Government management and Cuban science in the confrontation with COVID-19

Authors

  • Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez Presidente de la República de Cuba
  • Jorge Núñez Jover

Keywords:

Cuba, science, government, COVID-19

Abstract

The central objective of this contribution is to systematize and reflect on the experiences accumulated in the confrontation with COVID-19 in relation to the link between scientists and government. It shows the working system used, the main actions and research carried out and summarizes the assessments and learnings that this experience yields. It will highlight the important role played in it by national science and technology, organically linked to government management, all depending on providing a social, scientific, political and health response capable of meeting the challenge that the pandemic has posed to us. Considering that the COVID-19 crisis is global, the article begins by exploring some features of neoliberalism that hinder confrontation with crises such as the one generated by the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). The convergence of several crises at the global level and the increasing complexity of the challenges to be dealt with accentuate the need to escape the trap of neoliberalism. The text emphasizes that what has been achieved in Cuba also has an ethical and political significance.

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Published

2020-06-13

How to Cite

Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, M., & Núñez Jover, J. (2020). Government management and Cuban science in the confrontation with COVID-19. Anales De La Academia De Ciencias De Cuba, 10(2), e881. Retrieved from https://revistaccuba.sld.cu/index.php/revacc/article/view/881

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 2 (2020): mayo-agosto (especial COVID-19)

Section

Contribuciones especiales

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