letopis sazu 2010

If we want to achieve any change, we must also look somewhat further into
the future. Therefore, it seemed appropriate to respond to the invitation to join
the group whose task was to deliberate on the management of the world and our
country in the coming decades. The document entitled Where to after the Crisis
from December 2009 contains some of our views on the ethics of future societies.
Last year, the authors clarified their ideas further to the Parliament and the
general public.
A part of the future tasks and activities of SASA is therefore predictable. The
charm of the future, however, rests on the other, unpredictable part. Despite all
the attempts of science and various disciplines to look into the future, there are
more uncertainties today than in the past. We are expecting it with curiosity,
hopefully not quite unprepared. Certainly we are not merely passive, drowsy observers.
Moreover, we try to do more than just anticipate. The Academy wishes to
contribute its share to future choices.
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Jože Trontelj , President