“Plus de science dans la diplomatie, plus de diplomatie dans la science”

Le Conseiller fédéral Ignazio Cassis était présent lors du 25ème anniversaire de l’Université de la Suisse italienne, samedi 8 mai 2021, à Lugano. Lors de son allocution, il a souligné l’importance d’avoir “plus de science dans la diplomatie, plus de diplomatie dans la science”, en citant GESDA comme exemple prégnant. Retrouvez ci-dessous son discours complet, […]

‘Laws alone are no match for the power of AI’

GESDA is thrilled to co-organize the Anticipating the future of artificial intelligence and its impact on people and on society track on Monday 10 May in the framework of the 2021 Applied Machine Learning Days held online. Tickets are already available here. Speakers and co-organizers Emmanuel Abbé, professor of mathematical data science, and Rüdiger Urbanke, professor of communication theory, both […]

Science diplomacy: a slogan or a concrete asset for society?

Our Executive Director of the Diplomacy Forum Daria Robinson is featured in today’s Geneva Solutions newsletter, reflecting on how science and diplomacy are closely intertwined and why GESDA’s work makes sense, now more than ever. Read her opinion column:   “Is science condemned to stay on the back seat of policy making? Or should it share […]

Science diplomacy and cross-border cooperation focus of German-speaking foreign ministers’ meeting in Lugano

Today the five foreign ministers from Germany, Austria, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein and Switzerland gathered in Lugano at the invitation of Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis. On this occasion, Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, Chairman of the Geneva Science and Diplomacy Anticipator, introduced the Foundation, the results achieved in the last 22 months, and its importance in the framework of the […]

Looking retrospectively at 18 months of activity: the GESDA Activity Report 2019 & 2020 is out

GESDA’s first annual Activity Report is rich in fact and figures, demonstrating our commitment in achieving our milestones for our pilot phase. Our operations are split in four main categories: science anticipation, diplomacy acceleration, translation into action & Impact Fund, global visibility –a glimpse of which is described below. Science anticipation In just a few […]

Press release: GESDA to hold inaugural summit in October for global diplomacy initiatives based on emerging science breakthroughs

GENEVA, Switzerland, 13 April 2021 — The Geneva Science and Diplomacy Anticipator (GESDA), a Swiss foundation that serves as the first global tool for diplomacy based on the anticipation of science, today released its first activity report and announced it will hold its first annual summit for ambitious solutions based on a proprietary decision-making platform: […]