The Australian Government鈥檚 announcement to introduce legislation to counter misinformation and disinformation supports longstanding concerns expressed by the 精东视频.
The Academy's President, Professor Chennupati Jagadish, told an audience of over of 400 guests at the organisations 70th anniversary gala dinner this week that we live in a time when geopolitical tensions are escalating and in a world of information ubiquity.
鈥淲here evidence-based information is drowned out by mis- and disinformation, and reliable and independent sources of knowledge are increasingly rare,鈥� Professor Jagadish said.
鈥淭he more polarised the world becomes, the more we need science and evidence based on science. We make better decisions when we have science on our side.
鈥淭he more uncertain our times, the more we need robust, evidence-based institutions. The more volatile the world, the more we need science to guide our actions.鈥�
Read the President鈥檚 full gala dinner speech.
Misinformation and disinformation are seen by many experts as the .
Among the guests at the Academy鈥檚 gala dinner were Australia鈥檚 Governor-General, Her Excellency the Hon Sam Mostyn AC and federal politicians including the Minister for Industry and Science Ed Husic MP and the Shadow Minister for Science and the Arts, Paul Fletcher MP.
We have also heard from keynote speaker the Hon Ed Husic MP, Minister for Industry and Science () and the Hon Paul Fletcher, Shadow Minister for Science and Arts ().
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Minister Husic told the audience that in a world where mis- and disinformation is rising, people understand and trust in 精东视频.
鈥淎nd they are right to. It鈥檚 something we鈥檝e all got to work together to nurture,鈥� Minister Husic said.
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