SCIENCE AS A DEVELOPMENT TOOL: THE CAPACITY WE NEED FOR THE FUTURE WE WANT

Quarraisha Abdool Karim, presidente TWAS-Accademia Mondiale delle Scienze, direttore scientifico associato CAPRISA-Centro per il Programma di Ricerca sull'AIDS in Sudafrica / president TWAS-The World Academy of Sciences, associate scientific director CAPRISA-Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa

Sabah AlMomin, ricercatrice KISR-Istituto per la Ricerca Scientifica Kuwait / resarcher KISR-Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research

Muhammad Iqbal Choudhary, direttore Centro Internazionale per le Scienze Chimiche e Biologiche, Pakistan / director International Center for Chemistry and Biological Sciences, Pakistan

Helena Nader, responsabile Istituto di Farmacologia e Biologia Molecolare Università Federale di São Paulo / head Institute of Pharmacology and Molecular Biology Federal University of São Paulo

Max Paoli, coordinatore dei programmi TWAS-Accademia Mondiale delle Scienze / programme coordinator TWAS-The World Academy of Science

Humanity is facing severe challenges, from food and water security, to the climate crisis and pandemics. At the same time, the fourth industrial revolution is opening up new opportunities, and innovations in medicine and biotechnology are embraced around the world. But scientific capacity is distributed unevenly worldwide. To properly address key issues that hinder sustainable development, it is urgent to boost scientific growth in the global South. This session will discuss the importance of building research capacity, promoting science diplomacy, and improving education in the developing world.