Science, Media and Democracy: Citizen-centred Approaches to Science
25-26 September 2014 – European Parliament - Brussels
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Science is not only a matter for scientists,
it is a matter for the whole of society
Mr. Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, Honorary President of Atomium Culture
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Science and technology can energize our economy
and can strengthen our society
Ms. Neelie Kroes, Vice president of the European Commission
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You cannot exclude citizens from the evidence base. They must be
a part of it and they must be part of the decision making around
how we balance risk in the world and how we use that evidence.
Prof. Anne Glover, Chief Scientific Adviser to the President of the European Commission
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If we do not have a culture of failure and acceptance of failure,
the ecosystem for innovation will not be there.
Mr. Carlo d’Asaro Biondo, President of Southern & Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa Operations of Google
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