Specialized Services

Catalysts for Change Toward a Sustainable and Dignity-Centered World

The European Institute for Multidisciplinary Studies on Human Rights and Science - Knowmad Institut develops independent and ethical solutions where science, technology, and dignity converge. Since 2018, we have worked with governments, academia, the private sector, and civil society to design strategies that place Human Dignity — the foundation of all human rights — at the center of policy and practice.

Our work is organized into four interconnected areas: Research & Diagnostics, Policy & Advocacy, Capacity Building, and Strategic Convening.

Design, monitoring and assessment

Research & Specialized Publications

Knowledge Promotion

Workshops, Trainings & Presentations

Research & Diagnostics

We conduct multidisciplinary studies, diagnostics, and policy evaluations that transform complex data into actionable evidence. Our research focuses on the ethical adoption of emerging technologies, humanitarian drug policy, human security, ethnobotany, and the challenges faced by special populations.

Through the Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies in Human Rights & Science (JMSHRS) — a Diamond Open Access journal indexed in Scopus and DOAJ — we provide an international platform for rigorous scholarship and open knowledge sharing.

This research base strengthens governments with reliable data for policy design, supports companies with independent analysis of emerging risks, empowers academia with global visibility, and provides civil society organizations with evidence to advance their advocacy.

Policy & Advocacy

We design and implement advocacy strategies grounded in dignity, facts, and science. The Knowmad Institut participates in international processes within the United Nations system and intergovernmental organizations, ensuring that evidence-based perspectives inform global decision-making.

Our team contributes expertise on drug policy, sustainable development, cultural rights, and technological governance. As co-coordinator of the Rome Consensus 2.0, we help lead a global coalition promoting humanitarian approaches to drug policy. We hold observer status at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and are a signatory of the UN Global Compact, reinforcing our engagement in multilateral dialogues.

Recognized on UNODC’s What’s On - Fostering partnership against organized crime, the Knowmad Institut has been featured for its contributions against organized crime and for its active role as a stakeholder in the UN Ad Hoc Committee drafting the International Cybercrime Convention. Through statements and recommendations, we have advocated for protecting human dignity, privacy, and the rights of vulnerable populations in this process.

For governments and institutions, our advocacy adds credibility and legitimacy; for academia and civil society, it amplifies research and community voices in global arenas; and for the private sector, it provides frameworks to align innovation with ethical and sustainable standards.

Capacity Building

We provide training and advisory services that equip institutions, organizations, and leaders with the tools to use knowledge responsibly and effectively.

Our programs cover:

Open Science adoption, aligned with UNESCO’s 2021 Recommendation on Open Science.
Humanitarian Policies approaches, grounded in public security and human rights.
Digital rights and technological sovereignty, ensuring that innovation serves human dignity.
Advocacy and communication strategies for NGOs, community groups, and academic institutions.

These services strengthen government agencies in evidence-based governance, help NGOs build technical and advocacy capacity, support universities in adopting open science practices, and guide companies toward responsible innovation.

Strategic Convening

We create spaces where science, culture, and diplomacy meet governance. The Knowmad Institut organizes and contributes to international conferences, expert dialogues, and policy roundtables, bringing together governments, academia, civil society, and the private sector.

Our Science Diplomacy work connects expertise with multilateral agendas, while our Cultural Diplomacy initiatives use art and storytelling to spark dialogue. A flagship example is the Knowmad Short Film Festival (KSFF), which has received hundreds of film submissions from dozens of countries, amplifying narratives of dignity, resilience, and social justice.

Through these convenings, we foster exchange across disciplines and sectors, ensuring that decision makers hear from researchers, innovators, and communities alike.

Why Choose Us

Credibility

Recognized as observer at WIPO, signatory of the UN Global Compact, and co-coordinator of the Rome Consensus 2.0, the Knowmad Institut is also part of global networks such as CoARA, Data4SDGS, VNGOC, and NYNGOC. Our partnerships with universities, NGOs, and research infrastructures — including Universidad del Rosario, Fundazione Villa Maraini, Internet Bolivia, and MENAHRA — strengthen our role as a trusted and connected voice in international debates.

Expertise

We bring together a multidisciplinary team spanning social sciences, law, psychology, medicine, anthropology, philosophy, biotechnology, engineering, ethnobotany, conflict resolution, digital governance, theology, and emerging technologies. This diversity fosters collective intelligence, spanning from clinical psychology to aerospace engineering, from human rights law to intercultural medicine, and from open science to AI ethics. It is this breadth that allows us to design solutions that are both scientifically rigorous and culturally sensitive.

Impact

Our contributions reach intergovernmental processes, including statements to the UN Ad Hoc Committee on Cybercrime, input to the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, and participation in global policy dialogues on digital rights and sustainable development. We publish through the Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies in Human Rights & Science (Scopus-indexed, Diamond Open Access) and convene international initiatives such as the Knowmad Short Film Festival, which amplifies dignity-centered narratives across 70+ countries.

Commitment

We are guided by Human Dignity, Open Science, and the ethical adoption of emerging technologies. Our support for initiatives such as CoARA, DORA, Open Access, and the UN Pact for the Future reflects our commitment to transparency, fairness, and sustainable governance across all areas of our work.

At the Knowmad Institut, knowledge is not neutral. We direct it to protect dignity, inform governance, and shape fairer and multipolar futures.