EURO-AMERICAN SCIENTIFIC RELATIONS IN THE WAKE OF 9/11 The Plaza Hotel, Oslo May 18, 2005

EURO-AMERICAN SCIENTIFICRELATIONS IN THE WAKE OF 9/11

The Plaza Hotel, OsloMay 18, 2005

14.25-14.50

A European PerspectiveRagnhild Sohlberg, Ph.D; Scientific Secretary,

[email protected]

R.Sohlberg, Euro-American Scientific Relations.ppt

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Outline

Some approximate history and ”foresight” Shifts in ”point of gravity”

Europe today: ”Variable geometry” The Framework Programs and ”INCO” EU-US scientific cooperation US-Norway scientific cooperation Competition or cooperation?


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Before approx. 1400 Asia + Middle East + Med.


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Approx. 1400-2000+? Europe + N. America


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Approx. 2000+ ??? S.E. Asia + N. Pacific?


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1950 2000 2050 (med.est.)

Africa

Asia

Lat.Am. & Car.

Europe

North America

Regional Population Trends(mill.)


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Relative investment in R&D(2000)

Source: UNESCO/OECD/St.meld.20 (2004-2005)


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European Paradox

The contradiction between excellence in scientific research and the failure to exploit this for technological and economic benefits

“One of Europe’s major weaknesses lies in its inferiority in terms of transforming the results of technological research and skills into innovations and competitive advantages. “Green Paper on Innovation, 1995


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Norway

EU-15

United States

Expenditure on R&D, as a percentage of GDP, 2002 or latest available year

Japan

China: €64B= 1,1%


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GDP (€ B), 2002

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12000

EU-15 EU-25 US Japan FP-32

Source: EU,Key figures 2003-2004


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Annual RTD Expenditures (approx. € B, 2001)

EU-15 175 EU-25 178 est. USA 315 Japan 143 China 64..and growing

EU DG RTD (FP6) 5+= ca 3%+ of EU-15

EU DG RTD (FP7) 10? (on the avg. 2007-13)

(leverages other funding sources!)Source: EU Key Figures, 2004, Fig. I-1a


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Not only multiple languages and cultural diversity..

but a diversity of constellations!

Europe???


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EU/EEA/EFTA and USA

EU-15 EU-25 Norway,Iceland,Licht-enstein

Switz-erland

Norway

USA

Popu-lation(mill)

375 450 4.8 7.4 4.5 275

EEA

EFTA


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Participants in EU-RTD 31 + 2 countries

EU-25 Association agreements:

Candidate countries: Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey Non-cand., EEA-countries: Norway, Iceland,

Lichtenstein Non-cand., S&T Association: Switzerland, Israel

(32/49 European countries)http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/iscp/index_en.cfm?

page=Countries&location=Europe

RTD = research andtechnology development


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Areas for cooperation (develop and share knowledge)

High cost, high risk research Infectious diseases related to poverty Biodiversity and environmental sustainability Better/new forms of energy Global warming and climate change Food safety and security of supply Security The demographic challenge Science education and communication Etc… 1+1 > 2?


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EU and INCO

INCO =International (scientific)Cooperation (policy)


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EU and INCO

Proposal for FP7:Opening up of all activities carried out in the thematicareas to researchers and research institutions from all thirdcountries, with a strong effort to encourage them to seizethis opportunity.Specific co-operation actions in each thematic area dedicatedto third countries in the case of mutual interest inco-operating on particular topics.……implemented in coordination with those under “People” and “Capacities”.“Third country” = a State that is neither a Member State nor an associated State.


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EU Thematic Priorities: FP7(2007-2013)

(Using all funding schemes, including international cooperation)

1. Health2. Food, agriculture and biotechnology3. Information and communication technologies4. Nanosciences, nanotechnologies, materials and new

production technologies5. Energy6. Environment (incl. climate change)7. Transport (incl. aeronautics)8. Socio-economic sciences and the humanities (new)9. Security and space (security = new)+ Ideas = European Research Council/frontier research


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EU-US scientific cooperation: Statushttp://europa.eu.int/comm/research/headlines/news/article_05_02_08_en.html

EU-US S&T Cooperation Agreement http://www.eurunion.org/legislat/STE/EUUSS&TCoopAgree.htm

”share and exploit the benefits of knowledge” 1st agreement in 1998, renewed 2004 Joint research in meteorology, environment, materials

sciences (incl. nano.tech), non-nuclear and renewable energies (incl. hydrogen), and a joint EU-US task force on biotechnology

ERA-Link http://www.eurunion.org/legislat/STE/ERALink.htm

Approx. 85 000 European-born researchers currently living in the US

Dialogue, seminars (incl. AAAS annual conference, 2005)


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Norway: Borderless research policy

1. Active participation in EU’s FPs2. Strengthening bilateral cooperation

Priority to North America and Japan

3. Attractive host country for research4. Global partner in research Science councellors in Brussels and Wash. DC Technology attachés in the US and Japan, etc. Strategy for research and technology

cooperation with North America, 2004


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Norway as a host nation Transfer of knowledge and competence to and

from Norway Capitalize on national comparative

advantages, e.g. National/geographic (Svalbard, Antarctic,

databases, biobanks and health registers, family trees over generations, etc)

Infrastructure and scientific equipment Strong position in peace research and

conflict resolution


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Common thematic priorities

”Copy cats ”or

Good basis for cooperation?

Collaborate on development/sharing of new knowledge ”Two heads better than one!”

Compete on applications…but collaborate where appropriate


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Both--thank

you!

Competition or cooperation?

Winnie-the-Pooh

Rabbit


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Thank you for

your attention!

EURO-AMERICAN SCIENTIFIC RELATIONS IN THE WAKE OF 9/11 The Plaza Hotel, Oslo May 18, 2005

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