| |  Science & Technology Cooperation
Science and science-based approaches make tangible improvements in peoples' lives and, strategically applied, science and technology (S&T) outreach serves as a powerful tool to reach important segments of civil society. S&T cooperation helps to ensure that U.S. scientific standards and practices play a substantial role in the establishment of international benchmarks. It also has significant indirect benefits as well, contributing to solutions which encourage sustainable economic growth by: promoting good will, strengthening political relationships, helping to foster democracy and civil society, and advancing the frontiers of knowledge for the benefit of all.
The Department of State's Bureau of Oceans, and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Office of Science and Technology Cooperation (OES/STC) pursues such efforts through the establishment of binding bilateral and multilateral science and technology Agreements. These Agreements promote the precepts of sustainable development, enhancement of the role of women in science and society, science-based decision-making, good governance, and global security.
Thirty U.S. S&T Agreements worldwide establish bilateral frameworks to facilitate the exchange of scientific results, provide for protection and allocation of intellectual property rights and benefit sharing, facilitate access for researchers, address taxation issues, and respond to the complex set of issues associated with economic development, domestic security and regional stability. S&T cooperation supports the establishment of science-based industries, encourages investment in national science infrastructure, education and the application of scientific standards, promotes international trade and dialogue on issues of direct import to global security, such as protection of the environment and management of natural resources. S&T collaboration assists USG agencies to establish partnerships with counterpart institutions abroad. These relationships enable them to fulfill their individual responsibilities by providing all parties with access to new resources, materials, information, and research. High priority areas include such areas as agricultural and industrial biotechnology research (including research on microorganisms, plant and animal genetic materials, both aquatic and terrestrial), health sciences, marine research, natural products chemistry, environment and energy research. | | | Highlights |  Sign up for Climate, Environment, and Conservation email updates.
U.S.-Jordan Hold Joint Commission on Science and Technology Meeting In Amman, July 9-10, 2008 release
From Science to Industry: Successes and Challenges of the U.S.-Israel Binational Model
June 17: Deputy Secretary Negroponte delivered remarks at the National Academies of Science. Full text
Assistant Secretary McMurray (5/7): " In November 2007, we announced in an Arctic Council meeting that the U.S. will co-lead with Finland the first-ever Arctic biological diversity assessment, the first phase of which will be released in 2010." Full Text
Secretary Rice and Foreign Minister of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay Gonzalo Fernandez signed a bilateral Science and Technology Cooperation Agreement. (4/29) Media Note
![U.S. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Reno A. Harnish and Italian Deputy Chief of Mission Sebastiano Cardi with their delegations. [State Dept. Photo]](https://web.archive.org/web/20080910170500im_/http://www.state.gov/cms_images/italy_216b.jpg)
The United States of America and the Republic of Italy concluded the 9th Biennial Review Meeting on Scientific and Technological Cooperation (4/25) press release
Written Statements Submitted to Subcommittee on Research, Science Education, House Committee on Science and Technology byDr. Nina Fedoroff, Science and Technology Adviser to the Secretary of State and Jeff Miotke, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Science, Space, and Health (April 2)
United States and South Africa Break New Ground in Science Cooperation (3/4) media note
New: Science and Technology Cooperation Agreements
United States and Libya Media Note | Fact Sheet
United States and Bulgaria Media Note | Secretary Rice's Remarks
U.S. and New Zealand Pledge To Advance Science Partnership
U.S. and New Zealand have worked together to protect Antarctica as a continent of peace and science; cooperated on agricultural research and food safety; improved biomedical, behavioral and public health research. (10/30) media note
Assistant Secretary McMurray lead the U.S. delegation at the U.S.-Chile Joint Commission Meeting on Science and Technology Cooperation and met with leading authorities and academics from the Chilean scientific community. She also attended a conference on "Women in Science," met with President Ricardo Lagos and other Chilean government environment officials, and visited the Tololo observatory. (5/9) text | joint statement
The governments of the United States and India held a meeting of the U.S.-India Global Issues Forum on April 30, 2007 at the Department of State in Washington, DC. (4/30) media note
US - Pakistan Joint Science and Technology Committee Issues Joint Statement
The Committee's purpose is to enhance cooperation in areas of science and technology, higher education and engineering, and to strengthen the capacity of education, research, and innovation between United States and Pakistani institutions of higher education and research establishments. The Joint Committee is also mandated to enable innovative, entrepreneurial partnerships between the two countries' respective S&T business communities. (3/24) full text
U.S. presents views on space debris, remote sensing, and progress in the U.S. space program to the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space during the meeting of the Scientific and Technical Sub-Committee (Feb.12) full text
The United States Holds First Science and Technology Joint Committee Meeting with the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (Feb.12) Notice to the Press
List of Umbrella Technology Agreements (Dec.1) fact sheet
U.S. Department of State Embassy Science Fellows Program [more] |
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