is a forum for conversations amongst activists and academics on issues relating to science and democracy.
KICS as an organisation and a network, mainly relies on "Sharing Sessions" by various experts and "Workshops", to carry forward the conversations on Science & Democracy, in addition to publications/reports.
The Sharing Sessions are organised periodically with sufficient publicity (in the cities of Hyderabad, Mumbai, Bhubaneswar, Bangalore etc.), and are open to public. The speakers, including some international experts, are drawn from various fields and are not just from the KICS network.
Sharing session # 27 by Dr.A R Vasavi
( Full list of Sharing Sessions so far is present here.)
Along with associated members, KICS has also organised various workshops over the years. Some of these are internal brainstorming workshops, others have been for policy-influencing or for creating public debate and yet others have been project-oriented workshops. All these workshops provide a platform to enrich the discourse on Science, Technology & Society in the Indian context.
Information on workshops (co-)organised so far is present in the links below.
* "Round Table Discussion on Food Security in Odisha" (XIM-B, August 2011, Bhubaneshwar)
* "Assessing Social Enterprises: The Need for New Parameters" (CWS project along with KICS, supported by IDRC-Villgro-CSIE (CWS, March 2012, Hyderabad)
KICS members also take part in workshops organised by others and present papers and contribute to the discussions regularly. Some of the recent ones include:
- International Seminar on Innovation, Sustainability and Development held at NISTADS, New Delhi on June 28-30, 2011
- Panel on “Rethinking science, ethics and ecosystems” during Conference on Ecological Economics at CESS, Hyderabad on October 21, 2011
- Panel on “Knowledge Swaraj: Science and Technology in Civil Society” hosted at the IIS 40th World Congress in New Delhi on February 17, 2012
- ‘Science, Knowledge Swaraj and the Universities’ at Azim Premji University, Bangalore on April 5, 2012
- 'Technology, Innovation and Social Change Conference” at Tata Institute of Social Science, Mumbai on August 18, 2012
- 4th International Social Innovation Research Conference in Birmingham, United Kingdom on September 13, 2012
- Livelihoods MANTHAN Sharing Session: Documenting livelihoods – The Writeshop Approach with Dr. Tabrez (September 28, 2012)