1. NATO Science Programme
The Latest Developments
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Walter Kaffenberger
Programme Director
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2. NATO’s Third Dimension
POLITICAL
MILITARY
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1968: Committee on the Challenges of Modern Society
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3. Public Diplomacy Division
SecGen
ASG
Publ. Dipl.
DASG
Ext. Relat.
DASG
Sci. Coop.
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Chall.
Media
Outr.
Country
Relat.
Collab.
Progr.
Editing
&
Distrib.
Support Section: Admin., Budget, Visits, NATO+, ...
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4. CP & TC Sections within PDD
NATO Science Programme
Science Committee
Liaison Group
(SCLG)
Science
Committee
CP & TC Sections within PDD
Science for
Peace
Steering Group
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

5. The Mechanisms of ‘Coop. S & T’
Advanced Study Institutes (ASI)
Advanced Research Workshops (ARW)
Collaborative Linkage Grants (CLG)
Expert Visits (EV)
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6. Science Programme Data
Each year about scientists participate in the NATO Science Programme
In 2002, over scientists participated in 124 NATO-sponsored scientific meetings
About 100 volumes of Proceedings from scientific conferences are published each year
Over Fellowships have already been awarded to Partner scientists
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7. Development of LST Budget
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8. Development of NATO Science Budget
1986
1989
1992
1995
1998
2001 10 20 30 40 50 60
Science
Budget / #
of Eligible
Countries
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9. Future Science Programme NATO 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
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10. Future Science Programme NATO 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
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11. 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
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12. 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
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13. The Future: “Partner Country Priorities ”
B. Partner’s view:
Individual Partnership Action Plans
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14. 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
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