Well, different countries of course have different variations of these science and technology councils or other designations. They're helping in providing strategic advice to government in terms of either areas that need further attention or specific activities. Usually they have people from the private sector, as well as from academia and government, so they're generally viewed as very helpful.
During the pandemic, I put together an expert committee to advise us on the important areas for science and actions for the pandemic. You could do it by sector or you can have one that looks at the broad ecosystem for the country.