Despite a great deal of excellent work to date, the international community needs to energize science and society vision to revive peace and prosperity for the people and the planet.
We believe that the importance of scientific engagement across society has never been greater. And it should be startlingly obvious that we need to continue efforts to ensure we have a strong future supply of scientists, engineers and technologists. We need to unlock the talents of all people, mainly youth, and that includes being able to use science and technology to help them live their lives more richly. We believe we need a society that is excited by science values its importance to social and economic wellbeing feels confident in its use and supports a representative well-qualified scientific workforce.
The Science and Society provides a new opportunity for policymakers and entrepreneurs to address these important issues and we want the public advice and support. Throughout our programs and events, we hope we can help policymakers to develop a strategy that they can commit to for the future. We believe that the world now needs a more mature relationship between science, policy and society, with each group working to better understand the needs, concerns, aspirations and ways of working of the others.
“Science and society” used to be an area which was seen solely as a niche part of science communication. Today, we have no choice but to see it as a necessary condition for national and global success.
We want to encourage everyone to be a part of- and to participate in “Science and Society for Sustainable Development World Initiative”: the science community, business, the education community, individuals, families and the media, as well as national policy makers and the international community.
