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NATO Science Programme. The Latest Developments. ‘ EuroMicro Day2003’ Ljubljana, 29-Jun-2003. Walter Kaffenberger Programme Director Public Diplomacy Division NATO Headquarters, Brussels, Belgium. 24-June-03. POLITICAL. 1958: SCIENCE COMMITTEE
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NATO Science Programme The Latest Developments ‘EuroMicro Day2003’ Ljubljana, 29-Jun-2003 Walter Kaffenberger Programme Director Public Diplomacy Division NATO Headquarters, Brussels, Belgium 24-June-03
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Public Diplomacy Division SecGen ASG Publ. Dipl. DASG Ext. Relat. DASG Sci. Coop. ‘EuroMicro Day2003’ Ljubljana, 29-Jun-2003 Spokesm. New Threats & Chall. NATO Country Relat. Outr. Country Relat. Collab. Progr. Editing & Distrib. Media Support Section: Admin., Budget, Visits, NATO+, ... Public Diplomacy Division
Science for Peace Steering Group NATO ScienceProgramme Science Committee Liaison Group (SCLG) Science Committee CP & TC Sectionswithin PDD Fellowship National Administrators Physical & Engineering S&T Panel Computer Networking Panel Life Science & Technology Panel S&T Policy & Organization Subcommittee Environment & Earth S&T Panel Security Related Civil S&T Panel Science Fellowships Cooperative Science & Technology Research Infra- structure Support Science for Peace
The Mechanisms of ‘Coop. S & T’ • Advanced Study Institutes (ASI) • Advanced Research Workshops (ARW) • Collaborative Linkage Grants (CLG) • Expert Visits (EV) ‘EuroMicro Day2003’ Ljubljana, 29-Jun-2003 Public Diplomacy Division
Science Programme Data • Each year about 10.000 scientists participate in the NATO Science Programme • In 2002, over 6.000 scientists participated in 124 NATO-sponsored scientific meetings • About 100 volumes of Proceedings from scientific conferences are published each year • Over 2.500 Fellowships have already been awarded to Partner scientists ‘EuroMicro Day2003’ Ljubljana, 29-Jun-2003 Public Diplomacy Division
Development of LST Budget ‘EuroMicro Day2003’ Ljubljana, 29-Jun-2003 Public Diplomacy Division
60 50 Science 40 Budget / # 30 of Eligible 20 Countries 10 0 1986 1989 1992 1995 1998 2001 Development of NATO Science Budget ‘EuroMicro Day2003’ Ljubljana, 29-Jun-2003 Public Diplomacy Division
Future Science ProgrammeNATO Secretary General: 24/10/2002 The future Science Programme will: • be in line with new challenges and missions of the Alliance • have concrete impact on social and economic system of Partner countries ‘EuroMicro Day2003’ Ljubljana, 29-Jun-2003 Public Diplomacy Division
Future Science ProgrammeNATO Secretary General: 24/10/2002 The future Science Programme will: • address younger generation • seek synergy and collaboration with other international organizations • make its achievements known ‘EuroMicro Day2003’ Ljubljana, 29-Jun-2003 Public Diplomacy Division
The Future: “Priority Research Topics” A. NATO’s view: • 1. Scientific Coll. for Defence against Terrorism: • Rapid Detection & Diagnosis of CBRN Agents & Weapons • Physical Protection against CBRN agents • Decontamination of CBRN agents • Medical Countermeasures • Eco-Terrorism Countermeasures • Computer Terrorism Countermeasures ‘EuroMicro Day2003’ Ljubljana, 29-Jun-2003 Public Diplomacy Division
The Future: “Priority Research Topics” • 2. Scientific Coll. to Counter Other Threats to Security: • Environmental Security (desertification, land erosion, …) • Water Resources Management • Management of Non-Renewable Resources • Modeling Sustainable Consumption (food, energy, ...) • Disaster Forecast and Prevention • Food Security • Information Security • Social Science Topics ‘EuroMicro Day2003’ Ljubljana, 29-Jun-2003 Public Diplomacy Division
The Future: “Partner Country Priorities ” B. Partner’s view: • Individual Partnership Action Plans ‘EuroMicro Day2003’ Ljubljana, 29-Jun-2003 Public Diplomacy Division
Conclusions • NATO Science Programme under financial pressure • NATO will continue to offer effective mechanisms for Alliance and NATO-Partner co-operation • Collaboration to be focused in topics of NATO interest plus Partner priorities ‘EuroMicro Day2003’ Ljubljana, 29-Jun-2003 Public Diplomacy Division