On Tuesday, 18 November 2025, the G7 Science Communication Working Group (SCWG) will host a workshop in Ottawa and online. The goals include validating and discussing priority areas and recommendations in which science communication plays a central role in addressing major societal challenges – including future global emergencies – as well as developing new approaches for practitioners in the field of communication frameworks and guidelines. The workshop is structured around four thematic areas: climate change and related natural disasters (such as wildfires and floods), public health, artificial intelligence (AI), and new technologies.
Dr. Matthias Begenat, Head of the Science Communication Department at CAIS, will participate in the workshop and will help shape a session specifically dedicated to artificial intelligence and science communication. This session examines how AI is changing science communication, the challenges that arise from this, and how effective communication can influence public understanding, acceptance, and trust in AI. It also addresses how the use of AI in science communication can be regulated and which AI-related guidelines could strengthen trust in science and accountability for scientific content.
Matthias Begenat has also co-coordinated the task force “AI in Science Communication,” initiated by #FactoryWisskomm of the Federal Ministry for Research, Technology and Space, which published recommendations in May this year on the responsible use of generative AI.
About the G7 Science Communication Working Group
To respond to the profound changes in the information landscape over the past ten years and the associated global challenges, the “Science Communication” working group was established at the 2023 meeting of the G7 Ministers for Science and Technology in Sendai, Japan. Its aim is to promote a scientific culture that places a high value on science communication and supports public engagement with science. The overarching goal is to strengthen trust in scientific institutions and the entire science system. Key challenges include science communication in times of increasing polarization, misunderstandings and misinformation in the public sphere, declining trust in science, scientists and democratic institutions, strengthening scientific literacy and civic engagement, cultural and societal differences, and reaching underserved and hard-to-reach communities.