Addressing the opening session, Prof. Noam Chomsky from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology held that science communication is playing an increasingly important role amidst urgent global issues such as climate change and COVID-19 and chaotic social media.

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An overview of the conference. (Source: organizing board)

He stressed the need for journalists and scientists to shake hands in providing accurate and reliable information to the public.

For his part, Assoc. Prof., Dr. Pham Minh Son, Director of the AJC, said that the press and science communication have played an important part in the fight against COVID-19 by providing full scientific information and knowledge to the public.

He held that the conference is a chance for Vietnamese and foreign experts to evaluate the effects of science communications on the pandemic and share experience on solutions to bring scientific information to the community.

The conference has three sessions on November 20, November 27 and December 4. In the November 27 session, Vietnamese scholars will share experience of Vietnam in the fight against fake news related to COVID-19, contributing to efforts in stamping out the pandemic.

Source: VNA