About the International Year
Basic sciences have been instrumental in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the basic sciences that allowed us to know that the infection is caused by a virus, what the virus looks like, what the genetic sequence and its variations are.
Basic sciences are instrumental in all areas of our lives: even the World Wide Web, which you are using right now, was invented at CERN out of the need for global collaboration on fundamental physics experiments, and it was developed using powerful algorithms.
The International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development is a key moment of mobilization to convince economic and political leaders, as well as every citizen, of the importance of taking into account and mastering basic sciences to ensure a balanced, sustainable and inclusive development of the planet.
Basic sciences at the heart of sustainable development
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Janice Bailey - Fonds de Recherche du Québec - Nature et Technologie
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Michael Meadow - International Geographical Union
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Nadedja Komendantova - International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
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Patrick Cordier - International Mineralogical Association
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Hanna Dabkowska - International Union of Crystallography
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Janice Bailey - Fonds de Recherche du Québec - Nature et Technologie
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Michael Meadow - International Geographical Union
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Nadedja Komendantova - International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
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Patrick Cordier - International Mineralogical Association
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Hanna Dabkowska - International Union of Crystallography
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Jose Miguel Espinosa - International Astronomical Union
The International Year all over the world
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Sustainable development and basic sciences
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is the ambitious program set by all member countries of the United Nations to ensure a balanced, sustainable and widespread development of the planet.
The basic sciences, based on curiosity, have an essential contribution to make to the implementation of this agenda. They provide the means to address vital challenges such as access to food, energy, health, and communications for all. They allow us to understand the impact on the planet of the more than 8 billion people living today and to act to limit and sometimes even reduce it.
The basic sciences are at the same time the basis of major technological advances that stimulate innovation, essential for the training of future professionals and indispensable for the development of populations capable of participating in the decisions that affect their future.
The International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development, proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly, is a unique opportunity to convince all stakeholders that a basic understanding of nature will lead to more effective actions for the benefit of all.
Sustainable development and basic sciences
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is the ambitious program set by all member countries of the United Nations to ensure a balanced, sustainable and widespread development of the planet.
The basic sciences, based on curiosity, have an essential contribution to make to the implementation of this agenda. They provide the means to address vital challenges such as access to food, energy, health, and communications for all. They allow us to understand the impact on the planet of the more than 8 billion people living today and to act to limit and sometimes even reduce it.
The basic sciences are at the same time the basis of major technological advances that stimulate innovation, essential for the training of future professionals and indispensable for the development of populations capable of participating in the decisions that affect their future.
The International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development, proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly, is a unique opportunity to convince all stakeholders that a basic understanding of nature will lead to more effective actions for the benefit of all.
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