The International Science Council (ISC) works at the global level to catalyse and convene scientific expertise, advice and influence on issues of major concern to both science and society.
The ISC’s unique global membership brings together 250 international scientific unions and associations, national and regional scientific organizations including academies and research councils, international federations and societies, and young academies and associations.
The ISC, created in 2018 from the merger of the International Council for Science and the International Social Science Council, is an international non-governmental organization.The headquarters of ISC is located in Paris, France. As the world's largest non-governmental science and technology organization, the ISC holds its General Assembly every four years, and an interim Member Assembly is held between the two General Assemblies.
The ISC’s fundamental vision is of science as a global public good. Scientific knowledge, data and expertise must be universally accessible, and their benefits shared by all.The ISC advocates for equity and inclusivity in the practice of science and in opportunities for scientific education and capacity development.
The mission of the Council is to be the global voice for science.The Council seeks to provide a powerful and credible global voice that is respected in both the public and policy domains and within the scientific community. It will use that voice to:
1. Speak for the value of all science and the need for evidence-informed understanding and decision-making at all levels, from local to global.
2. Stimulate and support international, interdisciplinary collaboration, particularly among Members of the Council, on scientific research and scholarship on issues of global concern.
3. Articulate scientific knowledge on issues of global concern in the public and policy domains.
4. Promote and assist science diplomacy, particularly where it advances the common good and addresses global challenges.
5. Promote the continued and equal advancement of scientific rigour, creativity and relevance in all parts of the world.
6. Assist the scientific community and relevant stakeholders in their respective roles in the conduct of science and in the face of the evolution of science systems.
7. Defend and promote the free and responsible practice of science.
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