Roundtable on the Future of Democracy: Challenges & Opportunities - St. Augustine, Florida
The World Academy of Art & Science and World University Consortium partnered with Ethical Markets Media to conduct a three-day roundtable on the Future of Democracy. This event built on the insights, conclusions and recommendations generated at the Future of Democracy Roundtable at Dubrovnik in April 2018.
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Globalism vs Nationalism - Podgorica, Montenegro
Globalization, nationalism, and the relations between them have been the subjects of debate among scholars for many years. The world today has become very different from what it was previously, because of globalization. It is the struggle of nationalism against globalism, and it will be fought out, not only among nations, but within nations.
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Anticipation, Agency and Complexity - Trento, Italy
Following up on the pioneering, highly successful First International Conference on Anticipation co-organized by University of Trento, UNESCO, the World Academy of Art and Science and World University Consortium at Trento in November 2015, WAAS and WUC collaborated with the Department of Sociology and Social Research of the University of Trento, and the UNESCO Chairs in Anticipatory Systems to organize this important workshop.
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New Paradigm and Planetary Engagement - Seoul, Korea
Sep 22 2016 to Sep 23 2016
Humanity today faces critical challenges. The choice before us is either evolution or extinction. As Pope Francis encyclical, Laudato Si, suggests, unless we, the global community, can find ways to revitalize the healthiness of an integral ecology that incorporates mutually inter-connected human, social, and environmental ecological systems, the human species is not sustainable. The starting point for meeting these challenges is to awaken human minds to the need for radical change of course. This should necessarily lead to a quantum shift in the paradigm of education, especially university education. This Colloquium provided a venue to reflect upon the reality which humanity confronts today and to envision our best course of action, including a new role for higher educational institutions as architects of the future.
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International Conference: Technology + Society =? Future - Podgorica - Podgorica, Montenegro
May 19 2016 to May 20 2016
Shaping the future in order to realize the economic and social goals that enable the establishment of a socially inclusive and environmentally healthy community is the fundamental challenge of human society. Technology has been shown to be the key player in meeting this challenge. Still, there remain many uncertainties related to the transformation of scientific results into technology regarding its positive economic potential, and social, and human outcomes. The rapid pace of technological change at the beginning of the twenty-first century, as well as the inability to understand technology and perceive its effects on society is one of the greatest, very subtle, problems of the XXI century.
The Montenegrin Academy of Sciences and Arts, in cooperation with World Academy of Art & Science, European Academy of Sciences & Arts, Global Round Table and All European Academies, organized this conference in Podgorica, Montenegro.
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XIII International Colloquium - Lisbon, Portugal
May 11 2016 to May 13 2016
The XIII International Colloquium took place at the Lisbon School of Economics & Management, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal, on 11-13, May, 2016. The selected theme was “Post-2008 Global Dynamics & Structural Changes: Economic, Political and Eco-Societal Transitions”. This meeting was organized by the University of Lisbon, the University of Brasilia, the World Academy of Art and Science, World University Consortium.
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Conference on Science, Technology, Innovation & Social Responsibility - CERN, Geneva
This symposium was organized by CERN and the World Academy of Art & Science under the auspices of United Nations Office at Geneva. It surveyed the potential impact of scientific and technological innovation in different fields on the progress of humanity in the 21st century and the alternative mechanisms available to ensure socially responsible management of these activities by the research community, business and governments.
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Paradigm Shift - Geneva, Switzerland
On November 10th WAAS and WUC convened a meeting in Geneva to summarize core findings of fifteen conferences and workshops conducted over the past four years and to identify the agenda for future work. A consensus has emerged from these efforts that a new conceptual framework is urgently needed to reflect the complex realities of global society. This calls for a paradigm shift in thinking in the social sciences as significant as the earlier shifts in the natural sciences from a geocentric to a heliocentric universe and from a mechanistic Newtonian world to the complexity revealed by Quantum Mechanics. This paradigm shift will represent a quantum shift away from mechanistic, naturalistic, materialistic conceptions and models of human society, making human welfare the focal point and central objective, affirming the central importance and validity of universal values in the human sciences, restoring scientific legitimacy to subjective experience, and recognizing the catalytic role of creative individuals in the evolution of the collective.
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First International Conference on ANTICIPATION - Trento, Italy
The Anticipation conference was organized by The UNESCO Chair in Anticipatory Systems, together with the World Academy of Art and Science, International Society for the Systems Sciences, the Advanced Design Network, and the Department of Sociology and Social Sciences of the University of Trento.
Anticipation is coming to the fore as an emerging field of study that is influencing a wide variety of disciplines. This international conference explored the interaction among anticipation, uncertainty and complexity. Some questions that were raised are these: When does anticipation occur in behavior and life? What types of anticipation can be distinguished? What structures and processes are necessary for anticipatory action? How can anticipation be modeled? A better and more complete understanding of anticipation and its effects will improve theories and models of individual and collective human behavior and its consequences. The ability to anticipate in complex environments may improve the resilience of societies facing threats from a global proliferation of agents and forces by articulating uncertainties through anticipatory processes.
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ISF 2015 - Oxford, UK
4th International Scientific Forum, ISF 2015 on Education, Climate Change and Economic Development, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
The European Scientific Institute, ESI is a global academic platform, connecting thousands of researchers from around the globe. ESI cooperates with universities and academic centres on 5 continents, organizing interdisciplinary conferences, forums and workshops. These academic events gather researchers from different disciplines, giving them an opportunity to present their papers, transfer knowledge and share best practices.
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XII INTERNATIONAL COLLOQUIUM - Gainesville, FL
May 20 2015 to May 22 2015
The selected theme was: Visions of Sustainable Development: Theory and Action. This meeting was organized by the University of Florida (UF), the University of Brasilia (UnB), and the World Academy of Art and Science (WAAS).
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The Global Game Changers Lab - Orange County, CA
May 13 2015 to May 15 2015
YKCenter's Strategic Design Labs are places that enable humans to: Re: View, Learn, Think, Create, Invent, Design, Ignite, Start, and ReBoot. The Lab consisted of a 3 full days of reboot model.
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Framework for a New Paradigm of Human Development - Baku
Apr 29 2015 to Apr 30 2015
The accelerated pace of change in the global economic, political, technological, scientific, social and environmental spheres, growing complexity of the interactions and increasing integration of inter-dependencies between these spheres present unparalleled challenges to human security, welfare and well-being. Persistent poverty combined with rising levels of unemployment, inequality, social unrest, armed conflict, resource depletion and climate instability are symptomatic. These challenges have defied solution by piecemeal, sectoral strategies based on existing concepts and national level policy initiatives.
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“The State of the World, Need for the New World Paradigm and Role of Ukraine in it” - Kiev, Ukraine
The world is not in a healthy state. It needs some help in healing itself, in revitalizing its values of freedom, dignity of individual, supremacy of law, social justice (rather than focusing just on money). A shift from the “win-lose” to a “win-win” game is necessary through a shift to acting out of the sense of obligation in the spirit of cooperation. Ukraine can be of help in the process because it has gone through a very painful process of rebirth of a nation, with values and behavior mentioned above, which could be useful for the world to be conscious of.
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New Paradigm of Sustainable Human Development - Almaty
The conference examined the theoretical foundations and policy framework for a new paradigm in human development capable of addressing the pressing challenges confronting humanity today.
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XI International Colloquium on Global Crisis and Changes of Paradigms: Current Issues - Brasilia
XI International Colloquium took place in Brasília on “Global Crisis and Changes of Paradigms: Current Issues” and the event was on May 6-8, 2014.
As it is well known economics has been concerned with understanding how economies work in order to discover which policies could make them work better. Growth, distribution, inflation, trade and employment, have been some of the main concerns of macroeconomic theories. Yet few economists foresaw the scale of the financial and economic crisis from 2008, and few have been able to propose alternative economic paradigms to respond to it. The main objective of the Colloquium was to provide a platform for a productive exchange of ideas, theories and policies that might identify such paradigm shifts and better inform policies for both national and global governance.
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New Paradigm for Human Development - Baku, Azerbaijan
As it is well known economics has been concerned with understanding how economies work in order to discover which policies could make them work better. Growth, distribution, inflation, trade and employment, have been some of the main concerns of macroeconomic theories. Yet few economists foresaw the scale of the financial and economic crisis from 2008, and few have been able to propose alternative economic paradigms to respond to it. The main objective of the Colloquium was to provide a platform for a productive exchange of ideas, theories and policies that might identify such paradigm shifts and better inform policies for both national and global governance.
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BioVision Alexandria - Library of Alexandria, Egypt
Following the meeting of the World University Consortium’s (WUC) charter members at Bibliotheca Alexandrina (Library of Alexandria) in February, Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library, Director of WUC and WAAS Fellow, invited the World Academy and WUC to conduct three sessions at the 7th Biennial International BioVision Alexandria conference on April 7-9, 2014. A specific goal of BioVision Alexandria was to increase participation of developing countries and create significant roles for them in the global exchange of knowledge and best practices. The conference examined the latest and emerging scientific discoveries and inquired into ways they will shape our world and worldviews. The theme of BioVision 2014 was “New Life Sciences: The Next Decade.”
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International Conference - Transition to a New Society - Podgorica, Montenegro
Mar 20 2014 to Mar 21 2014
Human society is currently undergoing changes of a nature unprecedented in both magnitude and intensity. The outcome of this development will be a different type of civilization based mainly on knowledge, information, communication and the most importantly – mobility. One of the main difficulties in this transition is the emerging gap between the accelerating pace of technological change and the slower pace of cultural evolution. The changes in technology, in turn, are closely connected to broader issues, including political and economic change, energy concerns, natural resources, food supply, health, individual quality of life, and many more.
The Montenegrin Academy of Sciences & Arts organized an international conference on this theme on March 20-21, 2014, in Podgorica, Montenegro. The conference was co-organized by the World Academy of Art and Science, ALLEA and the European Academy of Sciences and Arts.
This conference focused on three major topics: A. Political and Economic Change; B. Environment, Energy and Sustainability, and C. Humans and Machines. The subheadings are only suggestions for issues to be discussed.
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CERN Colloquium - CERN, Geneva
On 13 March 2014, Rolf Heuer, the Director-General of CERN and Garry Jacobs, the Chief Executive Officer of WAAS, signed an MOU (in the presence of Herwig Schopper and Maurizio Bona) providing the basis for future cooperation between the two organizations.
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World University Consortium Meeting of Charter Members - Alexandria
Feb 12 2014 to Feb 14 2014
World University Consortium Meeting of Charter Members at Library of Alexandria from Feb 12th to 14th 2014.
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International Conference -- World Academy Forum on the Future of Global Higher Education -
The World Academy Forum on Global Higher Education was held on October 2-3, 2013 in Berkeley, California, USA, bringing together leading-edge educators, universities, MOOCs, technology providers and other stakeholders to brainstorm new models and creative solutions for establishing a world-class system of higher education available to all humanity and to forge an international alliance of stakeholders to make it happen.
Recognizing the huge, rapidly expanding gap between educational needs and resources, the resulting deficiencies in development of precious and perishable human potentialities, and the consequent incalculable losses for individuals, families and communities, which can only be remedied by a massive global effort to meet the challenge, the World University Consortium will seek to develop innovative strategies for enhancing accessibility, affordability, quality, creativity and relevance in the field of higher education at the global level.
The UC Berkeley Forum is an integral component of the Academy’s broader program to evolve a New Paradigm for Human Development able to fulfill the aspirations of all human beings.
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Roundtable - Ottawa, Canada
Sep 17 2013 to Sep 18 2013
The World Academy launched an initiative to bring together like-minded organizations and individuals to examine the root causes of the multiple challenges confronting humanity today and formulate a comprehensive strategy for addressing them. Its central premise is that viable, effective solutions can be found to meet the entire spectrum of economic, ecological, political and social challenges by formulation of an integrated perspective, comprehensive strategy and detailed policy framework attuned to the realities, needs and emerging opportunities of the 21st century.
WAAS organized a roundtable in Ottawa on September 17-18, 2013 to address fundamental questions interlinking a wide range of WAAS programs such as Economy & Employment, Energy & Ecology, Human Capital, Money & Finance, Security and Global Governance.
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Roundtable - Washington DC
Sep 14 2013 to Sep 15 2013
The multiple challenges confronting humanity transcend narrow disciplinary boundaries. They are interrelated and interdependent and defy solution by partial, sectoral approaches. They are all global in nature and cannot be fully addressed without coordinated actions by the international community. Approaches to resolving these challenges are subject to conflicting claims, priorities and interests. Viewed as a whole and in relation to one another, they present to humanity a nexus of interconnected problems of unparalleled complexity.
WAAS organized a roundtable in Washington on September 14-15, 2013 to address these challenges. The roundtable was intended to develop new concepts and strategies as part of WAAS’ program to evolve a new paradigm for global development.
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Opportunities and Challenges for the 21st Century - Library of Alexandria, Egypt
The objective of the workshop was to frame the outlines of a comprehensive approach for dealing with the major challenges facing humanity today.
The workshop addressed the following broad issues:
Common root causes of the multiple global crises
Ideas, principles and values on which comprehensive solutions need to be based
Strategies, policies, proposals, legal and institutional mechanisms
Actionable steps
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Opportunities & Challenges for the 21st Century: Search for a New Paradigm - United Nations Office at Geneva
A conference at the Palais des Nations, Geneva was conducted on June 3, 2013 with participation from major international organizations and NGOs.
The objective of the conference was to identify elements of a comprehensive approach for dealing with the major challenges facing humanity today.
The conference addressed the following fundamental questions in an interrelated manner:
Economy & Employment: How can global food security, full employment and abolition of poverty be achieved within a decade?
Energy & Ecology: How can global living standards be raised to middle class levels without depleting or destroying the environment or depriving future generations of the capacity to sustain these achievements?
Human Capital – Education, Health & Welfare: How can global levels of education and public health be raised to OECD level?
Money & Finance: How can the necessary financial resources be generated and mobilized to achieve the goals described in the first three questions?
Security: How can we permanently eliminate war and WMD that threaten to destroy all other development achievements?
Global Governance: How can we design and implement systems of global governance capable of implementing necessary measures to achieve the other five goals for the welfare and well-being of all?
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The Role of Crisis in Social Evolution : Lessons from History, Web Seminar on Global Challenges & Opportunities -
The Academy conducted an e-seminar on May 13th, 2013 to address the global crises facing humanity. The econference yielded a definitive report exploring the interrelationships between peace, security, economics, employment, global governance, rule of law, ecology, social process, technology, organization, education, research and individuality as dimensions of a comprehensive and integrated perspective. Discussion focused on the complexity of the global challenges confronting humanity in the fields of economy and employment, energy and ecology, international law and global governance, education and human capital, money and finance, peace and security. Emphasis was placed on the need for a transdisciplinary, integrated approach, illustrating how the problem of unemployment was linked not only to economy but also to public policy, education, health, psychological well-being, crime, social stability, and terrorism. Participants affirmed the need to go beyond mere analysis of causes to the formulation of a set of ideas, values, principles, strategies and policies that will lead to inter-sectoral and integrated action.
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Impact of Science and Technology on Society and Economy - Trieste, Italy
Humanity is at a crossroads. Present social science theory and public policy are no longer adequate to meet the multi-dimensional challenges posed by rising social aspirations, unemployment and inequality, wasteful patterns of production and consumption, globalization of markets, technological advances, demographic changes, and ecological constraints. Incremental changes in public policy based on the present conceptual framework will only aggravate problems that are already acute. At the same time, the resources and capabilities of global society have never been greater than they are today. Scientific knowledge, technological developments, infrastructure and productive capabilities, educated and skilled human resources, entrepreneurial skills, commercial organization and a rapidly expanding global social network offer unprecedented opportunities for rapid social progress.
A solution can be found to every one of these problems, if only we are willing to think outside conventional boundaries. There is no dearth of opportunity. The limits we confront are limits to our thought. What is needed is to approach the challenges and the opportunities comprehensively and evolve an integrated package of solutions. The concept of efficient market theory to maximize return to investors has to be replaced by a theoretical framework that maximizes the efficiency of society as a whole by the full utilization of all available social resources to improve human welfare and well-being.
This Forum formulated a comprehensive package of solutions to mobilize the enormous untapped potentials of human and social capital based on far-sighted, ecologically sustainable economic policies; advanced delivery systems for higher education and vocational training; innovations in the application of science and technology; and new types of social networks and industrial clusters; together with strategies to release and direct social aspirations and energies into new fields of creativity.
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New Delhi General Assembly - New Delhi, India
Nov 9 2011 to Nov 11 2011
New Delhi General Assembly : November 9-11, 2011
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