Academy headquarters program

Activities of the Directorate and the Chancellery of the Academic, the main ones being:

  • Interaction of the President of the Academy with the other Councilors and Members of the Academy;
  • Interaction of the President and the Director of the Simón Bolívar Foundation for the Latin American Academy of Sciences · FSB-ACAL;
  • Institutional relations with international, regional and national organizations and with the people who sponsor and cooperate with the Academy;
  • Organization of the Academy Council meetings;
  • Coordination of the Regional Cooperation Program of the Academy and the scientific advisory committee; Y
  • Execution of the Scientific Information and Study of Science sub-program of the Regional Cooperation Program.

 

ACAL restarts its activities in 2020 with the following work plan:

  1. Incorporate new members to the Academy, from various areas of science, especially chemistry, physics, and mathematics (including computer science and informatics) which are the ones with the least number of members. Of course, respecting the required requirements and taking into account gender quotas.
  2. Contribute to the construction of scientific capacities in the Region, consolidating the network of active researchers to share information on possibilities for cooperation, availability of scientific equipment and resources, and natural resources.
  3. Interact with representatives of government S&T bodies to raise awareness about the importance of science and local scientists for the development of their respective countries.
  4. Establish communication channels with Latin American scientists residing in different countries of the world that facilitate, particularly young researchers, the completion of higher studies, research internships, and collaboration in research projects.
  5. To promote the analysis and critical discussion of national policies for science, technology and innovation, development indicators, and a diagnosis of the state of science in the Region, through documents, ideas, proposals, and recommendations for its development, as well as on priority research topics for our countries.
  6. Strengthen ACAL’s relations with the National Academies for the development of specific programs and increase its presence in international organizations such as IANAS, TWAS, ICSU, UNESCO, among others.