Table 9 Processes of the ministries initiative of coordination (between needs identified by users, scientific community and policy makers and resources for research) of public health research
From: National support to public health research: a survey of European ministries
Processes of public health research coordination | Number of ministries |
|---|---|
Not existing/no direct coordination | 8 |
Interministerial working groups/memberships or advisory boards of research agencies | 6 |
To prepare and use coordinating instruments: discussion papers, strategic foresights, plan, budget, guidelines for research agenda | 4 |
Financed projects steering committees (follow up, evaluation) | 2 |
Informal contacts between policy makers and interest groups | 2 |