We must take responsibility for this global commons, and build on shared knowledge and international cooperation to manage it sustainably.
As a first step, the Study Group recommends that ICSU actively promote cooperation between traditional knowledge and science at the United Nations World Summit for Sustainable Development in Johannesburg (South Africa) in August 2002.
Science, engineering and technology (SET) drives sustainable social and economic Development and is vital in addressing basic human needs including poverty reduction, emergency and disaster prevention, response and reconstruction, bridging the knowledge divide and promoting intercultural cooperation.
There is a growing awareness that languages play a vital role in development, in ensuring cultural diversity and intercultural dialogue, but also in strengthening cooperation, building inclusive knowledge societies, preserving cultural heritage and providing quality education for all.
It then describes a range of technical, legal, organizational, economic, training and cooperation tools that can help improve the knowledge and management of these precious resources (Part II).
In concluding, the Director-General welcomed the proposal to explore avenues of cooperation in order to develop and disseminate knowledge on much needed intercultural competencies in particular in areas such as education and the media so as to create new opportunities to address conflict prevention and promote enhanced collaboration amongst diverse communities and respect for differences through dialogue.
Knowledge transfer is inherent in our wide international participation and research cooperation.
As regards the creation of new knowledge, a wide range of public and private regulations now curb cooperation among research scientists in the industry, the academy, and government.
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Through dialogue, compromise and cooperation, the conference can help lead us towards a knowledge society in which people everywhere, whatever their circumstances, can access, use, share and create data in an affordable and secure manner.
The aim is to establish a platform for scientists and information technology experts and improve cooperation between researchers, governments, policy-makers and civil society to produce the knowledge and technology needed to build sustainable, green societies.
Under the terms of the initiative, the Varkey GEMS Foundation, in close cooperation wiith UNESCO, will provide leadership and professional development courses to improve the skills and knowledge of the school principals.
The programme is a joint initiative of two UNESCO sectors (Education, through the Associated Schools Project network, and Natural Sciences, through the Small Islands and Indigenous Knowledge Section) in the framework of the Intersectoral Platform for Small Island Developing States, and in cooperation with the UNESCO Offices in Apia, Dar-es-Salaam, Kingston and other regions.
The Philippines sought danger listing as a way to raise national and international support and cooperation in the preservation of these remote high rice fields maintained thanks to the transmission of traditional knowledge from one generation to the next.
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