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The paper published by the International Science Council (ISC) explores the importance of science as a global public good: a source of beneficial and applicable knowledge that is freely available and accessible worldwide, and which can be used by anyone, anywhere, without preventing or impeding its use by others.
08.10.2021
The 9th of August was the International Day of Indigenous Peoples, and this year the focus was on “Leaving no one behind: Indigenous peoples and the call for a new social contract.” We spoke to Meg Parsons about what it would really take to work towards a new social contract in science-policy spaces.
10.08.2021
With an overall focus on science, technology and innovation for a sustainable and resilient recovery from COVID-19, the sixth annual Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs (STI Forum) took place on 4-5 May 2021.
01.05.2021
Stephen Reicher, Bishop Wardlaw Professor in the School of Psychology & Neuroscience, University of St Andrews, explores the renewed spirit of collaboration that the pandemic has brought, and how this is shaping the behaviour of policy makers and the public.
20.04.2021
The collective global experience of the Covid-19 pandemic has provided an unprecedented opportunity to examine the relationship between science, policy and wider society in what is often called the science-policy-society interface(s). Kristiann Allen, University of Auckland, New Zealand and the International Network for Government Science Advice (INGSA) explore the lessons learned during the pandemic and provide six recommendations moving forward.
15.04.2021
As we celebrate World Engineering Day, the ISC and the World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO) - as co-leads for the UN Science and Technological Major Group - are encouraging the UN's Economic and Social Council to promote the engagement of scientific and engineering expert communities in ECOSOC processes.
04.03.2021
The UN's ECOSOC and the HLPF play a central role in mobilizing global cooperation, solidarity and action, and in ensuring that global responses to the socio-economic impacts of the pandemic are aligned with the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development. The Scientific and Technological Community Major Group shares the following proposals as part of this timely review process.
16.02.2021
The International Science Council (ISC) is seeking nominations for the first edition of the ISC Awards Programme.
14.09.2020
Pearl Dykstra is a Governing Board member of the ISC, an elected member of the Netherlands Royal Academy of Arts and Science and serves as the Co-chair of the European Commission Chief Scientific Advisors. We spoke to her about the importance of the recently published expert advisory report, Scientific Advice in a Complex World.
17.04.2020
INGSA seeks to mobilize its network to help keep track of how, and not necessarily what, policy interventions are being made by various national and sub-national (state, province, etc.) governments across the world.
03.04.2020
