The Role of Science and Technology in Society and Governance 1998
The influence of science on People's lives is growing
The power of science to bring about change places a duty on scientists to proceed with great caution both in what they do and what they say.
Scientists should reflect on the social consequences of the technological applications or dissemination of partial information of their work and explain to the public and policy makers alike the degree of scientific uncertainty or incompleteness in their findings.
Scientists should reflect on the social consequences of the technological applications or dissemination of partial information of their work and explain to the public and policy makers alike the degree of scientific uncertainty or incompleteness in their findings.
Science is globalisation
- Growing technology demand from emerging economies
- World recognition of the interconnectedness of the planet’s biophysical systems
- Improved communications, especially via the Internet
- All forces above improve scientific cooperation and information exchange between individual researchers, institutions and governments.
- For ensure science is truly global, all effort should in ensure all countries (rich and poor) and improve collaborative research and technology transfer between countries.