👋 We look forward to seeing you at the Global Knowledge dialogues in Asia and the Pacific (October 2023), and Latin America and the Caribbean (2024), and at the next ISC General Assembly on 22 – 26 January 2025 in Muscat, Oman.
Programme and Documents
💬 Discussion paper by the ISC Working Group on Constitutional Revision (password required)
🔁 The ISC theory of change: a living document describing the ISC’s current priorities, strategy, activities and goals
📄 ISC Statutes and Rules of Procedure
The photos taken by the professional photographer can be accessed via the ISC Flickr account.
⭐ Presentation slides of all ISC Members (1 slide per organization)
▶ Johannes Cullmann, Chief Scientific Advisor at the Office of the President of the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly – Opening remarks
📃 Peter Gluckman – Session 1: The Present and Future of the ISC (10 May)
🔗 Related link “A future for Ukrainian Science“ – Session 3.1: Science Diplomacy and Science in a Time of Crisis (10 May)
🔗 Related link “Action Steps for Rebuilding Ukraine’s Science, Research, and Innovation” – Session 3.1: Science Diplomacy and Science in a Time of Crisis (10 May)
📃 Petra Lundgren – Session 4: Increasing the ISC Regional Presence and Impact, Asia/Pacific (10 May)
📃 Farai Kapfudzaruwa & Jason Owen – Session 4: Increasing the ISC Regional Presence and Impact, Africa (10 May)
📃 Enrique Forero – Session 4: Increasing the ISC Regional Presence and Impact, Latin America and the Caribbean (10 May)
📃 Alan Bernstein – Session 5: Increasing the Global Impact of Science for Societal Transformation Towards Sustainability (11 May)
📃 Anne Husebekk & Gong Ke – Session 6.1: Freedom and Responsibility in Science in the 21st Century (11 May)
📃 Nick Scott – Session 6.2: Science Organizations in the Digital and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Age (11 May)
📃 Session 9 & 12: Constitutional Revision (11 and 12 May)
📃 Session 11: The ISC Affiliated Bodies (12 May)
📃 Session 13: ISC Fellowship Programme (12 May)
🚩 Irina Bokova: Closing Address
The ISC and UNESCO have co-organized a conference aiming to raise awareness about the importance of scientific freedom and responsibility, and promote efforts to strengthen its implementation.
Scientific freedom and responsibility are key requirements for promoting the quality of scientific endeavour and consolidating trust in science and thereby for achieving the 2030 Agenda. Yet, much remains to be done to elucidate their content and develop comprehensive implementation.
🗓️ 9 May 2023
🕒 15:00 to 6:00 pm CEST
🏛️ UNESCO HQ, Room IV; entrance via 125, Avenue de Suffren
Over the last few years, and particularly during the pandemic, ISC Members have expressed interest in a mid-term meeting between General Assemblies. The President, Peter Gluckman on behalf of the Governing Board, and the CEO, Salvatore Aricò on behalf of the ISC Secretariat, were delighted to welcome representatives of ISC Members and Affiliated Bodies, as well as special guests to this Mid-term meeting, an in-person networking event to strengthen ISC Member relationships and discuss global developments for science as well as needs and priorities of Members and the ISC.
Representatives of ISC Members and ISC Affiliated Bodies were invited to this in-person event which forms part of the ISC Global Knowledge Dialogue series. It was the first occasion for all ISC Members to meet in person since the founding General Assembly in 2018 and an important opportunity for Members to network, share needs and learning, and discuss the strategic and organizational objectives of the ISC.
Please note this was not an ISC General Assembly and no voting was conducted.
Should you have any questions,
please contact Anne Thieme.
Photo: Matthew Jordan for the ISC
