Diplomacy for the 21st Century Embedding a Culture of Science and Technology Throughout the Department of State: Summary (2015) / Chapter Skim
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Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendations (Chapter 6 of the Full Report)
Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendations (Chapter 6 of the Full Report)
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Goals, livelihoods, and activities of many populations throughout the world are being transformed due in significant measure to: • Advances and diffusion of S&T capabilities that open new doors for nations to respond to the aspirations of their populations for improved security conditions, greater economic opportunities, and better social conditions. • Increased reliance of nations on S&T as a basis for economic devel opment, but at times not giving adequate weight to side-effects of deployment of established or new technologies, including impacts that stretch across the borders of sovereign states; • Increased information technology and transportation connectivity 13
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underscoring the importance of innovation and economic entrepreneurship capabilities in a number of countries through public diplomacy efforts, and (c) improving internal department communications and coordination concerning the importance of S&T and readily available sources of expertise to address specific topics.
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RESPONSES TO SPECIAL INTERESTS OF THE DEPARTMENT In the request for this report, the department identified the issues set forth below in bold type as being of particular interest. The committee's views on the issues follow.
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Articulation and implementation of a whole-of-society approach by the department, as advocated in this report, should help raise the stature of exchanges in general and encourage department officials to pay more attention to exchanges not addressed in the interagency process in their areas of interest and responsibility. Also, as S&T literacy continues to grow throughout the department, more department officials will be sensitive to the impacts of S&T cooperation that involves partnerships with centers of S&T prowess throughout the United States.
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Chapter 3: Engaging more fully the widely dispersed S&T capabilities of the United States, which are embodied in both government and nongovernment organizations, in a whole-of-society approach to foreign affairs. Chapter 4: Upgrading S&T capabilities of U.S.
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* Recommendation 2-4 While the most important factor in supporting S&T engagement should continue to be the advancement of science, engineering, and health capabilities in the United States and partner countries, the department, along with USAID, should give greater weight in deter mining allocation of funds for S&T engagement to the secondary impacts in the development and strengthening of civil society and good governance in partner countries.
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embassies should consult with American scientists, engineers, and health specialists residing in their countries, when appropri ate, regarding research, development, and other programs that are relevant to ongoing or proposed engagement activities of interest to the embassies. Also, such in-country specialists are important in identifying opportunities for initiating new programs of mutual interest.
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Recommendation 3-8 OES, STAS, the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, and other interested bureaus should jointly organize annual conferences for rep resentatives of interested universities, professional societies, founda tions, nongovernmental organizations, companies, and other private sector organizations to meet with relevant department officials in assessing past and future opportunities for partnerships and other arrangements that will enhance mutual interests in the development and carrying out of international non-defense S&T-oriented pro
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provide support for important efforts to initiate scientific col laboration by ensuring ready access by the embassies to available financial resources that could initiate or strengthen collaboration. Recommendation 4-2 To stimulate S&T awareness throughout the embassies, the depart ment should establish a prestigious annual award for leadership by an embassy official who has made the most outstanding contribution during the year in enhancing science, technology, and innovation related impacts in areas of priority interest to the department.
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Recommendation 4-5 The department should establish a program that supports short-term visits to interested countries by American scientists and engineers in their early careers who have already received national recognition for their innovative S&T achievements (the Early-Career Innovators)
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encourage Presidential Management Fellows with Science, Technol ogy, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) backgrounds, interests in foreign affairs, and hiring preferences in competitions for civil service positions to seek permanent employment opportunities at the depart ment; and (c)
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In about 5 years, another independent assessment of the role of S&T in foreign affairs should be undertaken as to the progress in moving toward greater security and prosperity through pathfinding efforts based on S&T. Because international organizations are giving increased attention to documenting the role of S&T in global development and international affairs, by the time of the next report there should be a stronger basis of well-organized data on which to assess department S&T policies.
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