The I-International Science Council (ISC), ngokubambisana ne-European Commission's Isikhungo Sokuxhumana Esihlangene kanye noxhaso ngokubambisana oluvela ku-US National Science Foundation, bahlele ngokuhlanganyela umhlangano wokucobelelana ngolwazi othi “Ukuthembela kwisayensi ngenqubomgomo zokuxhumana” owawuse-Ispra, e-Italy, ngo-September 12-13, 2024. Lo mhlangano wokufundisana uhlanganise ochwepheshe ukuze bahlole ukuguquguquka okuyinkimbinkimbi kokuthembela kwesayensi njengoba kuphambana nokwenza inqubomgomo.
Phakathi no-2025, amalungu ngamanye e-ISC IKomidi Lenkululeko Nomthwalo Wemfanelo baphendule umbiko ukuze banikeze umongo owengeziwe futhi bahlole ezinye zezinto eziwuzungezile. Izimpendulo zinikeza ithuba lokubuka umbiko ngezindlela ezahlukene, kusukela kwisayensi evulekile kanye nezimpahla zomphakathi kuya ekuziphatheni okuhle, ukumela kanye nezokuxhumana.
Lo mhlangano wokucobelelana ngolwazi ubhekane nezinselelo namasu okukhuthaza ukwethembana kososayensi, abenzi bezinqubomgomo, kanye nomphakathi, ikakhulukazi endabeni yokungabi nalwazi kanye nesimo samanje sezepolitiki.
Omunye wemibuzo ebaluleke kakhulu kwaba ukuthi izindaba zokwethenjwa kwesayensi ngenqubomgomo zingahlukaniswa kude kangakanani ezindabeni zokwethenjwa ezikhungweni zentando yeningi jikelele.
Izingxoxo zaqokomisa isidingo soku hlanganisa ubufakazi besayensi ngendlela ekholekayo ekwenziweni kwenqubomgomo yokuqinisa ukwethenjwa komphakathi kuzinqubomgomo ezithile kanye nohlelo lwentando yeningi ngokujwayelekile.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, kunesidingo izinhlaka zokubusa ezicacile ukuphatha okulindelekile nokuqinisekisa ubuqotho besayensi, ukusekela ososayensi "njengabathengi abathembekile" kanye nokubhekana nokugxeka mayelana nokulinganiselwa kwesayensi.
Umhlangano wokucobelelana ngolwazi ugcizelele ukuthi, nakuba ubufakazi besayensi bungaqinisa ukwenziwa kwenqubomgomo kanye nokwethenjwa kwezinqumo zezombusazwe nezikhungo, isayensi ingaphansi kokwehluleka kwabantu kanye nezingxabano zesayensi, ifuna ukuqonda okumbalwa kokuthenjwa okuqaphelayo izinzuzo kanye nemikhawulo yesayensi ekwenzeni inqubomgomo.
Umhlangano wokucobelelana ngolwazi uphinde wahlonza isidingo socwaningo olwengeziwe ngobudlelwano obuyinkimbinkimbi phakathi kwezikhungo zesayensi, abenzi bezinqubomgomo, nomphakathi, kugcizelela ukubaluleka izinto ezisobala, ezinomthwalo wemfanelo, kanye nezinqubo zesayensi ezibandakanyayo ukuthuthukisa ukuthembela ekubuseni ngentando yeningi.
Isithombe ngu Bruna Santos