Public communication of science and technology is critical in a world thoroughly interwoven with science and technology. The International Network on Public Communication of Science and Technology (PCST) is a network of individuals from around the world who are active in producing and studying PCST.The PCST Network hosts international conferences, electronic discussions, and other activities to foster dialogue among the different groups of people interested in PCST, leading to cross-fertilization across professional, cultural, international, and disciplinary boundaries. The PCST Network seeks to promote new ideas, methods, intellectual and practical questions, and perspectives.
PCST Academy
In the closing ceremony of the 2004 PCST conference, it was announced that Barcelona would host the first headquarters of the PCST Academy.
The Academy is responsible for the creation of the documentary basis of the Public Communication of Science and Technology network (PCST) and its main task is to draw up reports on particular matters in the field of communication and social understanding of science.
The Academy will additionally look for the necessary resources at an international level to guarantee entrance to the network and its activities of those countries that currently have more difficulties. The network must grow, but it must also represent all the different cultures of the world. Thus science communication must respect different cultural contexts and include the knowledge of all continents.
A reference list of documents can be found on the PCST Academy and PCST Network
website.
