Academicians, researchers share insights on promoting science literacy at conference in Beijing - Global Times

"How should we enhance the public science literacy in an era of rapid science and technology development? How would high public science literacy help realize sustainable development goals? What is the relationship between increasing population and quality and decreasing fertility desire? And how should we do science popularization work along with population aging? 

These are topics heatedly discussed at the 2024 World Conference on Science Literacy (WCSL) held by the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST) in Beijing...

Ezra Clark, special representative of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and assistant director-general for Natural Sciences ... highlighted that UNESCO actively promotes the enhancement of public science literacy through initiatives such as the Recommendation on Open Science and the Kalinga Prize for the Popularization of Science. The International Decade of Sciences for Sustainable Development (2024-2033) resolution adopted last year also prioritizes the improvement of public scientific literacy..."