Revitalizing Science Research for Sustainable Development: Fostering Inclusive Practices

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This paper explores the necessity and potential for revitalizing science research for sustainable development through the implementation of innovative strategies which embrace inclusive practices. Sustainable development is a key component of modern development, which requires the integration of economic growth, social progress and environmental protection, as well as encompassing diversity and inclusion, and equity across generations to reflect its five pillars. Science research plays a key role in this process, since it provides the necessary tools and knowledge to develop innovative solutions to current multidimensional challenges confronting humanity, including the management of diversity through inclusion of diverse stakeholders.

Examination of inclusive practices in the context of sustainable science research is made. In particular, it assesses the potential of such practices to promote the effective engagement of stakeholders from diverse backgrounds. It argues that inclusive practices are essential for promoting effective scientific research, since they have the potential to enable the integration of multiple views and approaches into the research process, making it imperative to undertake rigorous stakeholder analysis from the outset.

The paper further explores the challenges that need to be addressed in order to ensure the successful adoption and implementation of inclusive practices in science research. In this regard, the paper argues for some critical policy reforms, funding and capacity building initiatives, as well as the use of digital technologies.

Finally, the paper contends that the successful implementation of inclusive practices in science research requires the development of appropriate institutional arrangements and the active engagement of stakeholders from diverse backgrounds, entailing a holistic approach to sustainable development. It concludes by emphasizing the need to improve the engagement of relevant stakeholders in the development of sustainable science research and to foster the successful adoption of inclusive practices.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Michael O. Faborode
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/12/18
TI  - Revitalizing Science Research for Sustainable Development: Fostering Inclusive Practices
BT  - Proceedings of the 6th Biennial Conference of Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World Nigeria (OWSD 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 357
EP  - 379
SN  - 2468-5747
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DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-306-1_24
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