1. Ivo Slaus's proposal is depending on more money for research than WAAS most probably has available. Interesting but not a top- priority on my list
2. Ashok Natarajan's has great potential also on a low budget.Will Dr Natarajan carry out all the basic work needed for this project ?
3. Anatole Klysov's propsal is interestingl but involves a lot of statistic research on the multiple aspect; How does WAAS deal with implications for youth and aging population ?
4. Ivo Slaus's proposal is provoking and referrs to a discussion held at the G.A in Hyderabad as well as by contributions by Members from Science and Art. What is needed is to
get "a list of eminent thinkers": I strongly suggest a closel cooperation with ICSU (The International Council for Science ) the non-government organization which was created in 1931 to promote international scientific branches of science and their applications for the benefit of humanity.This International Council fosters interdisciplinary bodies which undertake activities and research programmes of interest to severasl scientific bodies.
5 - 7. These are all good suggestions but my proposal is to put them in the WAAS-think- tank for future use.
- Here are three good books for further work:
G. Barba Navaretti-P Dasgupta et al:"Creation and Transfer of Knowledge -Institutions and Incentives" , Stockholm ,Springer Verlag, ISBN 3-540-64426-1
W. R Shea and Beat Sitter:" Scientists and their responsibility" , Bern, Watson Publishing International,ISBN 0-88 135-054-0
E.Sylvester Vizi:"Science in the Future of Europe" ,Budapest,Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest ISBN: 963 05 6809 8
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