Ignazio Cassis met GESDA en lumière dans son éditorial de «Politorbis»
Pour la toute dernière édition du magazine «Politorbis», consacré à la politique extérieure de la Suisse, le Conseiller fédéral Ignazio Cassis a choisi de citer GESDA en exemple dans son long éditorial. En abordant la thématique de la prévention des atrocités humaines, ce tirage pourrait sembler quelque peu éloigné des activités de GESDA. Or c’est en […]
GESDA described in « Ticino Welcome », the magazine for business and society of the Canton of Ticino
In the latest (December 2020-January2021) edition of the magazine Ticino Welcome, covering business and societal issues related mainly to the Canton of Ticino but also Switzerland as whole, Olivier Dessibourg, Executive Director Science Communication and Outreach at GESDA, gives an extensive interview on the vision and activities of the Foundation created by the Swiss confederation and the Canton and […]
The future practice of data governance in debate
Data plays a pivotal role in many avenues of our lives, our economies, and our societies. This truth has been highlighted in dramatic fashion in societies’ response to the COVID-19 crisis. But what is data? This question is critical yet not easy to answer since data is not just one thing, and it is changing […]
GESDA included by the Geneva Internet Platform in its Digital Atlas
GESDA has just joined the 500+ actors community of the Geneva Digital Atlas, alongside the World Economic Forum or the CyberPeace Institute amongst a long list of established organizations. The GESDA introductory page and focus on its digital activities can be read here: https://dig.watch/actors/geneva-science-and-diplomacy-anticipator The Geneva Digital Atlas is a comprehensive digital policy observatory, which provides […]
I-DAIR launches its incubation phase
This initiative has been accompanied by GESDA since its inception. I-DAIR stands for International Digital Health and AI Research Collaborative. It intends to implement the recommendations of the UN Secretary General High-Level Panel on Digital Cooperation through the establishment of an international science-driven initiative on Artificial Intelligence (AI) for health building upon concrete use-cases […]
The imperative of a new multilateralism – enhanced by science
Op-Ed of Michael Møller, chair of GESDA’s Diplomacy Forum, published in Geneva Solutions. “You don’t need me to tell you that we are living in a really troubled world. Covid-19 has indeed revealed, and in many cases reinforced, the dramatic failures of our societies and has highlighted in very stark ways the stress that […]
Micheline Calmy-Rey: How AI could become the new frontier in conflict resolution
The former Swiss President and GESDA Board member in an interview with Geneva Solutions In this interview, Michel Calmy-Rey reveals more about the launch of the Geneva-Zurich Center for Science and Diplomacy, which aim is to address the future of global governance and multilateralism, and to do so by identifying fields of scientific […]
The importance of science anticipation
Podcast interview of Sandro Giuliani, Executive Director Impact Fund and Impact Forum at GESDA GESDA Executive Director of the Impact Fund and Forum Sandro Giuliani discusses future scientific breakthroughs and international development. Sandro Giuliani notes that the world is experiencing breakthrough scientific discoveries at an unprecedented pace. He asks: If we can anticipate […]
Matthias Egger reelected as President of the National Research Council
The epidemiologist, Board member of GESDA, will be starting his second four-year term [SNF Press release] Matthias Egger, an internationally renowned epidemiologist, became a member of the Research Council in 2010 and was elected as its President for the first time in 2017. He has now been reelected by the Executive Committee of the SNSF […]
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A selection of our Best Reads is published daily on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook. GESDA’s Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook accounts bring the best pieces on science and technology anticipation from the worldwide press to you. These reports are, amongst others, a selection from GESDA’s weekly Best Reads, to which subscription can be done here. For better readability, GESDA uses a […]
