BRUSSELS (AN) – A new international effort to define the principles guiding global scientific cooperation is being recast to address concerns that earlier work reflected primarily European perspectives.
As geopolitical competition and widening resource gaps put pressure on global research partnerships, the European Commission is working with the International Science Council and other organizations on the second phase of a multilateral dialogue on research and innovation cooperation, shifting from a largely Europe-led process to what organizers describe as a more globally representative consultation. The ISC brings together more than 250 scientific unions, associations and national academies across disciplines and regions.
