanding these complex multi-agent interactions is critical for an efficient knowledge brokering practice during any given policymaking process. Here, we present (1) the current diversity of knowledge broker groups working in the field of biosecurity and environmental management; (2) the incentives linking the different agents involved in the process (knowledge producers, knowledge brokers and knowledge users); and (3) the gaps, needs and challenges to better understand this social ecosystem. We also propose alternatives aimed at improving transparency and efficiency, including future scenarios where the role of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies may become predominant in knowledge-brokering activities.
AB - Determining appropriate mechanisms for transferring and translating research into policy has become a major concern for researchers (knowledge producers) and policymakers (knowledge users) worldwide. This has led to the emergence of a new function of brokering between researchers and policymakers, and a new type of agent called Knowledge Broker. Understanding these complex multi-agent interactions is critical for an efficient knowledge brokering practice during any given policymaking process. Here, we present (1) the current diversity of knowledge broker groups working in the field of biosecurity and environmental management; (2) the incentives linking the different agents involved in the process (knowledge producers, knowledge brokers and knowledge users); and (3) the gaps, needs and challenges to better understand this social ecosystem. We also propose alternatives aimed at improving transparency and efficiency, including future scenarios where the role of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies may become predominant in knowledge-brokering activities.
U2 - 10.1007/s13280-025-02208-7
DO - 10.1007/s13280-025-02208-7
M3 - Article
C2 - 40536587
SN - 0044-7447
VL - 54
SP - 2079
EP - 2091
JO - Ambio
JF - Ambio
IS - 12
ER -