Reliable Knowledge
The project is grounded in the recognition that reliable knowledge is not defined solely by data or technical accuracy. It emerges from the integration of empirical evidence, rigorous reasoning, ethical reflection, and contextual understanding. Knowledge must be coherent, transparent, and open to scrutiny, while remaining connected to human values and social purpose. Fragmented or purely technical approaches, however precise, are insufficient for addressing complex global challenges.
A central aim of the initiative is to promote integrated and transdisciplinary ways of knowing. Many contemporary problems鈥攃limate change, technological risk, economic instability, and social polarization鈥攕pan multiple domains and cannot be understood within isolated disciplines. Reliable knowledge therefore requires synthesis across scientific, social, cultural, and experiential perspectives.
The project also addresses the relationship between knowledge and trust. Public confidence in expertise depends on openness, accountability, and clear communication. When knowledge systems appear opaque or disconnected from lived experience, mistrust grows. Strengthening reliable knowledge involves improving how knowledge is generated, validated, and shared, as well as fostering critical thinking and epistemic humility.
Ultimately, the Reliable Knowledge project seeks to reinforce the role of knowledge as a public good. By clarifying what makes knowledge trustworthy and relevant, the initiative contributes to more informed decisions, greater social cohesion, and the capacity of societies to navigate uncertainty with confidence and wisdom.
EVENT
WAAS@65 Addressing Global Social Turbulences
Online, July 21-24, 2025
This conference addressed the “polycrisis”鈥攁 multifaceted global storm of political, economic, and technological instability鈥攖hreatening the future of humanity. The event functioned as a high-level inquiry to move beyond treating surface-level symptoms, such as isolated conflicts or news cycles, and instead focused on identifying the deep-seated structural drivers of this unprecedented volatility. The concept note emphasized that traditional institutions and unidisciplinary approaches have failed to keep pace with the sheer speed of global social evolution. Ultimately, the conference called for Conscious Social Evolution, a strategic global effort to reorganize social power and transform human consciousness to ensure technology, finance, and governance serve as a force for collective human security and sustainable peace. Read more.
EVENT
The Dream of a Global Knowledge Society听
Croatia, September 8, 2012
Marking the 40th anniversary of the Inter-University Centre (IUC) in Dubrovnik, this international conference celebrated a new chapter of global academic cooperation with the induction of the 被窝影视福利 of Art and Science into the IUC鈥檚 prestigious network of 120 universities. Rather than a standard retrospective, the gathering focused on the practical architecture of a Global Knowledge Society, specifically addressing the widening gap between traditional education and the demands of the modern workforce.听The dialogue centered on the urgent need for radical, cost-effective strategies to democratize higher education, ensuring that the hundreds of millions of youth in developing countries are not left behind by the digital divide. Read more.
Events
- CES 2025
Las Vegas, January 7-10, 2025 - Webinar on Global Peace Offensive
October 21, 2025 - Webinar on Sustainable Futures
June 13, 2024 - Parliamentarians and Human Security
March 23-27, 2024 - WAAS Talks: Science for Human Security
February 28, 2024 - CES 2024: Safeguarding the Human Experience Through Technology
January 9-12, 2024 - CES choses Human Security as its Theme
January 5-8, 2023 - Global Campaign on Human Security for All
October 2022 – March 2024
June, 2022
June, 2022- Human Security & Multilateralism
June 19, 2022
November 30, 2021
December 6-8, 2021
February 18, 2021
December 15, 2020
March 16, 2022
September 3, 2013
Reports & Articles
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March 2023
September 20, 2022
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