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The First European Science Diplomacy Conference organized by the European Commission and the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union taking place on 18-19 Dec 2023 in Madrid 🇪🇺 🇪🇦 is now open for registration! 📍 Safe the date and register for the conference: https://lnkd.in/dr49_7DY The conference has the following objectives: ✔ Taking stock of the development of the European Framework for Science Diplomacy; ✔ Progressing the draft framework and discussing the way ahead; ✔ Offering space for dialogue, co-creation and participation by a broad range of stakeholders and fostering science diplomacy outreach, also beyond the EU; ✔ and enhancing motivation amongst science diplomacy actors to get actively involved and creating visibility for the ongoing process. The conference also carries on the successful work of #S4D4C and will be the occasion to celebrate the 5th anniversary of the #MadridDeclaration on Science Diplomacy, which has been endorsed by over 200 experts since its adoption in December 2018! 🎆 #science #training #EUScienceDiplomacy #ScienceDiplomacy #EUGlobalApproach #InternationalCooperation Maria Cristina Russo Jan Marco Müller

Conference: 1st European Science Diplomacy. European Commission. Given the rapidly evolving geopolitical and scientific-technological landscape, Europe needs to act strategically and develop an ambitious European framework for science diplomacy. This framework should build on the legacy of European science diplomacy and the number of existing activities and initiatives at EU level and in Member States. This framework should harness the expertise and skills of the fast-growing community of European science diplomacy scholars and practitioners. This framework should identify synergies and maximise the EU-added value of collaborative action, including through appropriate linkages between research and foreign policy instruments, creating spaces for interaction between the scientific and diplomatic communities. This framework should re-imagine European science diplomacy in a fragmented, multipolar world and reflect on its use as a soft and as a hard power, based on the concept of being as open as possible, but as closed as necessary. This framework should reflect on how European diplomacy can become more strategic, effective, and resilient through the use of scientific evidence and foresight, including by enabling diplomacy to deal with the opportunities and risks of disruptive technologies. See: https://lnkd.in/ddKZ8366

Science diplomacy combines diplomacy and science to tackle global challenges. ▶ Scientific evidence feeds into international policy ▶ Diplomatic relations are used to strengthen global scientific cooperation ▶ International scientific cooperation strengthens diplomatic relations This interplay between science and diplomacy is of increasing importance in Switzerland and internationally, especially with low- and middle-income countries. 👉 A policy brief by the KFPE_CH and Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute shows the concrete benefits of this interplay for 🇨🇭 Switzerland and how it can be further strengthened through coherent communication and a strategy for establishing a Swissnex Africa 🌍 https://lnkd.in/d2x7dfPi by: Jasmina Saric, Jürg Utzinger, Thomas Breu, Fabian Käser, Anja Bretzler GESDA - Geneva Science and Diplomacy Anticipator Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFA Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation SERI Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences Swiss Young Academy SCNAT - Swiss Academy of Sciences

Research and Innovation will trigger a stronger European Union - highlighted by the Spanish Presidency of the Council. Science Diplomacy, Research Infrastructures and Collaboration with 3er countries - topics of IMM’s discussion at beautiful Santander, Spain 🇪🇸🇪🇺🔬🚀

Joint reflections on #science_diplomacy in dire geopolitical times by scholars, research managers and policy-makers is ever more needed! I'm very proud of my colleagues who have therefore sustained our joint momentum since the first EU project #EL_CSID, followed by #S4D4C & #InsSciDE.

Today, a meeting of Experts on the National Strategy for the Internationalization of Higher Education and Science was held at NAWA. I am pleased to announce that I have been appointed as an expert to work in two teams: - Team for the mobility of scientists and the internationalization of science, - Team for science diplomacy. New challenges, new opportunities #ThePolishNationalAgencyForAcademicExchange #NarodowaAgencjaWymianyAkademickiej

The World Science Diplomacy Summit, organized by @SciTechDiploHub and moderated by Martí Jiménez Mausbach, featured a compelling panel discussion on #ScienceDiplomacy for Social Progress. During the discussion, I highlighted : 📍 The importance of understanding the historical flows of knowledge, to foster a more nuanced approach to Science Diplomacy. 📍 Pakistan’s strategic role in the global science diplomacy landscape. 📍 The pivotal role of emerging technologies in shaping our future and leveraging science as a tool for socio-economic development. It was an enriching experience to exchange ideas with esteemed panelists, including Dr. Neema Balolebwami Nelly and Dr. Meri Rosich, and explore how science diplomacy can drive social progress. The Summit provided a timely opportunity for diverse stakeholders from the realms of diplomacy and science to gather, share ideas, and co-create pathways for international collaboration. Given the complex challenges we face today, it is crucial to strengthen frameworks like science diplomacy to foster global solutions. Congratulations to SciTech DiploHub for organizing an outstanding event. #Diplomacy #ScienceAndTechnology #SocialProgress #Innovation #Pakistan #GlobalEngagement #EmergingTech #ScienceDiplomacy

On 5 December 2023 the First International Conference „State-building in face of crisis: challenges and lessons learned” was launched at the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg and via Zoom. It was organized by FAU PACT4Ukraine Project and DAAD Project “Science Diplomacy in Active Conflicts” in order to create a safe platform for networking and bringing together scientists, experts and postgraduate students from different European countries, as well as to have an opportunity to summarise both Projects´ activities and to survey the following way of development

Inspiring and motivating discussions at the first European Science Diplomacy Conference on December 18-19 in Madrid. An event organised by the Spanish Presidency of the European Council (EU2023ES), the European Commission and the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities of Spain in partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation. Thanks for the invitation and the possibility to follow the discussions remotely and congrats for the fascinating programme and fruitful exchanges. A lot of things done, ongoing and to be done in term of training (of both scientists and diplomats) and capacity buinding, within the framework for European science diplomacy - in order to strengthen the EU’s outreach, resilience and capacity to enhance the impact of the EU’s actions at the global level. #science #diplomacy #HorizonEU #EUfunding #EUSciDipMadrid.

https://lnkd.in/gKVzuBTw ABSTRACT In this paper, we discuss whether Latin American researchers participate in the European Research and Innovation Framework Programme (FP) by joining European colleagues as peers, or by being targeted as part of a science diplomacy initiative. We analyse the participation of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Mexico (LAC) in the 7th (2007–2013) and 8th (2014–2020) programs, based on CORDIS data and the Open Aire repository. We determine the scope of these countries’ participation and the variables that intervene. Results show that funding received by LAC organizations decreased significantly from the 7th to the 8th FP due to an increase in projects with no EU monetary contribution. Co-authoring with European partners or by domestic authors in publications issued from these projects by LAC researchers represented an average 12% of all publications in both FPs, and it was marginal in some projects and decisive in others, depending on the topic of research. We conclude that the participation of these countries due to EU science diplomacy actions was important in the 7th FP and less so in H2020 and that this involvement has become less dependent on their being targeted as a region, or by Spain’s brokerage as coordinator. "