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Many of us attending the Summit will no doubt be reminded of the scale of the global efforts to support evidence-informed policy and practice. A large proportion of us will also be involved in one initiative or another that seeks to be truly global, embracing equity and inclusion. Despite a shared recognition of the importance of diversity, we all struggle to realize the goal of inclusivity and too often exclude those from poorly resourced settings, people with disabilities, and people whose preferred language is not English. The reasons for these exclusions are varied: limited financial resources, visa challenges, or simply a lack of knowledge. However, the impact is felt by all, as we miss out on expertise and experiences, innovations, and understandings. The homogeneity of our knowledge and our collective blind spots are a source of bias that no critical appraisal tool has yet addressed. It is time to tackle these issues head-on if we are to build an effective global evidence ecosystem.
Objectives
-To dream big: What could a truly equitable, diverse, and inclusive evidence ecosystem look like?
-To identify the challenges: What barriers prevent us from achieving this goal?
-To do better: What solutions can we work toward as we build a better future for all of the global evidence community?
Activities
The session will be facilitated by Robyn Mildon and Ruth Stewart. Our first panelists will be invited to challenge us: Prof Jimmy Volmink is the Chief Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Officer at the Wellcome Trust, and Ms Andile Madonsela is the the Founder of the Africa Evidence Youth League at the Pan-African Collective for Evidence.
Our second group of panelists will be invited first to listen and then to share experiences and ideas for how we might build a truly global evidence ecosystem. Between them, they hold key roles in some of the largest global evidence initiatives: Will Moy in the Campbell Collaboration, Zoe Jordan in JBI, and Karla Soares-Weiser in Cochrane.
The audience will be invited to offer their perspectives on how we can together achieve impactful collaboration through greater equity, diversity, and inclusion.
Many of us attending the Summit will no doubt be reminded of the scale of the global efforts to support evidence-informed policy and practice. A large proportion of us will also be involved in one initiative or another that seeks to be truly global, embracing equity and inclusion. Despite a shared recognition of the importance of diversity, we all struggle to realize the goal of inclusivity and too often exclude those from poorly resourced settings, people with disabilities, and people whose preferred language is not English. The reasons for these exclusions are varied: limited financial resources, visa challenges, or simply a lack of knowledge. However, the impact is felt by all, as we miss out on expertise and experiences, innovations, and understandings. The homogeneity of our knowledge and our collective blind spots are a source of bias that no critical appraisal tool has yet addressed. It is time to tackle these issues head-on if we are to build an effective global evidence ecosystem.
Objectives
-To dream big: What could a truly equitable, diverse, and inclusive evidence ecosystem look like?
-To identify the challenges: What barriers prevent us from achieving this goal?
-To do better: What solutions can we work toward as we build a better future for all of the global evidence community?
Activities
The session will be facilitated by Robyn Mildon and Ruth Stewart. Our first panelists will be invited to challenge us: Prof Jimmy Volmink is the Chief Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Officer at the Wellcome Trust, and Ms Andile Madonsela is the the Founder of the Africa Evidence Youth League at the Pan-African Collective for Evidence.
Our second group of panelists will be invited first to listen and then to share experiences and ideas for how we might build a truly global evidence ecosystem. Between them, they hold key roles in some of the largest global evidence initiatives: Will Moy in the Campbell Collaboration, Zoe Jordan in JBI, and Karla Soares-Weiser in Cochrane.
The audience will be invited to offer their perspectives on how we can together achieve impactful collaboration through greater equity, diversity, and inclusion.