{"id":9909,"date":"2022-12-08T14:48:01","date_gmt":"2022-12-08T14:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hub.inesc.pt\/?p=9909"},"modified":"2023-01-26T07:07:53","modified_gmt":"2023-01-26T07:07:53","slug":"from-rhetoric-to-reality-embedding-international-strategy-in-the-dna-of-research-organisations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hub.inesc.pt\/?p=9909","title":{"rendered":"FROM RHETORIC TO REALITY: EMBEDDING INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY IN THE DNA OF RESEARCH ORGANISATIONS"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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From Rhetoric To Reality: <\/span><\/b><\/p>

Embedding international strategy in the DNA of research organisations<\/span><\/b><\/p>

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\u201cScience is global\u201d, as the time-honoured phrase insists \u2013 but with a handful of exceptions, very few research and technology organisations have the scale, scope and resources to establish a truly international footprint. Moreover, as longstanding tensions with China and \u2013 more recently \u2013 the science sanctions levied against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine demonstrate, that foundational principle does not always hold true.\u00a0 And even closer to home, the continued inability of the UK and Switzerland to associate to Horizon Europe, the EU\u2019s flagship R&I programme, highlights the reality that science and politics do not exist in mutually exclusive vacuums.<\/p>

What seems clear is the planetary and societal challenges of our time \u2013 climate change, health, biodiversity loss, clean energy, digital transformation, and more \u2013 increasingly demand that research funding and performing organisations cooperate across borders. The nature and complexity of these issues point to a major increase in international efforts \u2013 across sectors and disciplines \u2013 to develop sustainable solutions to these \u201cwicked problems\u201d.<\/p>

Nonetheless, this gives rise to a fundamental question: how do research bodies embed this international dimension in their long-term mission, strategy, planning and working culture? An argument can be made that in many leading scientific organisations and agencies, the approach to date has been more ad hoc<\/em> than institutional \u2013 whether due to funding shortages, language barriers, respect for researchers\u2019 basic autonomy to choose their partners and projects, domestic orientation of national funding programmes, lack of access to particular markets, or similar.<\/p>

Given the prospect of global challenges worsening rapidly in the years ahead, both in Europe and beyond, the importance of defining a more systematic approach grows by the day.\u00a0 On the positive side of things, the opportunity landscape may increase in 2023, if various major R&D countries \u2013 such as Japan, Canada, Australia and South Korea \u2013 conclude their own negotiations to participate more actively in Horizon Europe.\u00a0 For at least two more years, the EU-US Trade and Technology Council will also continue to explore areas of mutual and strategic interest for transatlantic cooperation.<\/p>

On the other hand, if the political tides turn again in the United States come 2024, then Europe may find itself more isolated in key scientific and technology races, and in (more) direct competition with America and China. And while the scale and complexity of global challenges remain immense, no single scientific organisation can possibly tackle \u2013 let alone solve \u2013 them all.\u00a0 As such, a considered alignment of areas of excellence with capacity and institutional objectives, not to mention the various funding programmes and policy priorities set out by the European Commission, is inevitably at the heart of the way forward.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>

Against this backdrop, on January 30 INESC \u2013 in partnership with Science|Business, the leading Brussels-based R&I media company \u2013 will bring together a select group of influential RTOs, RPOs and funding agencies to examine good practice in the field, and to debate ways in which the goals of international cooperation might be better integrated into internal processes, institutional design, and market positioning.<\/p>

This meeting is by invitation only for participants external to INESC and Chatham House rules will be applied.\u00a0<\/p>

INESC research and staff may participate freely by registering through this link until 27 January: https:\/\/forms.gle\/yfwwoxxAaw2J18xu6 or simply click on the button “Participate in this event” at the bottom of the page.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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14h to 17h30 (PT Time\/GMT)<\/em><\/p>

Roundtable: From rhetoric to reality<\/h2>

Embedding international strategy in the DNA of research organisations. <\/strong><\/h2>

14:00\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Welcome & Introduction<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>

In\u00eas Lynce<\/strong>, \u2013 Chair of INESC Brussels HUB, President of INESC ID<\/span><\/p>

Simon Pickard<\/strong> \u2013 Network Director, Science Business (moderator)<\/span><\/p>

14:05\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 SESSION I \u2013 The context: Balancing global partnership with national interests<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>

Opening remarks from two senior policy makers on the importance of aligning an institutional approach to international cooperation with European and national (R&I) policy objectives \u2013 as well as a reflection on the wider tensions and complexities which need to be overcome (e.g. strategic autonomy, technology sovereignty, etc).<\/span><\/p>

Martin Penny<\/strong>, Head of Unit for International Cooperation, DG Research and Innovation, European Commission <\/span><\/p>

Francisco Santos<\/strong>, Vice-President, Portuguese National Research Council (FCT)<\/span><\/p>

Arlindo Oliveira<\/strong>, President of INESC Holding<\/span><\/p>

14:50\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 SESSION II \u2013 The challenge: Which factors should underpin an international strategy?<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>

Examining the institutional considerations that different research funding and performing organisations need to address in defining the purpose, focus, scope and objectives of a strategy for international cooperation.<\/span><\/p>

N<\/em>ational research councils<\/em> \u2013 Francisco Javier Moreno Fuentes<\/strong>, VP International Affairs, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and Pierre Roy<\/strong>, Deputy Director, French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS)<\/span><\/p>

National innovation agenc<\/em>ies<\/em> \u2013 Karin Ryden<\/strong>, Head of Department for International Cooperation, Vinnova\u00a0and Ewa Bloch<\/strong>, Head of European Affairs and Programmes, Innovate UK<\/span><\/p>

Research and technology organisations<\/em> – Vladimiro Miranda<\/strong>, President, INESC P&D Brazil,\u00a0Andreia Passos<\/strong>, Director of the Department of International Relations, INESC TEC,\u00a0 Rafael Popper<\/strong>, Director of the Centre of Foresight and Internationalisation, Lukasiewicz, Poland<\/span><\/p>

Policy-makers<\/em> – Tim Flink<\/strong>, Scientific Advisor to the Committee of Education, Research and Technology Assessment of the Federal Parliament of Germany, Daan du Toit<\/strong>, Deputy Director-General: International Cooperation and Resources at South African Department of Science and Innovation and Frederico Lyra<\/strong>, Science and Innovation Officer, British Embassy in Lisbon<\/span><\/p>

Universities<\/em>: Cl\u00e1udia Cavadas<\/strong>, Vice-Rector, University of Coimbra, Giedre Saidekaite<\/strong>, Director of Dept. of International Relations, Kaunas University of Technology, F\u00e1tima Montemor<\/strong>, Vice-President, Instituto Superior T\u00e9cnico, Lewis Beer<\/strong>, International Partnerships and Strategy, University of Warwick, St\u00e9phanie Dion<\/strong>, International Strategy Advisor, Polytechnique Montr\u00e9al<\/span><\/p>

16:00\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Coffee break<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>

16:15\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 SESSION III \u2013 The solution: Learning from good practice and charting a way forward<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>

Roundtable discussion of current approaches and lessons learned \u2013 both in terms of successes and failures \u2013 from different RPOs and RTOs, and not limited to Europe. Another strand of discussion (where relevant) should be the challenges that institutions from different regions across Europe, from South to Central and Eastern European organisations face when trying to internationalise their science and technology programmes and projects.<\/span><\/p>

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Closing remarks by INESC and Science Business.<\/span><\/p>

Jos\u00e9 Carlos Caldeira<\/strong> \u2013 Vice-Chair of INESC Brussels HUB, Board Member of INESC TEC<\/span><\/p>

Simon Pickard<\/strong> \u2013 Network Director, Science Business (moderator)<\/span><\/p>

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The INESC Brussels HUB Winter Meeting takes place in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (IST-DEI). Check below the exact location in Google Maps as well as the facilities map of the IST Alameda Campus<\/strong>. <\/span><\/h4>

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