The liberal Gabriel Boric campaigned on a promise to invest in research and fight climate change, and has given scientists prominent positions in his administration.
, many Chilean scientists took an active interest in reshaping the country by participating in policy efforts, such as rewriting the nation’s constitution and participating in public debates. They did so again last year, when Boric’s presidential campaign team launched a public call for citizens to help draft and review his proposals for the government — in total, around 33,700 people participated, including researchers.
Boric’s principles have resonated with the scientific community. For years, researchers have lamented a lack of funding for science. And many who spoke topointed out that grant money has mostly gone to the same elite institutions or scientists. The academic research system replicates society’s inequalities, Sepúlveda says.
The science minister will also be up against a time crunch. Boric and his team have only a short period — a four-year presidential term, with consecutive re-elections banned — in which to steer the country in a new direction, and the federal budget for the fiscal year 2022 has already been approved. So the administration won’t be able to increase science investment until 2023.Still, Salazar says, “I feel extremely excited.
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