Many voices rise in favor of a reinforced dialogue between science and society. The health crisis linked to the COVID-19 appears in this regard as a missed opportunity. Ecological, energetic, health, economic and even democratic crises cannot be exceeded without science. In the land of Enlightenment, scholars and inventors, we call for a real collective awareness in favor of an ambitious national policy of scientific culture!
Politics must take responsibility. A parliamentary report of October 11, 2022 is alarmed by the state of scientific culture in France and draws up a mixed assessment of policies carried out in its favor. Strong, however, many actors of the most voluntary and present throughout the territory, scientific culture remains in too many regard a poor parent. It suffers from a systemic problem of consideration, management, management and means.
A renovated national organization, endowed with new means coordinating all institutional, associative, public, private actors, will respond to the triple crisis that strikes us: ecological, health and democratic. Yes, scientific culture is one of the peaceful solutions for the future of our humanity and our planet!
Changing paradigm and representation is decisive
The concept One Health , who considers human, animal santés, and the ecological state as a continuum enjoins to take on the whole society. Opening to curiosity, knowledge, the conscience of the world around us and citizenship requires transversal, intersectoral and transdisciplinary action. Establishing a synergy and coordinating all the actors involved will ensure regular primary interventions to higher and vocational education, by integrating extracurricular and the entire population.
Scientific culture will also be aimed at large state bodies, intermediate bodies, political leaders, leaders and journalists. Much more than a question of social and common good justice, the redistribution of knowledge and equal access to sciences in general are part of our fundamental rights.
Changing paradigm and representation is decisive: society and science must be confident with each other. Let us encourage the fundamental and applied sciences but also the human and social sciences to meet. Let us transmit the spirit of science, their methodologies, their temporalities and the intrinsic doubt to research.
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