REMIT
1. Objectives of the SESEN project
The Scottish Environment Social Evidence Network (SESEN) is an initiative of the Scottish Government. It is the intention of the Scottish Government that the SESEN project (the project) will help co-ordinate social research and environmental issues in Scotland. It will do this by providing the forum and focal point for the producers and users of social and economic research on the environment in Scotland.
The aim of the SESEN project is to bring strategic direction to the generation of social and economic research on environmental issues in Scotland. It aims to do this in relation to the development of environmental policy, with a particular focus on providing policy makers with the socio-economic indicators to measure progress towards key policy targets.
Through the working of the project the producers and users of social and economic research will benefit from improved knowledge transfer, collaborative working, more effective use of evidence and a better engagement with cross-cutting issues.
2. Scottish Environment Social Evidence Network (SESEN)
Through SESEN the Scottish Government will engage a wide network of key stakeholders active in generating and using socio-economic research. SESEN (the network) will comprise key academics, members of the consultancy community and those involved in generating and using social evidence on the environment for policy, evaluation and monitoring.
SESEN will be established as a virtual network. Regular communication and information updates from the SESEN secretariat (the Scottish Government) will supplement workshops and meetings.
The key functions of SESEN are to:
- co-ordinate, integrate and strengthen the environment social research base;
- carry out formal/informal assessment of research needs and horizon scanning;
- encourage and facilitate wide dissemination of research results; and
- directly inform relevant policy and practice.
To find out more, contact Paul Tyrer.