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World Academy of Art and Science
International scientific organization
Abbreviation | WAAS |
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Formation | December 24, 1960 (1960-12-24); 64 years ago |
Type | Non-profit & NGO |
Purpose | Transnational, transdisciplinary approach to apply knowledge for global issues |
Location | |
Region served | Worldwide |
Fields | Natural and social sciences, humanities, technology, business, governance, law and diplomacy |
Membership | 750+ members |
President | Garry Jacobs |
Website | worldacademy.org |
The World Academy of Art and Science (WAAS), founded in 1960, is an international non-governmental scientific organization and global network of more than 800 scientists, artists, and scholars in more than 90 countries.[1][2]
It serves as a forum for scientists, artists, thinkers, political and social leaders to address global challenges from a transnational, transdisciplinary perspective independent of political boundaries and prevailing orthodoxies.[3] Fellows are elected for their accomplishments in the sciences, arts and the humanities.[4][5]
It has been granted special consultative status by the UN Economic and Social Council[6] and consultative status by UNESCO.[7] Originally
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This report presents insights and conclusions of “WAAS@60—A Planetary Moment”, an e-conference held on February 15-19, 2021 marking the 60th anniversary of the founding of the World Academy of Art and Science. The report reflects on the unique mission, character and work of the Academy and explores innovative ways in which it can respond to current and emerging challenges.
As leading scientists and artists of the world envisioned in 1960, the Academy serves as a forum for leaders, scholars and thinkers to address the pressing challenges confronting humanity from a transnational, transdisciplinary perspective independent of political boundaries and prevailing orthodoxies. WAAS was founded on faith in the power of original and creative ideas—Real Ideas with effective power—to provide leadership in thought that leads to action. WAAS is a network of networks aspiring for a global movement of conscious social evolution.
WAAS was founded by eminent individuals deeply concerned with the social consequences and policy implications of knowledge. Born during the early days of the Cold War when the proliferation of nuclear weapons was in high gear, the Academy affirmed the social responsibility of science to concern