ISLAMABAD: Like other parts of the globe, World Science Day for Peace and Development (WSDPD) will be observed tomorrow across Pakistan to raise awareness of the benefits of science worldwide.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) works with people, government agencies and organisations to promote WSDPD each year.
The WSDPD celebrations include open days to highlight science’s important role in peace and development, classroom discussions to emphasise how science and technology affect daily life, and distributing the WSDPD posters throughout tertiary institutions, school campuses, and public venues.
The activities also include science museum visits to commemorate the day and visits to local schools on careers in science or scientific presentations.
Some governments have, in the past, used World Science Day to publicly affirm their commitment to increased support for scientific initiatives that help society, as well as launch new science policy programmes together with scientific institutions, civil society, universities and schools.
It was recommended at the World Conference on Science in Budapest in 1999 that there is a need for a new compact between science and society. Following the conference on science, UNESCO established the WSDPD through a proclamation at a general conference in 2001.
