Building a Green Society (Videos): Recent Episodes
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Helping raise awareness of the importance of mobilizing science knowledge for sustainable development through the use of ICTs and blended learning
Prof. Emil Salim, a long time devotee of Green Society and currently part of the Presidential Advisory Council in Indonesia delivers his fascinating point of view.
Ms. Desi Anwar and a distant participant asks the panelists about the challenge of governments for the need of changing education for Sustainable Development.
Mr. Herbie Hancock, a well known mucisian which is also UNESCO's Goodwill Ambassador for Intercultural Diversity delivers his interesting perspective.
Welcoming remarks by Indonesian Minister of Education and Culture Mr. Mohammad Nuh, and UNESCO's Director General Ms. Irina Bokova.
Prof. Murai aswers a question about what will happen to human being with the increasing role of Social Networking System such as Twitter or alike, and global connectivity in general.
Dr. Faridah Noor Mohd Noor from University of Malaya addresses e-culture as an attractive and stimulative way of engaging the youth to preserve the cultural heritages.
Prof. Hans van Ginkel, former rector of United Nations University, talks about Educating for a Sustainable Future from from Utrecht University, Holland.
Keynote Speaker Prof. Jeffrey Sachs from the Earth Institute, Columbia University, speaks lively from New York at 2 AM in the morning about our readiness towards a Green Economy.
Prof. Jun Murai of Keio University, who is widely considered as the father of Japan's Internet, speaks about the history, development, and prospects of Science, Technology & Innovation in the transition to a Green Economy
First Speaker for the Science, Prof. Martin Lees, former Secretary General of Club of Rome, talks about The Role of Science, Technology & Innovation in the Transition to a Green Economy.
A quostionaire from Philliphines asks Prof. Sachs about the linkage of his clinical economics concepts with the concept of Green Society.
UNESCO's Director General Ms. Irina Bokova and a participant comments about the role of culture from their respective perspectives.