What outcome is expected?
The main objective of the Forum is to raise awareness worldwide towards the increasing and novel roles of knowledge, science and their societal impact on the 21st century.The Forum will provide a rare opportunity for extensive discussion leading to a new ‘social contract’ based on science and knowledge.The Forum will result in position papers to be discussed, amended and approved at the Forum by the participants. Implementation of the position papers will be recommended by the Forum. A detailed follow-up operation will be conducted by an organization created by the Forum. Its task will also include the preparation of a series of similar future forums, the advising of governments, organizations and policy makers on implementing the recommendations of the Forum, follow-up of the implementations of the recommendations, training of experts in knowledge management, the analysis of knowledge management and the new roles of knowledge worldwide.
