Science and Policy decision making

BUDAPEST 8-10 Nov. 2003 WORLD SCIENCE FORUMScience and Policy decision making Professeur Alain POMPIDOU

Science and Policy

decision making

Professor Alain POMPIDOUHonorary member of European Parliament

Member of the National Academy of Technologies of France

Member of the National Committee of UNESCO


TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE

AS A

CULTURAL HERITAGE

BROADEN HUMAN EXPERIENCE

IN

A SOCIETAL CONTEXT

SCIENCE

AS

DEMONSTRATION BASED

BROADEN HUMAN KNOWLEDGE

IN

UNIVERSAL & ACULTURAL CONTEXT

THUS

SCIENCE ENLARGE THE FIELD OF KNOWLEDGE

GOES FAR BEYONDTHE CULTURAL HERITAGE


SCIENCE

And TECHNOLOGY

FEARS (esoterism)

CERTAINTY(scientism)

TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE


CREATIVITY AND INTUITION

BREAKTHROUGHS IN SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

JUSTIFIES

INDEPENDANCE AND FREEDOM OF SCIENTISTS


TRUST IN SCIENCE IS BASED ON

INDEPENDANCE

AND

FREEDOM

OF SCIENTISTS


SCIENCE

EXTEND THE INFLUENCE OF HUMAN

OPEN THE FIELD OF A POWER GAME

THREATEN TRADITIONAL POWERS

RELIGIONS REACT

THE GALILEO’S EXAMPLE

ENLARGE CAPACITY OF KNOWLEDGE


THE GALILEO’S EXAMPLE

ARISTOTELES

COPERNICUS

GALILEO

NEWTON

EINSTEIN


BATTLES AND DISPUTES BETWEEN

SCIENCE AND SOCIETY

DEFENDING

SCIENTIFIC VIEW SOCIETAL VIEW

GALILEO EINSTEIN

Questionning the organisation of the universe

Questionning the futur of our society


RAPIDLY CHANGING SOCIETY

GLOBALISATION and

COMPLEXITY OF SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE

TWO MAIN ISSUES


DEMOGRAPHIC EVOLUTION


ECONOMICAL EVOLUTION


EMERGENCE OF SCIENCE IN NEW COUNTRIES


COOPERATION IN COMPETITION

BETWEEN INDUSTRIALISED COUNTRIES

ASSISTANCE TO DEVELOPPING COUNTRIES

SUPPORT TO EMERGING COUNTRIES


SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL BREAKTHROUGHS

ECONOMIC PRESSURE & DEMOGRAPHIC PUSH

CONTEXT OF GLOBALISATION

OF INFORMATION AND EXCHANGES

NEW TERRITORIES FOR COMPETENCES

AND BEING INFLUENTIAL


NEW PRODUCTS

NEW SERVICES

NEW MARKET SHARE

ISSUED

FROM

SCIENTIFIC AND

TECHNOLOGICAL

ADVANCES

ADDITIVEFINANCIAL & ECONOMICS INDUSTRIAL & SOCIETAL

RISKS

NECESSITATE TO RESTORE TRUSTIN A CLIMATE OF GROWING COMPLEXITY


DOUBTS AND FEARS

REOPENING THE ISSUE

OF CERTAINTY IN SCIENCE

LACK OF COMPETENCE

TO GIVE ADVICES

CAUSES TROUBLE AMONG

PUBLIC OPINION POLICY DECISION MAKERS


A NEW LOGIC FOR EXPERTISE I.

ANALYSE THE TECHNOLOGICAL BREAK

START A PROSPECTIVE STEP

ELABORATE

INNOVATINE PROJECTS

REACT IN REAL TIME

ANTICIPATE THE CHANGES

PROMOTE SYNERGIES BETWEEN DISCIPLINES


A NEW LOGIC FOR EXPERTISE

ANSWER THE QUESTIONNING OF PUBLIC OPINION

INCREASE INFORMATION THROUGH TRAINING

REACH TO A WELL ARGUED DECISION

A BETTER INFORMED CITIZEN


PUBLIC DEBATE IS A VITAL

FEATURE FOR DEMOCRACY

PUBLIC DEBATE IS A VITAL

FEATURE FOR DEMOCRACY

ACTIVE AND INTERACTIVE TRAINING

BASED ON

A MEDIATION PEDAGOGY


Never have scientific progress and technological Innovation fashioned the mode

of economics social relations life styles

As much as they do today

thus, a real

« NEED FOR ETHICS »

has come to light in societies


Ethics is at one and the same time

THE MORAL STANDARD FOR ACTION

AND

A REFLEXION ON RISK


THE NECESSITY TO

ADRESS SCIENTIFIC ISSUES

AS WELL AS

ETHICAL-SOCIAL-LEGAL ISSUES

THE ROLE OF ETHICS COMMITTEES


IN THIS CONTEXT

INTERACTIONS BETWEEN

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

ETHICS

POLITICS

SOCIETY

PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DEFINE

TECHNOLOGICAL OPTIONS

Which will shape

THE FUTURE OF OUR SOCIETIES


* RESPECT FOR DIGNITY AND SOCIO CULTURAL IDENTITIES

* RESPECT FOR FREEDOM OF CHOICES AND CRITICAL SPIRIT

* RESPECT FOR PRINCIPLES OF EQUITY AND SOLIDARITY

THREE MAJOR PRINCIPLES


ENLARGEMENT OF KNOWLEDGE

RAISES THE ISSUE OF

RISK MANAGEMENT


SUBTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

A PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE

ACTIVE and PROPERLY BALANCED

ADJUSTED TO THE RISK

INVOLVING INDEPENDANT EXPERTS

MULTIDISCIPLINARY and

CONTROVERSAL EXPERTISE


A NEW RELATIONSHIP

BETWEEN SCIENCE & SOCIETY

ETHICS

ECONOMICS

and SOCIAL SCIENCE

FROM TRUST & FREEDOM

TO

ACCOUNTABILITY & RESPONSABILITY


REFER TO TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE

NEW RULES FOR POLICY DECISION MAKING

BACK TO BASICS


KEEP OPEN MINDED ORIENTED RESEARCH

FROM BASIC RESEARCH

TO PROBLEM ORIENTED

ANSWER THE NEEDS

OF ECONOMICS AND SOCIETY


Arthur D Little

THE POLICY DECISION MAKERS I.


THE POLICY DECISION MAKERS II.

Arthur D Little

Science and Policy decision making

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