Junior Science Refresher

Junior Science Refresher

Junior Science Refresher Published this article page no  48 Security Threats Use of emerging technologies by nonstate actors like terrorist organizations for recruitment purposes financial mobilization illegal surveillance etc is a cause for concern.  Science diplomacy Diplomacy for science means making use of diplomacy to gain benefits in science and technology  bilaterally as well as multilaterally and globally. o Increasingly global challenges such as weapons of mass destruction climate change cyber security outer space etc. all require scientific inputs in order to understand and deal with them. These challenges are transborder and require application of Science and Technology in order to resolve them in addition to normal diplomatic efforts.  Access to Technology The gap between haves and havenots can prove to be a cause of conflict in the future. Poor access to these technologies may create new economic and military asymmetry.  Soft Power Sharing technologies for increasing the living choices of the people as well as enhancing social and public good offers an enormous advantage in foreign policy.  Foreign Interference in Internal matters Opinion manipulations using Big Data and Artificial Intelligence pose a big threat to democracies across the world. o Alleged role of Cambridge Analytica in the Indian election and alleged Russian infiltration in the 2016 US are the evidence of it. Challenges for India  Lack of technical delegates India lacks an effective recruitment and training mechanism for hiring experts or training existing diplomats in the field of technological diplomacy Junior Science Refresher buy.

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