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EC calls for science and technology cooperation
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24/09/2008
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The European Commission is calling on governments to jointly develop a strategy for international cooperation in science and technology. It has also proposed a strategic framework for strengthening science and technology cooperation with non EU countries, notably in the field of Information and Communication Technologies.
According to European Commissioner for Science and Research Janez Potocnik, pictured: “Global challenges call for global responses. There is no area today where this is truer than in science. Our international partners are attracted by Europe as a model of regional integration, but are faced with a multitude of governmental actors and research priorities when they want to engage in concrete cooperation. The aim of our strategic framework is to engage with our Member States to transform Europe’s research labyrinth into a European Research Area open to the world, attracting the best brains and contributing to address global challenges.”
The EC strategy sets out a framework for a European approach to international cooperation in science and technology. It outlines core principles which should underpin European cooperation with the rest of the world and proposes specific orientations for action, including: strengthening the international dimension of the European Research Area (ERA) and fostering strategic cooperation with key third countries through geographic and thematic targeting; and improving the framework conditions for international cooperation in science and technology and for the promotion of European technologies worldwide.
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Author
Graham Pitcher
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