We all live on the same planet and are part of the same biosphere. We have come to recognize that we are in a situation of increasing interdependence, and that our future is intrinsically linked to the preservation of the global life-support systems and to the survival of all forms of life. The nations and the scientists of the world are called upon to acknowledge the urgency of using knowledge from all fields of science in a responsible manner to address human needs and aspirations without misusing this knowledge …
How many of us remember the Budapest Declaration of 1999, and its call for “science in society” and “science for society”? And can we say this call was heeded? Innovation Beyond Technology is a collection of papers resulting from a France–Japan collaboration that reminds us of the significance of the Declaration, and the gap in what has commonly come to be understood as “innovation.” The collaboration took the form of conferences organized by the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) and École des Hautes Études in Science Sociales (EHESS).
