President–Indian.ppt

1、Goverdhan Mehta Director, Indian Institute of Science Co-Chair, InterAcademy Council Past PresidentIndian National Science Academy (INSA),Science and Technology Capacity and the Knowledge Society,The Dawn of Knowledge Era,Knowledge products,Innovation,Networks,Technology,Industrial Society,Agricultu

2、ral Society,Information Society,Knowledge Society,Societal Transformation,Economic Growth,What is a Knowledge Society ?,That uses knowledge holistically to empower and enrich people and is an integral driver of sustainable development (societal transformation) A life-long learning society committed

3、to innovation Has the capacity to generate, diffuse, utilize and protect knowledge - creates economic wealth and social equity Enlightens people towards an integrated view of life as a fusion of mind, body and spirit Planning Commission Report, India 2001,The Age of Science,“The 20th centurys unprec

4、edented gains in advancing human development and eradicating poverty came largely from technological breakthroughs”,In a globalizing, knowledge driven world with increasing importance of service industries and technological competitiveness, this contribution can only become higher.,S it is, however,

5、 always necessary.,“Policy, not charity, will determine whether new technologies become a tool for human development everywhere” UNDP-HDR 2001,“There is enough in this world for everyones needs but not greed” -Mahatma Gandhi,The Dignity of Work,“Development is about expanding the choices people have

6、 to lead lives that they value”,.But, two thirds of the world population lives in conditions of relative to complete deprivation.What choices do they have?,.1 billion without safe drinking water, 2.4 billion without access to basic sanitation, 1 billion illiterates,The Paradox of Our Time,Growing in

7、equalities,Knowledge Divide,Rising Inequities,Inequities are rising within and between countries Assets of worlds 3 richest people exceed combined GDP of poorest 48 countries 1.2 billion people living on less than $1 a day and 2.8 billion on less than $2 a day (1998),Industrialized nations vsLess De

8、veloped Countries (LDCs),Widening gaps in human resource capacity S and the Third World Academy of Sciences Co-Chairs Bruce Alberts, President, National Academy of Sciences Goverdhan Mehta, Past President, Indian National Science Academy Observers International Council for Science, ICSU; InterAcadem

9、y Panel (IAP) ; and The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences,Inter Academy Council,Modus operandi Project-by-project studies, sponsor-initiated Transparent Process Independence Study panels established through broad consultations (IAP Academies) Composition of panels approved by IAC Board

10、Merit-based Draft reports subject to intensive peer review Released after approval by the IAC Board,Inter Academy Council,First study: Strategy for Building Worldwide Capacities in Science and Technology. (Expected release Dec 2003, Mexico City) Second study: Science and Technology for Improving Agr

11、icultural Productivity in Africa (Expected completion Jan 2004) Third study initiated: Towards Transitions to Sustainable Energy Systems (under implementation),Inter Academy Council,Activities Planned Gender Issues in Science & Technology Use of Internet for Distance Education in S & T Science and Technology in Preserving World Heritage Sites (UNESCO),“ Today, the Third World is only slowly waking up to the realization that in the final analysis, creation, mastery and utilization of