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... direct action for a knowledge-based society...
Society znanost.org in short
Society
znanost.org was founded in 2002 by Croatian scientists,
professionals and expatriates as a non-governmental organisation
whose function is to promote education, science and knowledge-based
values in the society through direct action. Our final goal is to
influence the system of basic values. With a hands-on
approach, we have organised educational programmes, published
scientific journals, prepared workshops for scientists and science
journalists. We founded an internet portal that connects
scientists and professionals with the government and the media. And we
are not going to stop here...
Croatian society is small and
tightly knitted; hence it represents a good ground for the building of
a knowledge-oriented mentality. We aim to make our experience a useful
reference for other developing societies. Our values:
- personal initiative and personal responsibility, reflected in project based organization
- cooperation and competence as the highest value
- unhindered discussion
- transparency and universal access to information, knowledge and education.
Our activities: - network building for knowledge professionals; reversing the brain-drain into the skills-gain
- publishing: scientific journals, books, popular articles
- education and science communication
- promoting our mission at the policy making level
- expansion of our experience and activities into other developing societies
EXECUTIVE BOARD
- dr.sci. Robert Skenderović, president (Croatian Institute for History, Zagreb)
- dr.sci. Slaven Garaj, vice-president (Harvard University, Cambridge, USA)
- Ana Bedalov, prof.(Universität Jena, Jena, Germany)
- dr.sci. Damir Kovačić (Poliklinika SUVAG, Zagreb)
- dr.sci Bojan Pečnik (University of Split)
- dr.sci. Petar Mimica (Universitat de València, Spain)
- mr.sci. Vladimir Ivković (University of Houston, USA)
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PROJECT COUNCIL
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- dr.sci. Damir Kovačić (Poliklinika SUVAG, Zagreb)
- dr.sci. Robert Skenderović, (Hrvatski institut za povijest, Zagreb)
- Elaa Mohamad, (University of Sussex, Velika Britanija)
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