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Nachrichten, Termine, Experten
Nachrichten, Termine, Experten
The German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina is again participating in this year’s science-based advisory process in advance of the G7 summit. For many years, the G7 countries’ science academies have been involved in the summits’ Science 7 process. Before the heads of state and government meet at the summit, the academies have presented their recommendations as part of the Science 7 Summit, which took place in Ottawa on 7 and 8 May. To Leopoldina President Bettina Rockenbach, attending the summit in Ottawa was her first foreign trip in her current role.
“I was delighted to meet my counterparts from the G7 science academies in Ottawa,” says Professor Dr Bettina Rockenbach, who took up her role as President in March and has now participated in her first advisory process as part of the G7 academies. Led by the academy of the country hosting the G7 summit – in this case the Royal Society of Canada – the academies spent the previous months drafting joint statements on scientific topics that are linked to the agenda and require a multilateral approach. The core topics of this year’s S7 process were advanced technologies and data security, climate change and health, as well as migration.
As part of an official conference, the academies presented the topics they had worked on to the Science 7 Summit and to the government of the G7 host country. President Rockenbach was responsible for the topic of advanced technologies and data security: “On the ‘Advanced Technologies and Data Security’ panel, I and the partner academies discussed ways to manage and regulate AI applications, as well as the responsible handling of data.”
Participation in the Science 7 Summit represented Bettina Rockenbach’s first foreign trip as Leopoldina President. During her stay in Canada, she met Canadian science policy representatives, as well as the German ambassador to Canada, Matthias Lüttenberg. She also met the President of the University of Ottawa, Professor Dr Jacques Frémont, to discuss the current situation at Canadian universities and the impact of political developments in the USA.
The G7 summit for heads of state and government takes place in Kananaskis in the Canadian province of Alberta from 15 to 17 June 2025. Information about the G7 process and advice provided by the science academies is available here: https://www.leopoldina.org/en/international/g7-and-g20-policy-advice/
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About the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina:
As the German National Academy of Sciences, the Leopoldina provides independent science-based policy advice on matters relevant to society. To this end, the Academy develops interdisciplinary statements based on scientific findings. In these publications, options for action are outlined; making decisions, however, is the responsibility of democratically legitimized politicians. The experts who prepare the statements work in a voluntary and unbiased manner. The Leopoldina represents the German scientific community in the international academy dialogue. This includes advising the annual summits of Heads of State and Government of the G7 and G20 countries. With around 1,700 members from more than 30 countries, the Leopoldina combines expertise from almost all research areas. Founded in 1652, it was appointed the National Academy of Sciences of Germany in 2008. The Leopoldina is committed to the common good.
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