Upholding human dignity through science
The second day of the World Science Forum (WSF) started with a keynote lecture by Dr Gabriela Ramos, UNESCO’s Assistant Director-General for Social and Human Sciences. The topic of the lecture was “Science for human dignity – What role for science in fighting poverty, unemployment, inequality and exclusion?”Dr Ramos inspired a thought-provoking conversation about the role and relevance of science in global affairs. According to Dr Ramos, science should not exist for the sake of science but must also influence policy, politics, inequality and technological innovation.