UK Science and Innovation Network
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SIN consists of 90 staff, based in 28 countries and 47 cities around the world. SIN officers work with the local science and innovation community in support of UK policy overseas. They create important relationships to best use the value of science and innovation discoveries and investments overseas. This leads to mutual benefits to the UK and the host-country.
SIN teams develop country specific action plans and work to the following global objectives:
- influence science and innovation policies of governments, industry and academia to benefit the UK
- improve UK policy based on international experience and emerging opportunities and issues
- encourage high level science co-operation to benefit the UK and achieve wider policy objectives
- make best use of international technology co-operation and investment to grow UK innovation potential
The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.