EVRENT SUMMARY
On World Science Day for Peace and Development (10 November), UNESCO will host the side event Trust, Transformation and Tomorrow: The Science We Need for 2050 at the 43rd session of the UNESCO General Conference in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.

Trust, Transformation, and Tomorrow: The Science We Need for 2050

About the event
Organized under the umbrella of the International Decade of Sciences for Sustainable Development (2024–2033), this event celebrates World Science Day for Peace and Development by fostering forward-looking dialogue on the evolution of science and its role in shaping a just, sustainable, and peaceful future.

Participants will be invited to envision the scientific and societal landscape of 2050 and reflect on, and make informed forecasts about, the evolving role of science in shaping a more just, sustainable, and peaceful future. Participants will consider how feasible this may be and what changes are required to achieve it. It will explore the foundations of a renewed social contract with science, one anchored in public trust, diversified funding sources, a transformed scientific paradigm, open science practices, ethical responsibility, and inclusive engagement.

Key discussion themes
Disruptive technologies and the future of research: How artificial intelligence and emerging innovations are redefining the scientific paradigm.
A renewed social contract with science: Building trust through transparency, ethics, open science, and inclusive participation.
Envisioning science in 2050: Science as a driver of sustainability and peace.