{"id":38766,"date":"2021-10-01T14:36:30","date_gmt":"2021-10-01T14:36:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/council.science\/?post_type=publications&#038;p=38766"},"modified":"2025-07-04T08:06:53","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T08:06:53","slug":"science-as-a-global-public-good","status":"publish","type":"publications","link":"https:\/\/council.science\/publications\/science-as-a-global-public-good\/","title":{"rendered":"Science as a Global Public Good"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The International Science Council (ISC) is committed to a vision of science as a global public good. This vision has profound implications for the ways in which science is conducted and used, and the roles that it plays in society. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This ISC position paper considers those implications, exploring the ways they influence the responsibilities of scientists, both individually and collectively, and how they apply in the different settings in which science is practiced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/council.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/ScienceAsAPublicGood-FINAL.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/council.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/sci-glo-pub-good.jpg\" alt=\"Science as a Global Public Good\" class=\"wp-image-42352\" 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class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Science as a Global Public Good is available in the following languages:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/council.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/ScienceAsAPublicGood-FR.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"298\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/council.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Fr..jpg\" alt=\"Science as a Global Public Good (French)\" class=\"wp-image-47292\" style=\"width:92px;height:133px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:27px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/council.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/ScienceAsAPublicGood-FR.pdf\">French<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/council.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/ScienceAsAPublicGood-ES.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"301\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/council.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/es.jpg\" alt=\"Science as a Global Public Good (Spanish)\" class=\"wp-image-47293\" style=\"width:96px;height:133px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:27px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/council.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/ScienceAsAPublicGood-ES.pdf\">Spanish<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/council.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/ScienceAsAPublicGood-CH.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/council.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/CH.jpg\" alt=\"Science as a Global Public Good (Chinese)\" class=\"wp-image-47290\" style=\"width:96px;height:137px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:27px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/council.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/ScienceAsAPublicGood-CH.pdf\">Chinese<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/council.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/ScienceAsAPublicGood-AR.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"302\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/council.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/AR.jpg\" alt=\"Science as a Global Public Good (Arabic)\" class=\"wp-image-47288\" style=\"width:98px;height:138px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:27px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/council.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/ScienceAsAPublicGood-AR.pdf\">Arabic<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/council.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/ScienceAsAPublicGood-JP.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"479\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/council.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/JP..jpg\" alt=\"Science as a Global Public Good (Japanese)\" class=\"wp-image-47291\" style=\"width:98px;height:140px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/council.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/JP..jpg 479w, https:\/\/council.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/JP.-360x512.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 479px) 100vw, 479px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:27px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/council.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/ScienceAsAPublicGood-JP.pdf\">Japanese<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/council.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/ScienceAsAPublicGood-RU.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"301\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/council.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Ru.jpg\" alt=\"Science as a Global Public Good (Russian)\" class=\"wp-image-47289\" style=\"width:97px;height:138px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:27px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/council.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/ScienceAsAPublicGood-RU.pdf\">Russian<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:36px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>If you would like to assist the ISC in translating this important document into other languages to promote our vision to advance science as a global public good, please contact <a href=\"mailto:secretariat@council.science\">secretariat@council.science<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Acknowledgements:<\/strong> The ISC would like to thank the The Science Council of Japan, the ISC Latin American and Caribbean regional focal point in Colombia, and Natalia Tarasova for their assistance with the translations. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A position paper of the International Science 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