The 16th International Conference “Science and Technology in Society” was held in an annual format in Kyoto, Japan. The organizer of the Conference is the same-name Science and Technology in Society Forum, the founder and chairman of which is Mr. Koji Omi, former Minister of Economy of Japan (see pictures).
Between October 5 and 8, the Conference brought together more than 1,400 participants at the International Conference Center in Kyoto. The participants represented various sectors and spheres of the economy, science, business, politics and society. In particular, over 130 young scientists and specialists were invited to take part in the Conference as part of a special forum program to support young leaders. A. Miniyazov, the employee of the Institute of Atomic Energy RSE NNC RK, the Head of the Laboratory and Member of the Pugwash Committee of Kazakhstan took part in this event from Kazakhstan.
Energy and the Environment was the main topic of this year's Conference. Within the framework of the Conference, options for supporting economic development were discussed by controlling obstacles and problems arising from technological development. An artificial intelligence and society, healthcare, fundamental science financing, innovation and international cooperation, as well as cooperation between science, business and government in science and technology were the other main topics of the annual Conference.
Meanwhile, the urgent need was identified at the Conference to meet the ever-growing demand for energy with minimal environmental impact, which requires the transformation of the energy industry by moving from high-carbon sources to low-carbon ones. In this context, it was noted that nuclear energy remains the most important source of stable large-scale electricity generation under the stringent conditions of safety, protection and non-proliferation.