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October 20, 2010
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UN4U Campaign, Wed 20-10-2010
United Nations for You (UN4U) Campaign was held at Aula Barat ITB, October 20 2010. General lecture was given by Prof. Hubert Gijzen, the Director of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization which known as UNESCO. He emphasized the role of Science Technology and Innovation for Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific.
There are three areas in science which had a great movement in the past which are industrial, medical and green revolution. In a word, along with the development of science, it gives excessively impact on the world. Many of resolutions formed by countries but the big problem is the result of resolutions yesterday.
One of our weaknesses is do we think about the children?
Do we think about our grandchildren of our children?
Being creative, innovative with the capacity to think in a long term for present and the future is all we have to do to address this problem. If we cannot maintain our world then the next thing we know is our grandchildren cannot get any water for living, have no good sanitation or even cannot breathing. We are facing global change now which is more than global climate change. These are some problem which faced by developing countries: Food security, poverty, pollution, etc. Meanwhile these are faced by developed countries: New emerging diseases, energy, natural disasters, water environmental resources, mobility, climate change, etc. About 62 % human in this world have no access to water supply and 74% does not have a good sanitation which is most of them are live in Asia Pacific. 30% Natural forest has gone and yes Indonesia has a high contribute in loosing this natural forest.
We are consuming a lot of resources than the world can renew. That is why science technology and innovation really has an important role to this world. Every country should contribute at least 3 % of their activity in doing Research and Development (R&D). In this case, Japan has the highest expenditure in R&D which more than 3 % Global Development Program (GDP) and followed by US on the second place. Meanwhile Indonesia only contribute 0-0.5% of their activity to the R&D. The Politicians in Indonesia are disregarding it because they do not know the important role of this whole science development program, said Prof Hubert.
Science Development is urgently needed. We have to make science become a fun lesson, link it to Education Science Development (EDP) and easy to learn in anywhere. Thus, we can start from the quality harmonization of degrees and programs in all University all over the world.
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