To be fair, the report also makes a number of positive observations about progress towards collaboration and the way some examples the researchers looked at had improved communication and understanding, led to better decision-making and facilitating best practice.

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It aims to do this through facilitating discussions between learned societies and other stakeholders on relevant initiatives, sharing good practice, and examining the scale and status of current activity.

UNESCO: UK National Commission for UNESCO :: Learned Societies