The Council convenes the scientific expertise and resources needed to lead on catalysing, incubating and coordinating impactful international action on issues of major scientific and public importance.
The Council seeks to provide a powerful and credible global voice that is respected in both the public and policy domains and within the scientific community. It will use that voice to:
- Speak for the value of all science and the need for evidence-informed understanding and decision-making at all levels, from local to global.
- Stimulate and support international, interdisciplinary collaboration, particularly among Members of the Council, on scientific research and scholarship on issues of global concern.
- Articulate scientific knowledge on issues of global concern in the public and policy domains.
- Promote and assist science diplomacy, particularly where it advances the common good and addresses global challenges.
- Promote the continued and equal advancement of scientific rigour, creativity and relevance in all parts of the world.
- Assist the scientific community and relevant stakeholders in their respective roles in the conduct of science and in the face of the evolution of science systems.
- Defend and promote the free and responsible practice of science.
Priorities for 2024
The Council’s Priorities, and its Action Plan, form the practical framework for the ISC’s work until the end of 2024, and to work towards our vision of science as a global public good.
