The BA participates in the STS Forum in Japan
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Alexandria, 11 September 2005—Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA); Dr. Noha Adly, Director of ISIS and the ICT Department at the BA; and Dr. Mohamed El-Faham, Director of the BA’s Center for Special Studies and Programs, are joining the scholars, researchers, policy-makers, business- and opinion-leaders from all over the world who are participating in the Science and Technology in Society (STS) forum, in Kyoto, Japan, 11-13 September 2005.
Over 500 participants from approximately 60 countries, regions and international organizations will attend the Second Annual Meeting. The main theme of the forum is “Science and Technology: Lights and Shadows—For a Sustainable Future”. Concurrent sessions will discuss: Sustainability—Energy and Environment; Life Sciences; ICT’s Impact on Human Society; Capacity Building: Conditions for Knowledge-based Society; Science and Technology for Human Security; and New Frontiers opened by Science and Technology.
Dr. Serageldin is the rapporteur for the parallel sessions on “IT’s Impact on Human Society". He will be reporting on the discussions of these concurrent sessions in a plenary session on Tuesday, 13 September.
Dr. Adly will join the discussion on “IT’s Impact on Human Society: Digital Archiving”, Monday, 12 September, which will shed light on several topics related to digital libraries. Topics include: how developing countries can afford the necessary digital infrastructure and access to (copyrighted) digital information; the tools needed to locate, analyze and manipulate information in digital libraries; how scholarships can be published and how to pay for that publication.
The STS forum is a global initiative aiming to provide a new mechanism for open discussions on how to shape the future of humankind, from the perspective of science and technology. This is by promoting the development of science and technology which bring prosperity to humankind and enrich the quality of life, while controlling their possible negative aspects.
For more information on the Forum, visit: www.stsforum.org.