Emmanuel Macron revives the Science Council as a “Presidential Science Council”

Politics – Emmanuel Macron will install “Presidential Scientific Council” Agence France-Presse learned on Wednesday at the Elysee that the team of experts tasked with shedding light on the scientific challenges of the future consists of about ten researchers, including Nobel laureates in physics, Alain Aspect, and Nobel laureates in economics, Jean Tirole.

Emmanuel Macron will gather several hundred researchers at the Elysee on the same day “Laying the foundations for France’s research strategy in the coming years”.

the The “Presidential Scientific Council” established on this occasion is a permanent body that will play an “internal advisory role.” From President of the Republic, select Elysee. His views will not be published publicly, unlike the scientific council chaired by Professor Jean-François Delfraissy, which was established by the Elysee in 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic.

lighting on” “Future challenges”

“The goal is to allow the president to get insight into scientific topics that don’t necessarily appear in the news, but on future issues.”Elysee confirmed. Taking the example of the researcher “Who could have talked to the president ten years ago about RNA vaccine technology?”While France lived like ‘A form of collective trauma’ Because of its lag in producing a vaccine against Covid-19.

On the 12th anniversary of the President of Science: the Nobel Prize in Physics Alain Aspect (2022), Economy Jean Tirole (2014), the mathematics Hugo Dominil-Copin, Middle Fields 2022 (plus a large distinction in mathematics), Aude Bernheim, professor of microbiology at Inserm, professor of research Fabrice André, director of research at the Institute Gustave-Roussy, professor Sandra Lavorel, professor at CNRS 2023, philosopher Claudine Tiercelin, professor at College from France…

The Council will not have a presidency. “Its format is intended to be efficient so that the president has lively opinions and comments from researchers for particular scientific priorities.”select Elysee.

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