This book provides a developing country perspective on the internationalization of science and the role of Science, Technology and Innovation Diplomacy (STID) in leveraging scientific cooperation for sustainable development. In articles by individuals from government departments and academic & research institutions in nine developing countries, it provides a conceptual understanding of the subject and reveals the prevailing perceptions on its praxis/practices. The articles highlight the significance of international cooperation at bilateral, regional and multilateral levels and the need for strengthening the role of STID in foreign policy and strategies of governments.
The book is a useful reference material to government officials, diplomats,academicians, researchers, science counsellors, international relations experts, science and technology professionals and other stakeholders from the developing countries and transition economies, dealing with economic and developmentalpolicy issues and/or science, technology and innovation (STI) issues in understanding the praxis and prospects of STID. The book is also useful for scholars and international relations experts from developed countries in understanding STI and related issues that affect the relationship of developing countries and transition economies with their partners from the developed world.
Chapter 1 - STI Diplomacy in Developing Countries: Current Issues and
Challenges (Amitava Bandopadhyay).- Part 1: - Concepts, Global Initiatives
and Opportunities.
Chapter 2 - Internationalization of Science Diplomacy:
Concepts, Practices, Lessons for Developing Countries (Carlos
Aguirre-Bastos).
Chapter 3 - International Science, Technology and
Innovation Diplomacy: Global Initiatives (Madhusudan Bandyopadhyay).
Chapter
4 - Science, Technology and Innovation Diplomacy; Opportunities and
Challenges at the Time of COVID-19 for Developing Countries (Hossein Ahmadi,
Ali Morteza Birang, Fatemeh Azadi).- Part 2: State of STI Diplomacy in
Developing Countries.
Chapter 5 - Recent Developments in STI Diplomacy in
the Republic of Mauritius (Madhvee Madhou).
Chapter 6 - Science, Technology
and Innovation Diplomacy in the Arab Region with Emphasis on the State of
Palestine (Maysoun Ibrahim).
Chapter 7 - Present Status of Science Diplomacy
in Nepal(Chiranjivi Regmi).- Part 3: Role of S&T Status on STI Diplomacy.-
Chapter 8 - Development Paradigm of India as an Enabler for Practicing
Science, Technology and Innovation Diplomacy (Madhusudan Bandyopadhyay).-
Chapter 9 - Science, Technology and Innovation (STI): Its Role in South
Africas Development Outcomes and STI Diplomacy (Juanita van Heerden and
Misheck Mulumba).
Chapter 10 - Strengthening Science Diplomacy for
Sustainable Development of Nepal (Sunil Babu Shrestha).
Chapter 11 -
Assessing the Current State of Science, Technology and Innovation in
Mauritius for Improving Economic Growth and Development (Randhir
Roopchund).-Chapter 12 - Responsibilities of the Governments of Developing
Countries in Building up South-South STI Diplomacy (Chandima Gomes).- Part 4
- Role of STID in Strengthening S&T Base.
Chapter 13 - Role of India in
South-South Cooperation to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (Jyoti
Sharma, Sanjeev Kumar Varshney).
Chapter 14 - In Search for Scientific
Collaboration: South Africas Science Diplomacy towards Africa (Thokozani
Simelane, Rodney Managa, Shingirirai Mutanga, Nicassius Achu Check).
Chapter
15 - Case Studies in International Science Diplomacy: ASRT Contribution to
Developing S&T in Egypt (Sameh H. Soror, Gina El-Feky, Abeer Attia, Mahmoud
M. Sakr).
Chapter 16 - The Academy of Science of South Africa and Science
Diplomacy (Stanley Maphosa).- Part 6: Experience from Regional and Bilateral
Cooperation.
Chapter 17 - Coordinating State, Academic, and Donor
Stakeholders in an International Knowledge Sharing Programme: A Perspective
on Science and Innovation Diplomacy (Ranil Guneratne).
Chapter 18 -
Mauritius in Regional Science Technology and Innovation Diplomacy: Case Study
in Radio Astronomy (Girish Kumar Beeharry, Michael Raymond Inggs).
Chapter
19 - Indias S&T Cooperation with Japan and France: Initiatives and
Partnerships (Purnima Rupal).- Part 7: Science Diplomacy in North-South
Partnerships.
Chapter 20 - Reflecting on a Research Institutes Role asa
Tool for Ocean Science Diplomacy - ZMTs Mission to Collaborate(Rebecca Lahl,
Sebastian Ferse, Raimund Bleischwitz).
Chapter 21 - Co-designed Research
Partnerships to bridge the Gap between Marine Research, Policy and
Management: the MeerWissen Initiative (Sven Stöbener, Alexandra Gerritsen).-
Chapter 22 - Research Networks and Novel Partnerships for Sustainable
Development How an EU Research Project on Innovative Wastewater Technology
developed to an International Network for Nature-based Solutions (Eoghan
Clifford, Jean-Baptiste Dussaussois, Tatjana Schellenberg, Christoph
Sodemann).- Part 8: Epilogue.-Chapter 23 - The Outlook for Science Diplomacy
in Developing Countries (Venugopalan Ittekkot, Jasmeet Kaur Baweja).
Venugopalan Ittekkot is a retired Professor of Biogeochemistry. In his capacity as the Director of Research Institutions at the Universities of Hamburg and Bremen he was involved in the initiation of several marine research and capacity development programs under Germanys bilateral Science and Technology Cooperation with developing countries. Leveraging international cooperation for development has been a key element of these scientific programs. He has been advising and contributing to the work of ocean-related national and international agencies including the NAM S&T Centre.
Jasmeet Kaur Baweja is Programme Officer at the Centre for Science and Technology of the Non-Aligned and Other Developing Countries (NAM S&T Centre) which is an intergovernmental organization engaged in the promotion of South-South Cooperation in Science and Technology. She is a part of the team implementing the Centres various scientific activities, including international workshops and training courses, collaborative projects, fellowship schemes and publication of books, monographs and state-of-the art reports. Ms. Kaur holds a bachelors degree in Botany (Hons), masters degree in Natural Resources Management and a postgraduate diploma in Environmental Law and Policy.
