Academies of Sciences and the Transition to Knowledge Societies. Challenges and Perspectives for the Academies of Eastern and South-Eastern EuropeUNESCO Science Policy Series. 6th volume. Report based on the outcomes of the International Conference “Global Science and National Policies: the Role of Academies” (May 2007, Chisinau)
On 4 and 5 May 2007 Academies of Sciences from Eastern and South-Eastern Europe (ESEE) took part in a Conference on “Global Science and National Policies: the Role of Academies”. The Conference was organized by UNESCO (Venice and Moscow Offices) and the International Council for Science (ICSU) and it was hosted by the Academy of Sciences of Moldova at its headquarters in Chisinau.
This publication represents, in summary form, the main outcome of the discussions held during the Conference in Chisinau of the eighteen Academies of the region organized around these lines of reflection. In addition to a brief account of the presentations and discussions, it includes an analysis of, and proposals for, possible roles that the Academies from the Eastern and South-Eastern European countries can assume in order to play an active role while adapting to the new local realities, as well as to global development and trends. One Annex presents a set of model statutes that could assist Academies in their thinking about organizational and membership issues.
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