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Science Legislation
Parliament Building in Brazzaville
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On 13-14 January 2003, UNESCO organized an international roundtable on Science Technology and Innovation Policy:
The Parliamentary Perspective, in tandem with the Parliament of Finland and
ISESCO.
The Forum adopted a declaration. Among other things it recommended the establishment of regional science policy
fora, the role of which would be to facilitate an exchange of experiences and know-how in science, technology and innovation policy-making, science legislation
and ethics; to strengthen partnerships between legislators, scientists, the media, civil society, and public and private sectors in developing national
innovation systems; to support capacity-building by science parliamentary committees in emerging democracies, making use of best practices learned from the national
and regional experiences of organizations such as the Committee for the Future, European Parliamentary Technology Assessment etc.
The first forum was the Arab Science and Technology Policy Forum to be held in Cairo, in December 2004; the South Asian Forum followed in Chandigarh, India, in
March 2005; the Latin American Forum was held in Buenes Aires, Argentina, in March 2005; the Western Asian Science,
Technology and Innovation Policy Forum was established in Tehran, Iran, in February 2006.
In June 2006, the Director general of UNESCO launched the Nigerian parliamentarian S&T Forum in Abuja
UNESCO has also established the World Science Forum, which meets every two years in Budapest on the
occasion of World Science Day for Peace and Development on 10 November.
See also
Science Technology & Innovation Policy : The Role of Parliaments
Special session on the role of Parliaments (World Science Forum 2007)
Science and Technology Policy Forums (Brochure EN - FR)
The Reform of the S&T System of Nigeria
The Reform of the S&T System of Congo
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Two sub-regional fora in Africa for parliamentarians
January 2008 - African parliamentarians responsible for proposing or debating bills on science-related issues are to meet this year for two sub-regional fora organized by UNESCO. The first covering Central Africa is due to take place in Brazzaville (Congo) from 11 to 14 March. The second covering East Africa is tentatively scheduled for December. For details, contact the coordinator or write to the secretariat. (More)
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Science Policy
