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2 Creating an Environment for Productive International Collaboration
2 Creating an Environment for Productive International Collaboration
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2.1 RESEARCH COLLABORATION, U.S. FOREIGN POLICY, AND THE GLOBAL CONTEXT1 The opening panel of the workshop on Examining Core Elements of International Research Collaboration featured several different perspectives on the overall environment for collaboration.
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One indicator of the overall importance of science is the recruitment of several Nobel laureates to fill key executive branch positions, including Secretary of Energy Steven Chu, National Cancer Institute Director Harold Varmus, and Office of Science and Technology Policy Associate Director of Science Carl Wieman. President Obama (2009)
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. Key tasks for the S&T Adviser are to build partnerships with international scientific communities; provide accurate advice; enhance science and technology literacy and capacity within the Department of State; and shape a global perspective on scientific and technological develop ments.
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The local urban observatories produce urban indicators and policy analysis, performing studies for UN-HABITAT. These programs provide opportunities for international research collaboration, with the ultimate goal of effecting positive change in cities, as opposed to advancing science or knowledge per se.
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Another project undertaken by UN-HABITAT examined 250 cities in the developing world to find out what drives prosperity and positive change in these particular communities. The Latin American research concluded that cities prosper because of civil society and cultural and political rights; the Asian research concluded that national government efforts are critical; and African research focused on the importance of private sector activity.
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International collaboration has been central to developing Abu Dhabi's higher education strategy, and strategic international partnerships will play an important role in pursuing it. For example, higher education institutions will be encouraged to seek accreditation from internationally recognized bodies, and to create the research environment needed to attract and retain world-class researchers.
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Affordable Access to Higher Develop a centralized scholarship program targeting priority sector areas and Education graduate education and research FIGURE 2-1 Abu Dhabi Higher Education Strategy. Abu Dhabi has identified four priorities and associated flagship initiatives NOTES: ADEC=Abu Dhabi Education Council; Mubadala=Mubadala Development Company, an investment vehicle of the Government of Abu Dhabi, which has a mission of helping diversify the Emirate's economy through long-term, capital-intensive investments.
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. The new CREATE campus at the National University of Singapore will support cutting edge research efforts by several foreign universities.
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Activities include benchmarking, strengthening research management systems in the developing world, and professional development.
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funding motivated by a desire to prevent nuclear proliferation. In parallel, the International Science Foundation, funded by George Soros, supported research and the provision of scientific literature to former Soviet scientists.
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record_id=9688. United Nations Human Settlements Program.
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