23 Feb 2021 | News
Open and closed: A call to rethink the way we handle global research and innovation
Science|Business launches an inquiry into how we can better manage the amazing fruits of science and technology in an age of pandemics, climate change and global turmoil
It’s time to take a fresh look at when and how the world cooperates in science and technology development, according to a group of scientific and political leaders organised by Science|Business.
The pandemic and climate crises mean “we need to rethink the way we handle global research and innovation,” said German Bundestag member Stefan Kaufmann at a Science|Business online conference on February 23. The pandemic “has put a strong spotlight on, and amplified the already existing tension between, two conflicting priorities: the need for openness and the need for security,” he said.