This paper, amongst others, appeared over a decade ago, yet the deficit model approach to communicating science policy persists, largely driven by failures to appreciate the intricacies of public risk…
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Communication around issues of food risks has been a major task of food information associations around the world. Strategies borrowed from PR, demographic-based targeting, linear educational models, and use of…
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Last week we introduced an important rule of risk communication. The 95% rule informs risk managers that in any risk discourse, only 5% of the perceptions and concerns about risks…
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Over the last 15 years we have seen defining studies published examining the social and psychological influences on risk communication, as well as highly relevant studies on social trust, the…
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In our transparent Risk Society, the Decide, Announce, & Defend (DAD) approach to risk management and policy development is failing. Risk decisions should be infused into a long-term, interactive risk…
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Challenges facing organizations in Asia-Pacific Executive summary of presentation given at NZBIO Conference 2013 by Dr Andrew Powell CEO, Asia Biobusiness. Dr Andrew Powell at NZBIO Conference 2013 Over the last…
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Opening Ceremony at the 8th Asia-Pacific Biosafety Association conference in Malaysia Asia Biobusiness (ABB) ran a pre-conference workshop on "Risk Communication—Effective Communication in High Stress, Biothreat & Bioemergencies" at the…
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Note: Asia Biobusiness presented the following abstract at the 6th Asian Food Safety & Nutrition Conference in Singapore, November 26–28, 2012. At the conference leading exponents of Risk Communication, including…
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Continuing our look at Risk Communication case studies, in the run up to our Risk Communication workshop with NZBIO and CFRCANZ we take a look at an unusual incident in…
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In May 2012, Asia Biobusiness presented the following article at the Plant Biosecurity CRC Science Exchange 2012 meeting in Perth, Australia. -- COMMUNICATION OF BIOSECURITY RISK involves engaging a wide range of…
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