Challenges and opportunities from different academies
SAPEA Workshop on strengthening inter-academy cooperation Bucharest on 16-17 October 2017 Patrizio ANTICI (GYA Executive Committee member) GYA Vision and Mission
• Vision – To be the voice of young scientists around the world, make global decision making evidence-based and inclusive
• Mission – Empower outstanding early-career researchers to lead international, interdisciplinary and intergenerational dialogue, both with each other and with external stakeholders – Develop, connect and mobilise young talent from all continents – Promote reason and inclusiveness in global decision-making – Create a better world
• Strategic Targets – Contribute to efforts to address societal challenges (Global Challenges) – Identify, develop, and nurture global science leaders – Maximise the potential of National Young Academies – Provide benchmark reports on science policy topics relevant for young scientists – Serve as an outstanding example for interdisciplinary, intergenerational, collaborative and cross-cultural dialogue in science
2017 2 The Global Young Academy
• Officially funded 2010 • A worldwide network of 200 members and 134 alumni from 70 countries.
• Selection criteria • Research excellence • Commitment to service/outreach
• Median age ~37y • 5y membership term (40 new entries per year)
2017 3 Who we are
Members by Continent 2017
32; 16,1%
Africa
58; 29,1% Asia Australia
North America
61; 30,7% Central America
South America
11; 5,5% Europe
1; 0,5%
29; 14,6% 7; 3,5%
2017 4 Who we are
Members by Discipline 2017
Applied Sciences: Engineering 7; 3,5% 27; 13,6% 35; 17,6% Chemistry Earth Sciences 32; 16,1% 19; 9,5% Health sciences, medicine
11; 5,5% Humanities 26; 13,1% Law, economics and social 28; 14,1% 14; 7,0% sciences Life Sciences
Mathematical Sciences
2017 5 Who we are
GYA Members by Sex 2017
73; 36,7%
female male
126; 63,3%
2017 6 Opportunities (some)
1. Be part of a large network working global and in very diverse disciplines -> broaden vision 2. Have a voice in a globalized environment (even being young !) 3. Contribute to the advancement of society (not only “writing articles”) 4. Be included in activities that you would not (or less) participate as individual
2017 7 Challenges
1. Build a portfolio of activities of Global Interest 2. Being as inclusive as possible (disciplines+geographic) Build 3. Efficient organization (most are volunteers) 4. Keep the members active (members are Engage working on volunteering basis) 5. Put together people from different cultures and disciplines 6. Promote the Academy and its Promote importance 7. Secure Funding 8. Follow-up activities 2017 Support 8 1. Build - Organization
Advisory Board
Executive Committee Office (9 members + 2 co- support chairs)
Portfolio 1 Portfolio 2 Portfolio 3
Activit y/WG
2017 9 Executive Committee
• Co-Chairs – Tolu Oni (South Africa) – Moritz Riede (UK) • Executive Committee – Patrizio Antici (Canada) – Almas Taj Awan (Brazil) – Anna Coussens (South Africa) – Laura Fierce (USA) – Alexander Kagansky (UK) Each member is responsible for one activity: – S. Karly Kehoe (Canada) 1. Member diversity – Karen Lorimer (Scotland) 2. Member engagement – Connie Nshemereirwe (Uganda) – Samuel Sojinu (Nigeria) 3. Working group coordination • Immediate Past Co-Chair 4. Flagship projects – Orakanoke Phanraksa (Thailand) 5. New members – Mari-Vaughn Johnson (USA) 6. Fundraising 7. Media & communication 8. AGM 9. External partners & NYA
2017 10 Advisory Board
Members of the GYA Advisory Board
1. Prof Bruce Alberts; Immediate past Editor of Science 2. Prof Howard Alper; Chair of Science, Technology and Innovation Council of Canada & immediate past Co-Chair of IAP 3. Prof Yuko Harayama; Executive Member of the Council for Science, Technology and Innovation (CSTI) at the Cabinet Office, Japan 4. Prof Mohammed Hassan; Co-Chair of IAP 5. Prof Helmut Schwarz; President of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany, fellow of the BBAW and Leopoldina 6. Prof Kevin Marsh, Senior Advisor to the African Academy of Science, and Chair of the WHO Malaria policy advisory committee 7. Prof Maria Ivanova, Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the UN Secretary General and a Board member of the UN University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability. 8. Dr Narong Sirilertworakul, President of the National Science and Technology Development Agency, Thailand
2017 11 Office
Managing Director Dr. Beate Wagner
Financial and Membership Officer Franziska Güntner Assistant Financial and Membership Sandra Heinrich Project Officer Anna-Maria Gramatté GloSYS Researcher Marie Luise Neumann
Project Officer Jennifer Plaul
Media Officer Office located in Germany c/o Leopoldina Kirsten Geithner (German Academy of Sciences)
12 More details at https://intranet.globalyoungacademy.net/wiki/download-area/ Portfolio-Themes
2017 13 Science & Society Research Environment
2017 14 2. Engage
• Most critical point: Members are volunteers – are distributed – have different priorities • Annual General Meeting (biggest networking opportunity) • Provide easy tools and instruments for fostering collaboration among members • Catalyze latent initiatives (of members, of groups, of Academies) • Provide funding for specific activities • Promote among members opportunities and activities that can be relevant
2017 15 Annual Meeting
2017 Bridging Worlds Through Science’
2018 Forever Young? Sustainable and healthy longevity through science and 16 2017 technology Flagship initiatives (started from few members): Global State of Young Scientists (GloSYS) • Project examining the challenges young researchers face in their home countries in regions • First precursor study launched in 2014 • Latest area specific GloSYS ASEAN report launched in 2017 • Identified issues: – Mentoring and support structures – Focused training – Transparency and fairness ➢ A regional GloSYS – Working conditions Study is presently in – Cultivating values progress in 14 African States
2017 17 Fundamental Science
• Importance of fundamental Science (Canada)
2017 18 3. Promote: Participation with High- level Institutions: UN Scientific Advisory Board
• Leopoldina nominated GYA members • Sherien Elagroudy and Rees Kaasen spoke at the Inaugural meeting, addressing – Open access – Building public trust in decision making – More direct engagement of scientists in decision making ➢ GYA attendance at all subsequent Scientific Advisory Board of the UN Secretary General meetings ➢ Path to further UN contributions and collaborations
2017 19 G7 Science & Technology Ministers‘ Meeting
• GYA invited to – Provide input for G7 communique – Present at meeting on the promotion of women in science and of young scientists
➢ Some of GYA recommendations incorporated into G7 Ranjini Bandyopadhyay at the statement and GYA G7 meeting explicitly mentioned ➢ GYA invited to submit concrete project proposals
2017 20 Invited at the WSF (2015-2017)
GYA invited to Contribute in the Declaration of the 2015 Budapest World Science Forum on The Enabling Power of Science
2017 21 Newletter / Webpage
Digital, about 1200 recipients (legal issues for larger advertisement); about 2 times per year (trying to increase)
2017 22 Enhance Cooperation
Engagement with other international organizations
2017 23 4: Support - Funding
• BMBF – Core-funding (2014-20), GloSYS project (The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research) • Various national academies or other donors – hosting and co-funding the AGMs and other meetings • STI / NSTDA Thailand – GloSYS ASEAN project (2014), ASEAN Science Leadership Programme (2016) • Bosch Foundation – Africa Regional Conferences (2014 and 2016) • Volkswagen Foundation – GYA seed-funding (2011-2013), project funding for the GloSYS workshop, funding for Worldwide Meeting of Young Academies (2017) • Individual (research) funds
2017 24 Support - Enhance NYA establishment
The GYA provides advice and networks for National Young Academies (NYAs) (currently 33) • Technical support and advice (Blueprint) • Facilitate and support contacts with senior academies • Missions to countries • Sharing of best practices, liaising, projects • Organising regional or global meetings
2017 25 GYA Support for NYA Cooperation
Worldwide Meetings of Young Academies • 1st meeting: Symposium “Shaping the Future of Young Academies” co-organized by Dutch Young Academy and GYA, 31 October – 1 November 2012 in Amsterdam • 2nd meeting: 16-18 November 2015 in Stockholm, Sweden, Joint Conference with JRC: Science Support for Sustainable Development • 3rd meeting: 19-21 July 2017 in Johannesburg, S. Africa
2017 26 Get / Stay in touch!
Website www.globalyoungacademy.net
Email [email protected]
Twitter @GlobalYAcademy
Facebook www.facebook.com/GYA.online
Thank you for your attention [email protected] 2017 27 • Thank you for your attention
2017 28 5. Plans for the Future
Strategic Targets 2017-2020: • Contribute to efforts to address societal challenges (Global Challenges) • Identify, develop, and nurture global science leaders • Maximise the potential of National Young Academies • Provide benchmark reports on science policy topics relevant for young scientists • Serve as an outstanding example for interdisciplinary, intergenerational, collaborative and cross-cultural dialogue in science
2017 29 What we do
• Support young scientists in Portfolio– career development and Themes independence • Engage in interdisciplinary, international and intergenerational dialogue on scientific issues • Build science capacity in the developing world • Promote science education and science-policy integration
2017 30 NYA Development 2009
2017 31 NYA Development 2017
2017 32 Let’s get to know the GYA!
1. The Global Young Academy (GYA) Who we are, What we do How we do it Financial support & cooperation 2. GYA Support for NYAs NYA development Worldwide meetings
2017 33 Engage
• Develop a global network of young leaders in science • Comment and opinion via position papers, op-eds, etc… • Advice and input to international institutions and fora • Projects and activities • Research studies • Support National Young Academies
2017 34 Science Leadership Programmes
• Building on GloSYS-results and addressing – Mentoring – Support structures to build capacity • African Science Leadership Programme (ASLP), co-developed with Uni. of Pretoria First ASLP Cohort 2015 – 1y programme, ~20 scholars – 3y funded by Robert ➢First ASEAN SLP in Bosch Foundation 2016
2017 35 GYA YA cooperation in Africa
2nd Africa YAs Regional Conference 24-26 October 2016 in Mauritius Brought together representatives from all African NYAs and NYA initiatives with the African senior academies and further young scientists In order to: • Engage and empower excellent young researchers from across Africa to address the challenges that impede scientific development towards a sustainable future for the region • Adapt the NYA blueprint with advice and support for the foundation of a National Young Academy specifically for African NYAs
2017 36 GYA YA cooperation Africa
Follow-up from Africa Conference • Support for the establishment of further NYAs in Africa • Exchange between NYAs in Africa • Africa Science Leadership Programme (ASLP) • GloSYS Africa study • Strengthening African Science Academies • 3nd Regional Conference in Egypt 2018 and activities in between 2017 37 GYA Opening International Opportunities for NYAs
Opportunities for international engagement of NYAs
The GYA • invites NYAs to nominate their most able members for fascinating international fora or for • projects in collaboration with eminent international science organisations • Co-organizes meetings on topical issues of international societal relevance
2017 38 Further Examples of Recent Impacts
• Contribution to consultations of the European Commission on – Open Data & Open Access with other NYAs, incl. Junge Akademie – Altimetrics • Workshops on – Solid Waste Management with IAP in Halle (incl. report) – Refugee Crisis with Dutch NYA in Amsterdam – Broadening the scope of science advice with INSGA and JRC in Brussels • Young Science Ambassador Programme • Science Game “Expedition Mundus” • Publication of “Words of Wisdom” • JRC-GYA Project “Invisible Worlds” • Invited to Advisory Board of UN Major Group for Children and Youth • Contribution to the Smart Villages Initiative through workshop organisation
2017 39