Regional priorities in an international context: the European experience Howard Moore Director UNESCO Office in Venice Regional Bureau for Science in Europe.

Regional priorities in an Regional priorities in an international context: international context: the European experiencethe European experience

Howard MooreHoward MooreDirectorDirectorUNESCO Office in Venice UNESCO Office in Venice Regional Bureau for Science in Regional Bureau for Science in EuropeEurope

UNESCO OFFICE IN VENICERegional Bureau for Science in Europe (ROSTE)

Europe:Europe:

• Culturally and ethnically richCulturally and ethnically rich

• Multi-layered, organizationally complexMulti-layered, organizationally complex

• Comparatively strong industrial sectorComparatively strong industrial sector

• Diversity of scientific research and training Diversity of scientific research and training

systems, at national and regional levelssystems, at national and regional levels

• Wealth of centres of excellenceWealth of centres of excellence


Europe:Europe:

• Expansion of European UnionExpansion of European Union

• Creation of European Research AreaCreation of European Research Area

- 2010 R&D target: 3% of GDP- 2010 R&D target: 3% of GDP

- 66% to be private sector- 66% to be private sector

• Adherence to the Bologna ProcessAdherence to the Bologna Process


Sixth Framework Programme Sixth Framework Programme (2002-2006)(2002-2006)

16.3 billion €16.3 billion €

• Focussing and integrating Community research 13.35 Focussing and integrating Community research 13.35

billion €billion €

• Structuring the ERAStructuring the ERA 2.6 2.6


• Strengthening the foundations of the ERAStrengthening the foundations of the ERA 0.32 0.32



Sixth Framework Programme Sixth Framework Programme (2002-2006)(2002-2006)

Priority thematic areasPriority thematic areas

• Life Sciences, genomics and biotechnology for healthLife Sciences, genomics and biotechnology for health

• Information society technologiesInformation society technologies

• Nanotechnologies and nanosciences...Nanotechnologies and nanosciences...

• Aeronautics and spaceAeronautics and space

• Food quality and safetyFood quality and safety

• Sustainable development, global change and ecosystemsSustainable development, global change and ecosystems

• Citizens and governance in a knowledge-based societyCitizens and governance in a knowledge-based society


Sixth Framework Programme Sixth Framework Programme (2002-2006)(2002-2006)• Opening of “Focusing and Integrating Community Opening of “Focusing and Integrating Community

Research” to Research” to third country organizations (funding: 285 third country organizations (funding: 285

million Euromillion Euro ))

• Specific measures in support of international Specific measures in support of international

cooperation (INCO)cooperation (INCO)

• Structuring the ERAStructuring the ERA

• International mobility of researchers; Marie Curie actionInternational mobility of researchers; Marie Curie action

+ ESF, COST...+ ESF, COST...


Seventh Framework Programme Seventh Framework Programme (2007-2011)(2007-2011)

• Doubling of budget?Doubling of budget?

• Inclusion of European Research Council?Inclusion of European Research Council?


ROSTE’s main mission:ROSTE’s main mission:

• To foster cooperation, contribute to capacity To foster cooperation, contribute to capacity building and provide specialized expertise in building and provide specialized expertise in the natural sciences within the Central and the natural sciences within the Central and Eastern European region…Eastern European region…

and especially in South East Europeand especially in South East Europe


SE Europe: the contextSE Europe: the context

• Transition to market economyTransition to market economy

• Former centralized science governanceFormer centralized science governance

• Low national investmentLow national investment


Western Balkans: added problemsWestern Balkans: added problems

• Military conflictMilitary conflict

• Ethnic cleansing and mass migrationsEthnic cleansing and mass migrations

• Destruction of facilitiesDestruction of facilities

• Fragmentation of former national systemFragmentation of former national system

• Political and economic sanctions/embargosPolitical and economic sanctions/embargos


Western Balkans: the economic Western Balkans: the economic situationsituation

• Fall in industrial productionFall in industrial production

• De-industrializationDe-industrialization

• Economic structures evolving backwardsEconomic structures evolving backwards

• Low technological capacity of private sectorLow technological capacity of private sector

• Chronic brain drain and brain wasteChronic brain drain and brain waste

• Low investment in R&D (e.g. O.3% of GDP for Low investment in R&D (e.g. O.3% of GDP for

S&M)S&M)


UNESCO-UNESCO-ROSTE initiative: ROSTE initiative: rebuilding scientific cooperation rebuilding scientific cooperation in Southin South East EuropeEast Europe

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF EXPERTSEXPERTS Venice, March 2001Venice, March 2001

ROUND TABLE OF MINISTERS OF ROUND TABLE OF MINISTERS OF SCIENCESCIENCE Paris, October 2001Paris, October 2001


Priority action identified as:Priority action identified as:

• Increased connectivity of scientific institutionsIncreased connectivity of scientific institutions

• TThematic regional networks of research centreshematic regional networks of research centres andand laboratories laboratories

• Upgrading of medium/large facilities to sUpgrading of medium/large facilities to serveerve region as a wholeregion as a whole

• Human capacity buildingHuman capacity building


Basic and engineering sciences: Basic and engineering sciences: human capacity-buildinghuman capacity-building

Mathematics

Physics

Chemistry

Biology and biotechnology

Engineering and energy

Research training

Regional Workshops and Conferences

Summer Schools

Short-term fellowships

UNESCO Chairs


The EnvironmentThe Environment

Basic premise:Basic premise: the management of natural the management of natural (and cultural) resources is becoming more and (and cultural) resources is becoming more and more a geo-politically relevant stake in the more a geo-politically relevant stake in the dynamics of the South-East European dynamics of the South-East European countries and their mutual relationships.countries and their mutual relationships.



Fresh water (International Hydrological Programme)

•Ecohydrology•Conflicts and transboundary water resources

People and nature (Man and the Biosphere Programme)

•Use of (transboundary) biosphere reserves to promote sustainable development, esp. in biodiversity and ecotourism

Coastal and small island management•Development of Master Plan tool based on GIS (Croatian module)



New• Natural and cultural assets for the development of sustainable tourism in SEE (using as demonstration sites Biosphere Reserves and World Heritage sites)

• Environmental educational for sustainable development


Science policy / Science and Science policy / Science and societysociety

• S & T policiesS & T policies

• Mobility of young scientists Mobility of young scientists

• Statistics and indicatorsStatistics and indicators

• Women in scienceWomen in science

• Access to scientific informationAccess to scientific information


Spreading the word on scienceSpreading the word on science

• Establishment of Euroscience Open ForumEstablishment of Euroscience Open Forum

• Stockholm 2004Stockholm 2004

• Munich 2006Munich 2006


Success stories:Success stories:

1. 1. Support to Astronomical Research in SE Europe Support to Astronomical Research in SE Europe and and UkraineUkraine

• Networking of observatoriesNetworking of observatories

• Upgrading of facilities and opening up as Upgrading of facilities and opening up as a a regional resourceregional resource

• Preparation of joint research projectsPreparation of joint research projects


Success stories:Success stories:

2. 2. UNESCO-Hewlett-Packard ‘Brain drain’ to ‘brain UNESCO-Hewlett-Packard ‘Brain drain’ to ‘brain gain’ projectgain’ project

• Provision of grid computing equipment to Provision of grid computing equipment to selected universities in SE Europeselected universities in SE Europe

• Development of research groups and Development of research groups and research projects with expatriatesresearch projects with expatriates

Regional priorities in an international context: the European experience Howard Moore Director UNESCO Office in Venice Regional Bureau for Science in Europe.

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