[ecrea] Science, Media and Democracy - EISRI Summit

ATOMIUM CULTURE

is glad to invite you to the

EISRI Summit

on

SCIENCE, MEDIA and DEMOCRACY:
Citizen-centred Approaches to Science

 25-26 September 2014

European Parliament
Brussels

Please find below the link to the formal invitation from V. Giscard 
d'Estaing, Honorary President of Atomium Culture and former President of 
France, M. Baracchi Bonvicini, President of Atomium Culture, and F. 
Gonzalez, Chairman of the Board of Atomium Culture and former Prime 
Minister of Spain:

http://www.atomiumculture.eu/mail/InvitationEISRI2014.html

About the EISRI-Summit

The third edition of the European Intersectoral Summit on Research and 
Innovation will be held on the 25 – 26 September 2014 at the European 
Parliament in Brussels. Organised by Atomium Culture with the input from 
the European Commission, European Parliament and the Italian Presidency 
of the Council of Ministers of the EU, the 2014 edition will assess the 
relationship between science, media and democracy.

In 2010, the EU launched Europe 2020: a growth strategy for the EU for 
the coming decade. Europe 2020 placed research and innovation at the 
centre the European growth strategy dedicated one of the five flagship 
initiatives to innovation, the Innovation Union, as well as outlining a 
clear focus for the Digital Agenda for Europe and the research programme 
Horizon 2020.

Four years on and with both the European Parliament and Commission set 
to change in 2014, it is timely to assess how Europe has progressed in 
relation to the objectives set and what are the key challenges and 
opportunities.

The III EISRI 2014 entitled Science, Media and Democracy focuses on the 
importance of citizen-centred approaches to science and innovation in 
the European Union and is designed to create a unique opportunity for 
intersectoral and interdisciplinary discussion between leading 
stakeholders to:

·         Create a debate at the level of heads of state and leading 
thinkers on the role of knowledge in the digital age reflecting the 
challenges and opportunities of the new media environment;

·         Showcase global best practices and assess the most efficient 
ways how different stakeholders can contribute to this endeavour;

·         Support intersectoral dialogue with the public at large on 
these themes and engage the public through the participation and 
cooperation of the European newspapers engaged in the Permanent Platform 
of Atomium Culture;

·         Present concrete solutions and recommendations on the 
discussed problems and challenges having in mind both short-term and 
long-term perspectives.

The European Intersectoral Summit on Research and Innovation is the 
first European meeting for research and innovation designed to bring 
together top political leaders from Europe and key representatives from 
media, businesses and research institutions.

The dedicated workshops will be designed to reflect the key issues in 
this area and to promote “out of the box” thinking and participatory 
processes.

REGISTER:
(registration /at/ eisri-summit.eu)

www.eisri-summit.eu
www.atomiumculture.eu



---------------
ECREA-Mailing list
---------------
This mailing list is a free service offered by Nico Carpentier and ECREA.
--
To subscribe, post or unsubscribe, please visit
http://commlist.org/
--
To contact the mailing list manager:
Email: (nico.carpentier /at/ vub.ac.be)
URL: http://homepages.vub.ac.be/~ncarpent/
--
ECREA - European Communication Research and Education Association
Chauss�de Waterloo 1151, 1180 Uccle, Belgium
Email: (info /at/ ecrea.eu)
URL: http://www.ecrea.eu
---------------