| Speaker | Dr. E. William Colglazier |
|---|---|
| Time | October 5, 2016 3:00pm - 4:30pm (Doors open at 2:30pm) |
| Venue | National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, 1st Floor, Room 1AB (ACCESS) |
| Sponsor | GRIPS Innovation, Science and Technology Policy Program (GIST) |
| Language | English (Consecutive interpretation is available) |
| Fee | Free (Pre-registraion required) |
In addressing current diplomatic challenges, such as climate change, emerging infectious diseases, nuclear weapons and economic recessions, scientific and technological expertise plays a key role. Furthermore, the scientific community can contribute to building sustainable relationships between countries that do not have official diplomatic relations. From this point of view, US's Department of State created a position of the Science and Technology (S&T) Advisor to the Secretary of State in 2000 and has continued to make efforts in increasing scientific and technological capacity in the department.
In this seminar, Dr. E. William Colglazier, the former S&T Advisor to the Secretary of State and Senior Scholar in the Center for Science Diplomacy at the American Association for the Advancement of Science, will give a talk on the US's Science Diplomacy and the role of the S&T Advisor. In addition, as a co-chair of the 10 Member Group to support the Technology Facilitation Mechanism for the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Dr. Colglazier will give his views on challenges and opportunities in science diplomacy toward the achievement of the SDGs.
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