El 7 de septiembre de 2017 celebramos la III Reunión de diplomacia científica, tecnológica y de innovación española en la Fundación Ramón Areces en colaboración con la Fundación Española para la Ciencia y la Tecnología (FECYT). En ella pudimos asistir a una presentación por Paul Berkman sobre la ciencia, la tecnología y la innovación diplomática en el escenario internacional.

1. Nation
States
~30%
International
Spaces
~70%
Prof. Paul Arthur Berkman
Professor of Practice in Science Diplomacy
Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University
paul.berkman@tufts.edu
National Interests Common Interests
Science Diplomacy for our
Globally-Interconnected Civilization

2. Globally-Interconnected Civilization
Urgencies exists simultaneously across security time scales
(mitigating risks of political, economic, societal and
environmental instabilities) and sustainability times scales
(balancing societal, economic and environmental elements
across generations) that must be addressed by nations
individually and collectively.

3. Holistic Decision Support
Decision-Support Process Sustainability
(Stability and Balance)
Environmental Protection,
Economic Prosperity and
Societal Well-being
Urgencies Today and
Across Future Generations
National Interests and
Common Interests
SCIENCE DIPLOMACY is an holistic (international, interdisciplinary and
inclusive) process involving evidence integration to balance national
interests and common interests for the benefit of all on Earth.

4. Science (defined as the study of change) as an essential gauge
of changes over time and space.
Science as an instrument for Earth system monitoring and
assessment.
Science as an early warning system.
Science as a determinant of public policy agendas.
Science as an element of international legal institutions.
Science as a source of invention and commercial enterprise.
Science as one of the “subsidiary means for the determination
of rules of law” (International Court of Justice).
Science as an element of continuity in our global society built
on a evolving foundation of prior knowledge.
Science as a tool of diplomacy, fostering inclusive dialogues to
protect our common welfare and the world we live in.
Elements of Science Diplomacy

5. TABLE 2: Science and Technology (S&T) Advisors Involved with Foreign
Affairs at the Highest Levels of National Governments
Heads-of-State Starting Year Foreign Minister1 Starting Year
United States 1941 United States 2000
United Kingdom 1964 United Kingdom 2009
Australia 1989 New Zealand 2010
India 1999 Japan 2015
Cuba 2004 Senegal 2016
New Zealand 2009 Oman 2017
Malaysia 2010 Poland 2017
Ireland 2012 1 The Foreign Minister Science and Technology
Advisor Network (FMSTAN) emerged in 2016.Canada 2016
Science and Technology Advice among Nations

6. Characteristics of Science and Technology Advisors
TABLE 3: Characteristics of S&T Advisors to Foreign Ministers
S&T Capacity Diplomatic Capacity Personal Capacity
 Knowledge broker vs.
advocate
 Interdisciplinary skills
 Look far afield
 Agility to different
resources
 Systems thinker
 International insights
 Communication ability
 Publically astute
 Fearless policy advice
 Understand cultures for
advice
 Diplomatic and S&T
skills
 Institutional access
 Emotional intelligence
 Create trust
 Good listener and
teacher
 Personal touch to be
helpful
 Ethical and brave
 Make others look good
International Network for Government Science Advice
(International Council of Science)
www.ingsa.org

7. Sustainability Across Generations
Agreement on Enhancing International Arctic Scientific
Cooperation – Signed May 11, 2017 (Fairbanks, United States)
Balanced Multilateral Insulation from Global Instabilities

8. Science Diplomacy for the Benefit of All on Earth

9. Applying Science Diplomacy
SCIENCE DIPLOMACY CENTER
Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University
www.scidiplo.org