TWAS's core idea is that science and technology are essential for sustainable prosperity. But science policy is critically important in shaping a nation's research & development investments, its approach to environment, health, education and research ethics, and its approach to international cooperation and science diplomacy. Decision-makers must have access to the right information, often summarized into a form for easier understanding. TWAS’s work in science policy bring some of these issues to the attention of policy-makers and to provide training for scientists and decision-makers in this inter-disciplinary field.
Humanity's greatest challenges – and some of its most promising opportunities – are regional and global. Increasingly, the world requires effective partnerships between scientists, policymakers and diplomats.
At the 2024 AAAS-TWAS Course on Science Diplomacy, early-career scientists and policymakers from developing countries learned how to settle disputes and reach agreement
After attending the AAAS-TWAS Course on Science Diplomacy, Guatemalan physicist María Eugenia Cabrera Catalán aims to build a scientific network with colleagues from neighbouring countries.