L’ambassadeur Alexandre Fasel, nommé premier représentant spécial pour la diplomatie scientifique à Genève
Nommé par le Conseil fédéral, l’ambassadeur Alexandre Fasel sera le premier en charge de la diplomatie scientifique pour la Suisse. Ancien ambassadeur auprès de la mission suisse à l’ONU à Genève, le diplomate perçoit toute l’importance que prend cette discipline, et qu’il considère « en pleine expansion ». A l’image des smartphones et tablettes qui ont révolutionné […]
The first GESDA Science & Diplomacy Plenary session, as seen by the participants
GESDA’s mission is to anticipate possible scientific advances and accelerate the development of solutions built around them, whether technological or institutional, for the benefit of people, society and the planet. With this in mind, GESDA initiated in summer 2020 a scouting phase of scientific breakthroughs at 5, 10 and 25 years, and identified emerging research which will have major impact on […]
GESDA supports International Day of Women and Girls in Science
On 11 February each year is celebrated United Nations’ International Day of Women and Girls in Science, one that GESDA particularly supports. Indeed, GESDA is deeply committed to make sure that science and its advances leave no-one behind and that is true for women and girls, too. Women are still underrepresented in many deep science fields, […]
Michael Møller interviewed on World Radio Switzerland
GESDA Diplomacy Forum Chair Michael Møller was invited on World Radio Switzerland on 8 February 2021 to explain in depth the Foundation’s mission and activities. Listen to the full interview here: https://www.worldradio.ch/article/mckay-interview-michael-moller-gesda-8-february-2021/
Strong media interest for GESDA’s announcement of Diplomacy Forum members
With 24 articles and interviews collected in national media outlets, the announcement of GESDA’s first Science and Diplomacy Plenary that took place on 18 December 2020 raised high interest. For the first time, the full list of the 17 GESDA Diplomacy Moderators had been disclosed on this occasion in a press release the day before. This list […]
Ignazio Cassis: science and diplomacy key to inclusive development
Last year, the Swiss government launched an initiative aimed at bolstering Switzerland as a future hub for global governance and multilateralism. Breakthroughs in science and technology were identified as a field likely to play a major role in the future of diplomacy between countries – as seen this year with the race to mobilise the […]
GESDA gathers its high-level academic and diplomacy panels to leverage anticipatory science advances and address emerging global challenges in an innovative way
The Geneva Science and Diplomacy Anticipator (GESDA), a Swiss foundation dedicated to anticipation in science and diplomacy, is convening the first gathering of its Academic Forum and Diplomacy Forum. The latter is formed so far of 17 high-level decision and policymakers from all over the world whose names are disclosed today (full list below). On […]
Press release #2: GESDA gathers its high-level academic and diplomacy panels to leverage anticipatory science advances and address emerging global challenges in an innovative way – 17.12.2020
Samantha Besson, membre du Conseil de Fondation GESDA, inaugure sa leçon « Reconstruire l’ordre institutionnel international » au Collège de France
Titulaire de la chaire Droit international des institutions depuis 2019 au Collège de France, Samantha Besson y a tenu sa leçon inaugurale le jeudi 3 décembre, dont l’intégralité est disponible sur le site du Collège de France. La professeure a ouvert son discours sur un fait historique choisi avec soin : le « Traité de Fribourg » – ville […]
Science’s valuable lessons from journeys into the unknown
In this Op-Ed published in the GS Daily Brief newsletter in the framework of GESDA’s partnership with Geneva Solutions, Fabiola Gianotti, DG of CERN and Board member of GESDA, underlines that “science is more than a source of knowledge and progress, it is also a value system.” “This year, science has been in the spotlight as never before, […]
