Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to advise the reader of non‐governmental efforts to help form national/international science policies, using as a highlight the endeavor of the Citizen Science Foundation. Design/methodology/approach – The approach is journalistic: science policy is...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to show, with concrete cases, how to forgo or substantially moderate strategy that is structured within action plans: moves to alleviate coping with obstacles encountered in programme execution. Design/methodology/approach – The paper presents a series...