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Science at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting, 22-25 January 2014, Davos, Switzerland

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"The marketplace of ideas is buzzing with academics and world leaders talking more than ever ..."

Annual Meeting opens in Davos-Kosters, Switzerland 22-25 January 2014

Topics also identified by IAP as top priority including raising science literacy in society, science communication, Post-2015 Goals and addressing extreme poverty, natural disasters and extreme weather events are just some appearing on the Agenda of this week's debates among the world leaders. Many of the debates are broadcast live, as for instance:

Raising Science Literacy in Society

The Post-2015 Goals: Inspiring a New Generation to Act

The Global Science Outlook

Building Resilience to Natural Disasters

Changing the Climate for Growth and Development

View the full Agenda HERE.

"The marketplace of ideas is buzzing with academics and world leaders talking more than ever. Many of these conversations are taking place through the World Economic Forum ..." says Sendhil Mullainathan, Professor of Economics at Harvard University.