The International Science Council is proud to share its 2024 Annual Report, highlighting a year in which the Council strengthened its leadership in amplifying the voice of its Members and connecting their efforts to global agendas.
Foreword from the President and the CEO
This ISC Annual Report for the year 2024 comes out at a decisive moment – when the Council’s medium-term strategy, its implementation plan and its renewed role in society are now coming together for endorsement by our Members.
The past two years marked a transition. In 2023, the ISC was still redefining its identity in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, which showed that actionable scientific knowledge is indispensable to solving global problems and that scientists, funders and institutions carry increased responsibility to provide advice and contribute to solving societal issues.
In 2024, this new orientation was consolidated through strengthened strategic partnerships, strengthened human and financial resources that are needed to deliver the work of the ISC, adoption of revised Statutes, and a reinvigorated relationship with our host country, France.
This report presents those achievements as part of a broader bridge: the adaptation of the ISC to a society where science faces mounting attacks, funding pressures, geopolitical fragmentation and disruptive technologies. In this context, the activities reported in this volume illustrate how the Council can adapt and take the lead on amplifying the voice of its Members and connecting their efforts to global agendas, by convening difficult debates.
We trust that Members will see their own efforts reflected in this report, as it is only through this compact ISC constituency – the Members, the Secretariat, the ISC regional offices and the Fellows – that the ISC can, through a global voice for science, deliver science’s contribution to the global public good.
Full Report available at: https://council.science/publications/annual-report-2024/