World Science Forum

The World Science Forum (WSF, German: World Science Forum ) is the world's largest international conference series on global science policy. It takes place since 2003 every two years in the Hungarian capital of Budapest, and organized by the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in cooperation with UNESCO, the European Commission and the International Council for Science ( ICSU ).

Self-understanding

The WSF sees himself in the science sector as the future equivalent of the annual World Economic Forum ( World Economic Forum) in Davos, Switzerland, as "the Davos of science". Was the need for such a forum is justified that science and knowledge no longer primarily satisfy the curiosity of individual researchers serve, but an indispensable part of modern living, the future development of human society, their quality of life and the preservation of the natural foundations of life become and because the relationship between science and knowledge to society would be faced with fundamentally new questions and challenges. Similar to the World Economic Forum in Davos sees the World Science Forum in Budapest as the place to open a dialogue with the scientific community on the main issues of future global science policy, the future role of science in society can lead to the globally significant research nations and companies. Another goal of the WSF is to promote the teaching of science in the public in general and in particular an understanding of the need for scientific advice in political and economic decision-making.

History

Was the origin of the WSF in 1999 by UNESCO and the ICSU World Conference on Science organized ( World Conference on Science ) in Budapest, attended by over 2,000 delegates from 186 countries. At this conference, under the theme " Science for the 21st Century - a new requirement " was a declaration of principles ( Declaration on Science and the Use of Scientific Knowledge, German: Declaration on science and the application of scientific knowledge ) and action plan (Science Agenda - Framework for Action, German: Agenda for Science ) decided.

The first meeting under the name of World Science Forum was held in 2003. Previous topics:

  • 2003: Knowledge and Society ( Science and Society )
  • 2005: Knowledge, Ethics and Responsibility ( knowledge, ethics and responsibility)
  • 2007: Investing in Knowledge: Investing in the Future ( Investing in Knowledge: Investing in the future ); on this forum was the International Panel for Sustainable Resource Management, an international scientific institute under the auspices of the UN Environment Programme, established in
  • 2009: Knowledge and Future (knowledge and future)
  • 2011: The changing landscape of science: Challenges and opportunities ( change the scientific landscape: Challenges and opportunities ); first joint declaration was adopted on this forum: Declaration on a New Era of Global Science

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