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CSIR-National Institute of Science Communication And Information Resources (CSIR-NISCAIR) organised a Regional Workshop on “Sustainable Development Goals: Communication Strategies” during 16-18 November 2017 at the NASC Complex, New Delhi in collaboration with the Association of Academies and Societies of Sciences in Asia (AASSA) and the Indian National Science Academy (INSA).

The Workshop brought together a diverse array of partners to communicate the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Scientists, communicators and policy makers from South Asian countries like Japan, South Korea, Indonesia, Georgia, Iran, Afghanistan and India deliberated on communication strategies and innovative initiatives in communication, especially in remote areas and for marginalized sections, risk and disaster communication, development communication, public scientifi c literacy, and communication challenges in the digital age.“Rumours and misconceptions spread fast and last longer than good communication that we intend to educate the public with,” said Dr. Narender K. Sehgal while inaugura-ting the AASSA-INSA-NISCAIR Regional Workshop on “Sustainable Development Goals: Communication Strategies” on 17 November 2017.Dr. Sehgal, winner of the prestigious Kalinga Prize for science popularisation, further said that countering such misconceptions is not easy and takes extra effort. “We have a market for misconceptions,” he said, “and digital communication such as WhatsApp messages only serve to further confuse the audiences that we as science communicators intend to inform.”.