1. The role of IIASA in science diplomacy

2. The three strands of science diplomacy
Diplomacy for Science
Science for Diplomacy
Science in Diplomacy
New frontiers in science diplomacy, AAAS/Royal Society 2010

3. IIASA is a child of Diplomacy for Science

4. Science for Diplomacy: IIASA as an honest broker between nations
IIASA builds bridges between people and nations, including those with special relations:
USA – Russia
Russia – Ukraine
USA – Iran
Iran – Israel*
Israel* – Egypt
Korea – Japan
Finland – Russia …
India – Pakistan
USA – Mexico
China – Japan
Japan – Russia
Vietnam – China
USA – Vietnam
Germany – Israel* …
* joining soon

5. Science in Diplomacy: Global transformations create new opportunities for IIASA
Science diplomacy as a key element of IIASA research projects
IIASA research supporting international policy efforts
IIASA exercising global leadership in the science diplomacy community

6. Science diplomacy as a key element of IIASA research projects
IIASA research supporting policy-makers in foreign / development / trade ministries, but also other ministries with an international dimension (e.g. climate)
Cross-cutting projects, e.g. Arctic Futures, Eurasian Economic Integration
Projects run within research programs, e.g. air pollution in South-East Asia
Need to identify opportunities and overcome fragmentation

7. IIASA research supporting international policy efforts
IIASA supports a number of inter- national bodies and policies, e.g.:
UN system (e.g. Paris agreement, SDGs)
Continental bodies such as the European Commission (e.g. Knowledge Centre for Migration and Demography), ASEAN
Others international bodies such as the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), Arctic Council, etc.
Need to enhance the visibility and the impact of this support

8. IIASA exercising global leadership in the science diplomacy community
Foreign Ministries’ S&T Advisors Network
International Network for Government Science Advice (INGSA)
OECD - GSF
ICSU
International dialogue on integrating science and technology advice into foreign ministries,
Laxenburg, Oct 2016

9. Why IIASA? IIASA was created by diplomats (“Stallgeruch”)
Based in Vienna, it engages with the diplomatic world on a daily basis
Its mission is to tackle complex challenges no single country can solve
It has authority due its scientific excellence and its membership (71% of the global economy and 63% of the global population)
It is (perceived as) a neutral and independent honest broker

10. Session proposed for the AAAS Annual Meeting 2018 (15-19 Feb, Austin/TX): Celebrating the advancement of science through science diplomacy
Moderator: Rajiv Shah (Rockefeller Foundation)
Speakers:
Fabiola Gianotti (CERN)
Fernando Quevedo (ICTP)
Pavel Kabat (IIASA)

11. Session proposed for the AAAS Annual Meeting 2018 (15-19 Feb, Austin/TX): Migration: A case for science diplomacy?
Moderator: Marcia McNutt (NAS)
Speakers:
Wolfgang Lutz (IIASA)
Mohamed Hassan (Acting Director World Academy of Science TWAS)
Arturo Menchaca Rocha (Chair of the Science Advisory Council to the President of Mexico)