intergovernmental initiatives for capacity building in science and technology
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WCS Follow-up Symposium, Harnessing science for society: further partnerships. Venice, March 2-5, 2005. Intergovernmental initiatives for capacity building in science and technology. Maciej Nalecz , Director, Division of Basic and Engineering Sciences, UNESCO HQ, PARIS. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Intergovernmental initiatives for capacity building in science and
technology
Intergovernmental initiatives for capacity building in science and
technology
WCS Follow-up Symposium, Harnessing science WCS Follow-up Symposium, Harnessing science for society: further partnerships. Venice, March 2-for society: further partnerships. Venice, March 2-5, 20055, 2005
Maciej Nalecz, Director, Division of Basic and Engineering Sciences, UNESCO HQ, PARIS
Intergovernmental programmesIntergovernmental programmes
MAB (Man and the Biosphere Programme)
IHP (International Hydrological Programme)
IOC (International Oceanographic Commission)
IGCP (International Geological Correlation Programme)
MOST (Management of Social Transformation Programme)
New addition to the list:International Basic Sciences
Programme
New addition to the list:International Basic Sciences
Programme
Members of Scientific Board nominated
Secretariat formed
First call for proposals concluded
Intergovernmental centres of excellence
Intergovernmental centres of excellence
CERN
ICTP
CIMPA
ICIPE
IHE
CLAF
EMBL
ICGEB
IIMCB
New addition to the list: SESAME
New addition to the list: SESAME
Members
Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Pakistan, Palestinian Authority and Turkey
Observers
Greece, Italy, Germany, Kuwait, Russia, Sweden, U.K. and U.S.A.
Center established
• Training programme being implemented
• First operational beamline envisaged in 2007
Intergovernmental initiatives in networking
Intergovernmental initiatives in networking
Non-UNESCO networks• EMBO• IMBN• IAC• IANAS• Latin American Scientific Networks• Cariscience
UNESCO networks• MIRCENs• MCBN• UNESCO Chairs• UNESCO Biosphere Reserves
Intergovernmental initiatives in sponsoring science
Intergovernmental initiatives in sponsoring science
European Framework Programmes
ESF (European Science Foundation)
Currently debated: ERC (European Research Council)
Intergovernmental initiatives are difficult
to start and run, but usually successful
Capacity building in science and technology