NATO Science Programme

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NATO Science Programme

• Security Through Science
• Dr. Susanne Michaelis
• 27 April 2005

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NATOs Three Dimensions
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Science Society

• Science Committee (SCOM)
• 1957 Science Co-operation for NATO countries
• 1999 Science Co-operation between NATO and
  Partner countries
• 2004 Security Through Science
• Workshops, collaborations, applied RD projects,
  computer networking
• Committee on the Challenges of Modern Society
  (CCMS)
• 1969 Intergovernmental Forum
• Short Term Projects, Pilot Studies, Feasibility
  Studies

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Eligible countries

• 26 NATO countries
• Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic,
  Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece,
  Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,
  Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland,
  Portugal, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia,
  Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States.
• 20 Partner countries
• Albania, Armenia, Austria1, Azerbaijan, Belarus,
  Croatia, Finland1, Georgia, Ireland1, Kazakhstan,
  Kyrghyz Republic, Moldova, Russian Federation,
  Tajikistan, Sweden1, Switzerland1, the former
  Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia2, Turkmenistan,
  Ukraine, Uzbekistan.
• 7 Mediterranean Dialogue countries
• Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Mauritania,
  Morocco, Tunisia
• 1 Partner country not eligible for funding.
• 2 Turkey recognises the Republic of Macedonia
  with its constitutional name.

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Priority Research Topics

• Defence against terrorism
• Rapid detection of CBRN agents
• Physical protection
• Decontamination
• Countering other threats to security
• Environmental security
• Disaster forecast
• Information security
• Partner country priorities
• Country specific topics

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SCOM Mechanisms

• Workshops
• Collaborations
• Reintegration Grants
• Applied RD Projects (Science for Peace)
• Computer Networking

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SCOM Participation

• Each year
• over 10 000 scientists
• More than 100 scientific NATO workshops
• About 100 volumes of proceedings from scientific
  conferences published
• More than 800 scientific teams involved in over
  140 applied Science for Peace projects

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SCOM Workshops

• Advanced Study Institutes (ASI)
• Tutorial workshops (summer schools)
• 60-80 students 12-15 lecturers
• 10 14 days
• NATO travel and living, organisation and
  publication,
• max. 50,000 EUR
• Advanced Research Workshops (ARW)
• Information exchange
• 20-50 experts
• 2-3 days
• NATO travel and living, organisation and
  publication,
• max. 35,000 EUR

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SCOM Collaborations

• Collaborative Linkage Grant (CLG)
• Maximum 5 scientists from 5 institutes for 2
  years
• Several short duration visits (max. 2 months)
• NATO travel and living, small equipment,
• 5,000 30,000 EUR
• Expert Visits (EV)
• Assistance in on-going research projects
• Few days max. 1 month
• NATO travel and living

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SCOM Reintegration

• Re-integration Grants (RIGs)
• Return to Partner country
• Criteria
• PhD completed (by at least 50)
• PhD no longer than 5 years ago
• At least 6 month research stay abroad
• No later than 12 month after research abroad
• NATO support for 3 years
• Salary for stipend
• Overhead for host institution
• Travel and attendance at conferences abroad
• Average 20,000 25,000 EUR

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SCOM Applied RD Projects

• Science for Peace Projects
• 3-year applied RD
• NATO Partner country / NATO Med. Dialogue
  (MD) country
• RD and implementation in Partner or MD country
• NATO support (direct costs)
• Partner, MD countries and ROM, BUL
• Equipment, computer, travel, training,
  consumables
• Stipends for young scientists
• NATO countries
• Travel, consumables, administration
• no salary, no over-head, no taxes
• Average 275,000 EUR

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SCOM Computer Networking

• NIG (Networking Infrastructure Grants)
• Establishment and updating of computer networks
• ANW (Advanced Networking Workshops)
• Information and communication security

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SCOM Panels (2004)

• HSD Human and Social Dynamics
• ESP Environmental Security Panel
• CBP Chemistry/Biology/Physics
• ICN Information and Communication Security
• Meet 3 x per year
• peer-review

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Examples Workshops

• ASI Biological Decontamination of Sites Effected
  by Chemical and Radionuclear Agents
• Italy and Ukraine
• Zhitomir, Ukraine, 17-28 August 2005
• ARW International Approaches to Securing
  Radioactive Sources Against Terrorism
• United Kingdom and Russia
• Bordeaux, France, 1-2 June 2005

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Examples Applied RD Projects (1)

•  Science for Peace  Projects
• Detection of  Dirty Bombs  Using Nano-Second
  Neutron Analysis Technique
• Russia and the Netherlands
• Clean-up of Pesticides in Moldova
• Moldova and Belgium
• South Caucasus Cooperative River Monitoring
• (in cooperation with OSCE)
• ARM, AZE, GEO and BEL, NOR, USA
• Detection of Per-Oxide Based Explosives
• Isreal and USA

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Examples Applied RD Projects (2)
Study of Radioactive Waste Sites in
Turkmenistan (Turkmenistan and France)

• Achievements
• Installment of a Radiochemistry laboratory in
  Ashgabad
• Training on basic radio-protection techniques
• Scientific methodology for site characterisation
• Since 2004 regular radioprotection measurements
  at the Khazar site

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Examples Applied RD Projects (3)
Solid Oxide Fuel Cell for Energy
Security (Azerbaijan, Russia, Ukraine, UK and US)

• Goal
• Development of new solide oxide fuel cell
  technology
• Aiming at high efficiency and low pollution
• Reduced costs by using readily available cheap
  raw materials in Ukraine
• Useful for decentralised power supply

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Example Computer Networking
Virtual Silk Highway (NIG)

• Investment
• NATO 2,000,000 EUR
• Worldbank, EU Commission, ESA, UNDP/OSI, Soros
  and others gt 875,000 EUR

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Co-operation with Other International
Organisations

• Environment and Security Initiative (ENVSEC)
• Set up by OSCE, UNDP and UNEP
• Focus on vulnerable regions (South-East Europe,
  Caucasus, Central Asia -gt Ukraine and further)
• NATO associated in summer 2004
• NATO-STCU workshop  From Science to Business 
• Prepare gt200 former weapon scientists to perform
  sustainable civil RD for industry
• Planned for fall 2005 in Kiev

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Information

• www.nato.int/science
• www.nato.int/ccms