1. KAREN SIUNE MASIS 1 Challenging Futures of Science in Society Emerging trends and cutting-edge issues

2. KAREN SIUNE MASIS 2 The MASIS Expert Group reporting to the European Commission (2009) Chair: Karen Siune (Denmark) Rapporteur:Eszter Markus (Hungary) Members: Marina Calloni, (Italy) Ulrike Felt, (Austria) Andrzej Gorski, (Poland) Armin Grunwald,(Germany) Arie Rip, (The Netherlands) Vladimir de Semir,(Spain) Sally Wyatt (UK/The Netherlands)

3. KAREN SIUNE MASIS 3 Motto: Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 27: Everyone has the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific advancement and its benefits.

4. KAREN SIUNE MASIS 4 Mandate of the MASIS Expert Group From Science and Society (FP6) To Science in Society (FP7) ›What are the challenges? ›What are the trends? ›What are the cutting edge issues?

5. KAREN SIUNE MASIS 5 Action lines in SiS ›From public understanding to public engagement ›Governance ›Communication ›Strenghtening potential ›The role of law

6. KAREN SIUNE MASIS 6 Questions we discussed in MASIS expert group: ›What is the role of science in society? ›What is the place of science in society? ›What are the trends? ›Is there something that is European? ›What are the cutting edge issues? ›What are the challenging futures?

7. KAREN SIUNE MASIS 7 What is the place of science in society? ›Ongoing transformations ›Recontextualisation of science ›Strategic research ›Tensions and frictions ›Cultural diversity ›Revival of excellence ›Democratisation of science

8. KAREN SIUNE MASIS 8 Uses of science in society ›The innovation dimension; ensuring economic growth ›The quality of life dimension; health ›The political dimension; expert advice to policy makers and to the public ›The cultural dimension; respecting cultural diversities ›The intellectual dimension; sustainable development!

9. KAREN SIUNE MASIS 9 Social actors as stakeholders ›What is at stake? ›Who are the stakeholders? ›Increase in number of stakeholders! ›Different types of stakeholders ›Cutting edge issues: ›Disagreements about the role of science between different types of stakeholders

10. KAREN SIUNE MASIS 10 Governance and the Role of Science in Society ›Science and policy making ›Governance of scientific institutions ›Scientific integrity, academic freedom ›Ethicisation, the role of norms ›The role of law? ›The role of technology assesments ›Democratisation

11. KAREN SIUNE MASIS 11 Governance ›A theme in research-policy studies ›Governance includes structures and processes within decision making ›Who is trying to influence the policy process? ›How to engage citizens in research policy? ›Good research is something that can make citizens life better! ›Good research is something that can give economic growth to Europe

12. KAREN SIUNE MASIS 12 Strengthening potential ›Strengthening ERA! ›Global mobility ›Human capabilities ›Science carreers ›Cutting edge issue: Industrialized science?

13. KAREN SIUNE MASIS 13 Inclusiveness, equal treatment and equal chance ›Women in science: A new quality of science? Capabilities! ›Young people in science: Making science more attractive! ›Minorities: Diversity as richness!

14. KAREN SIUNE MASIS 14 Science communication From transmission to transaction (trend) Communicating science: › – Why and what? › – By whom, to whom and how? Public understanding of science (cutting edge issue) Challenges in the internet age!

15. KAREN SIUNE MASIS 15 A European model of SiS? Components of a European model: ›Joint policies ›Researchers educated across Europe ›Networks European and global ›Mobility globally ›Awareness of the opportunities in a European model ›Willingness and interest at national/European level ›Problems related to a standardized European model

16. KAREN SIUNE MASIS 16 Challenging Futures: Will values that unify EU prevail? or will values that show differences prevail? Differences acknowledged are: ›Cultural ›Social - educational ›Political ›Economic and in research traditions

17. KAREN SIUNE MASIS 17 Emerging European identity? Science in society can have a role to play in creating greater European identity by embracing the diversity of national values. That is a challenging future!

18. KAREN SIUNE MASIS 18 Increased communication Dissemination of all scientific results is necessary All means of communication shall be used: ›Traditional media as well as ›New internet based forms. It is a challenge to engage and activate citizens!

19. KAREN SIUNE MASIS 19 How to engage citizens? ›Information provided is not enough! ›Public understanding is not enough! ›Citizens must be empowered! How? ›Democracy can take many forms! ›What difference can law make? ›Will European citizenship increase participatory practise? Cutting edge issue!

20. KAREN SIUNE MASIS 20 Challenging futures ›Diversified Europe ›Growing number of stakeholders ›Not all want publicity – differences in values ›Growing public distrust ›Changing mode of knowledge creation ›Accountability requirements ›How to allow for dynamic governance?