Speaker
Description
As the Academia Europaea approaches the 40th year of its existence the world’s
perception of fundamental sciences and their contributions to societal impacts have
evolved remarkably since its creation.
In addition to the fundamental role of its members in the creation and exchange of
knowledge the Academia Europaea has, increasingly, been recognised as a
fundamental resource for knowledge-based advice for policy in Europe.
This trend has accelerated recently whereby the Academia Europaea, in addition to its
traditional roles in several Europe-wide Academy consortia and working groups, is now
a central facilitator for Europe in the Science Advice for Policy by European Academies
(SAPEA) process and the G20 (S20) process.
These activities will be reviewed and discussed.