World Conference on Science
In June 1999, UNESCO and the International Council for Science (ICSU) organized the World Conference on Science
in Budapest (Hungary). For the first time, the world’s governments and the international scientific community gathered
under one roof to prepare a new ‘social contract’ for science in the twenty-first century.
The World Conference on Science gave rise to a number of global initiatives sponsored by UNESCO. Among these are:
Click here for a brief history of the World Conference on Science and World Science Forum
Budapest +10
In November 2009, the theme of the World Science Forum will be a 10-year review of follow-up to the World
Conference. The Forum will analyse how many countries have espoused the new social contract for science over
the past decade and to what effect. (More)
Read also about the regional networks set up under the auspices of UNESCO prior to the World Conference on Science.
Science Policy
