With the end of Corona Virus Disease 2019(COVID-19)as a global health emergency in May 2023[1],experts can now meet face-to-face to discuss what people were saying and doing behind the keyboards during our first globa...With the end of Corona Virus Disease 2019(COVID-19)as a global health emergency in May 2023[1],experts can now meet face-to-face to discuss what people were saying and doing behind the keyboards during our first global‘paninfodemic’,the term used to describe the abundance of information[2],helpful or dangerous,during a disease outbreak.展开更多
International cooperation in science and technology is a major challenge for developing countries such as Brazil and China.From the“safari research,”in which poor countries enter with the disease and the rich countr...International cooperation in science and technology is a major challenge for developing countries such as Brazil and China.From the“safari research,”in which poor countries enter with the disease and the rich countries with technology,to new frameworks such as the BRICS,professors Carlos Medicis Morel,from Brazil’s Oswaldo Cruz Foundation,and Yi Shen,from China’s Fudan University,have a dialogue mediated by AndréCosta Lobato,on the challenges and perspectives for cooperation in the global south.While the bottom-up process usually leads to fruitful cooperation,the top–down political support is relevant to provide a proper environment for researchers.The dialogue explored the differences in scientific structures between Brazil and China,language barriers,and the need for effective communication.They discussed the evolution of BRICS beyond economic cooperation,emphasizing its role in global governance,science,technology,and health.The professors addressed the benefits of international collaboration,including knowledge exchange,exposure to different cultures,and solving common problems.展开更多
文摘With the end of Corona Virus Disease 2019(COVID-19)as a global health emergency in May 2023[1],experts can now meet face-to-face to discuss what people were saying and doing behind the keyboards during our first global‘paninfodemic’,the term used to describe the abundance of information[2],helpful or dangerous,during a disease outbreak.
文摘International cooperation in science and technology is a major challenge for developing countries such as Brazil and China.From the“safari research,”in which poor countries enter with the disease and the rich countries with technology,to new frameworks such as the BRICS,professors Carlos Medicis Morel,from Brazil’s Oswaldo Cruz Foundation,and Yi Shen,from China’s Fudan University,have a dialogue mediated by AndréCosta Lobato,on the challenges and perspectives for cooperation in the global south.While the bottom-up process usually leads to fruitful cooperation,the top–down political support is relevant to provide a proper environment for researchers.The dialogue explored the differences in scientific structures between Brazil and China,language barriers,and the need for effective communication.They discussed the evolution of BRICS beyond economic cooperation,emphasizing its role in global governance,science,technology,and health.The professors addressed the benefits of international collaboration,including knowledge exchange,exposure to different cultures,and solving common problems.
