UNESCO launches the International Decade of Science for Sustainable Development
The launch of the Science Decade symbolically took place 2nd December 2024, at the Latin America and Caribbean Open Science Forum on San Andrés, Colombia
Lidia Brito, Deputy Director General of UNESCO, Natural Sciences sector, officially opened the International Decade of Sciences for Sustainable Development (2024-2033) during the Latin America and Caribbean
Open Science Forum (CILAC) 2024, held on San Andrés, Colombia, 2 – 4 December 2024.
After a 30 minutes keynote talk, she moderated a ministerial panel with:
- Yesenia Olaya, Minister, Ministerio Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación, Colombia;
- Eduardo Ortega-Barría, National Secretary for Science and Technology, Panamá (SENACYT);
- Benjamin Barán, President Minister, National Council of Science and Technology, Mexico (CONACYT);
- Walter Sáenz Rojas, Subdirector General, Tecnológico Nacional INATEC, Nicaragua;
- Manuel Martin Catacora Villasante, Advisor to the Presidency of the National Council for Science, Technology and Technological Innovation (CONCYTEC), Peru;
- Andrea Brito Latgé, Vice Minister of Strategic Policies and Programs, Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Brazil;
- Violeta Vázquez Rojas, Undersecretary of Science and Humanities, Government of Mexico;
- Andrea Armas Rodríguez, Director General of Science, Technology and Innovation, Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment of the Republic of Cuba;
- Paula González Frías, Head of the Public Policy Division, Chilean Ministry of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation
New website
The International Decade of Sciences for Sustainable Development now has also a companion website, with all relevant information about UNESCO action for this Decade.
Luc Allemand
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