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Civil and Science Cooperation atThe North Atlantic Treaty Organization

NATOby

Dr. Fausto PedrazziniProgramme Director

Public Diplomacy Division

1949

! The North Atlantic Treaty is signed in Washington by Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom and the United States.

THE PURPOSE OF THE ALLIANCE

! NATO’S purpose is primarily to safeguard the freedom and security of all its members by political and military means, to uphold the values of democracy, human rights and the rule of law and contribute to peace and stability of the entire Euro-Atlantic region.

NATO COUNTRIESPortugalRomaniaSlovak RepublicSloveniaSpainTurkeyUnited KingdomUnited States

HungaryIcelandItalyLatviaLithuaniaLuxembourgthe NetherlandsNorwayPoland

BelgiumBulgariaCanadaCzech RepublicDenmarkEstoniaFranceGermanyGreece

PARTNER COUNTRIES

SwitzerlandTajikistan the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia(1)TurkmenistanUkraineUzbekistan

GeorgiaIrelandKazakhstanKyrgyz RepublicMoldovaRussian FederationSweden

AlbaniaArmeniaAustriaAzerbaijanBelarusCroatiaFinland

(1)Turkey recognises the Republic of Macedonia with its constitutional name

MEDITERRANEAN DIALOGUE COUNTRIES

MauritaniaMoroccoTunisia

AlgeriaEgyptIsraelJordan

NATO Headquarters, Brussels

NATO’S Three Dimensions

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North Atlantic Treaty

! Article 2:“The Parties will contribute toward the further

development of their free institutions, by bringing about a better understanding of the principles upon which these institutions are founded, and by promoting conditions of stability and well-being. They will seek to eliminate conflict in their international economic policies and will encourage economic collaboration between any or all of them.”

Practical Examples ofCivil Cooperation (1)

! Disaster preparedness and protection of the population are key elements of NATO’s Partnership for Peace (PfP) CIVIL EMERGENCY PLANNINGactivities. Special attention has been directed towards planning and preparing for avalanches, chemical accidents, earthquakes, floods, nuclear accidents and the transport of dangerous goods.

The Security Through Science Programme

HISTORICAL CONTEXT

! The origins of the Programme go back to 1956, when a report on non-military cooperation in NATO by “Three Wise Men” – the foreign ministers of Canada, Italy and Norway – asserted that progress in the fields of science and technology can be decisive in determining the security of nations and their positions in world affairs.


OVERVIEW

! The Security Through Science Programme offers grants to scientists in NATO, Partner and Mediterranean Dialogue countries to collaborate on priority research topics.

! The aim of the programme is to contribute to security, stability and solidarity among nations, by applying science to problem solving.


FRAMEWORK OF THE PROGRAMME

NATO Science Committee

Overall policy guidance for the Programme is provided by the NATO Science Committee, which is composed of representatives of each NATO member country.



Science Committee Advisory Panels

The Science Committee is assisted by advisory panels in its work of assessing and selecting applications for support. Panel members are chosen by the Committee from among the international scientific community.



Programme Operations

The Programme is managed by members of the NATO international staff of the Public Diplomacy Division at NATO Headquarters, Brussels.


HOW THE PROGRAMME WORKSApplications for support on topics in the priority areas are prepared jointly by working scientists in eligible countries of the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) and countries of the Mediterranean Dialogue. The collaboration must be between scientists in NATO countries and those in eligible Partner countries or Mediterranean Dialogue countries.


TOPICS SUPPORTEDDefence against TerrorismRapid detection of Chemical, Biological, Radiological or Nuclear (CBRN) agents and weapons, and rapid diagnosis of their effects on people;Novel and rapid methods of detection (eg. chemical and biosensors, multisensor processing, gene chips);Physical protection against CBRN agents;Decontamination of CBRN agents;Medical countermeasures (e.g. chemical and vaccine technologies);Explosives detection;Eco-terrorism countermeasures;Computer terrorism countermeasures.


TOPICS SUPPORTEDCountering other Threats to SecurityEnvironmental security (e.g. desertification, land erosion, pollution etc.);Water resources management;Management of non-renewable resources;Modeling sustainable consumption (e.g. food, energy, materials, fiscal measures and environmental costings);Disaster forecast and prevention;Food security;Information security;Human and societal dynamics.


SUPPORT MECHANISMS

! The aims of the programme are pursued through offering the following types of grant:


SUPPORT MECHANISMS

Collaborative Linkage Grants (CLG):to pool ideas and resources on research projects, and create specialist networks.


SUPPORT MECHANISMS

Expert Visits (EVs):grants to allow the transfer of expertise in an area of research.


SUPPORT MECHANISMS

Advanced Study Institutes (ASI):grants to organize high-level tutorial courses to convey the latest developments in a subject to an advanced-level audience.


Examples in 2005:! Advanced Science and Technology for

Biological Decontamination of Sites Affected by Chemical and Radiological Nuclear Agents! Prof. Marmiroli, Italy! Prof. Samotokin, Ukraine

! Chemicals as Intentional and Accidental Global Environmental Threats ! Prof. Simeonov, Bulgaria! Prof. Chirilla, Romania


! Network Security and Intrusion Detection! Dr. Shahbazian, Canada! Prof. Haroutunian, Armenia

! Functional Properties of Nanostructured Materials! Prof. Kassing, Germany! Prof. Petkov, Bulgaria


SUPPORT MECHANISMS

Advanced Research Workshops (ARW):grants to organize expert workshops where an intense but informal exchange of views at the frontiers of a subject aims at identifying directions for future action.


Examples in 2005:

! Radiation Detectors for Medical Applications! Prof. Tavernier, Belgium! Prof. Grinyov, Ukraine

! Earthquake Monitoring and Seismic Hazard Mitigation in Balkan Countries! Prof. Husebye, Norway! Prof. Christova, Bulgaria


! Significance of Virus Diseases for Crop Bio-security in a Developing European Community! Dr. Kühne, Germany! Prof. Pollschuk, Ukraine

! Management of Intentional and Accidental Water Pollution! Prof. Dura, Hungary! Dr. Kambourova, Bulgaria


! Improving the Earthquake Safety of Public Buildings in the Maghreb Region! NATO + Ministry of Environment of Algeria

+ Greek, Italian, Turkish ad US experts


SUPPORT MECHANISMS

Science for Peace Projects (SfPP):grants to collaborate on multi-year applied R&D projects in Partner or Mediterranean Dialogue countries.


SUPPORT MECHANISMS

Reintegration Grants (RIG):to allow young scientists from Partner countries working in NATO countries abroad to return and reintegrate into the research communities of their home countries.


REINTEGRATION GRANT AWARDSLithuania 3Romania 18Russia 8Slovak Republic 4Slovenia 5Tajikistan 1the Former Yugoslav Rep. of Macedonia 2Turkmenistan 1Ukraine 13Uzbekistan 15TOTAL: 117

Albania 2Armenia 2Azerbaijan 2Belarus 2Bulgaria 23Croatia 1Estonia 2Georgia 6Kazakhstan 3Kyrgyz Republic 3Latvia 1


SUPPORT MECHANISMS

Networking Infrastructure Grants (NIG):to assist Partner-country research institutions to improve the level and quality of their telecommunication facilities.


PUBLICATIONS! For the most part, the results of awards made

under the Security Through Science Progamme are published and made available to the scientific community in the volumes of the NATO Security Through Science Series, which cover the results of Advanced Study Institutes and Advanced Research Workshops.

! A newsletter – the “Science, Society, Security News” is published quarterly. Names may be added to the circulation list on request.

FOR MORE INFORMATION…

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