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In the area of international scientific co-operation, the Global Science Forum (GSF) provides a venue for consultations among senior science policy officials of OECD member countries. It produces findings and action recommendations on high-priority science policy issues requiring international consultations/co-operation, and identifies opportunities for collaboration on major scientific undertakings.
Specifically, the Forum serves its members in the formulation and implementation of their science policies by: 1) exploring opportunities for new or enhanced international co-operation in selected scientific areas; 2) defining international frameworks for vital national or regional science policy decisions; and 3) addressing the scientific dimensions of issues of global concern.
The Forum's principal customers are the government science policy officials who bring issues to the Forum for analysis, deliberation and resolution in an intergovernmental setting. Before any activity is undertaken, criteria such as specificity, relevance, workload, commitment and inclusiveness are carefully considered by the member countries.
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Report of the Working Group to Facilitate International Co-operation in Non-Commercial Clinical Trials
05-Jan-2012
This report identifies the hurdles encountered by the clinical research community in setting up international clinical trials and proposes a series of policy recommendations aimed at overcoming the main challenges.
Report on the Effective Modelling of Urban Systems to Address the Challenges of Climate Change and Sustainability
05-Jan-2012
This report presents the main outcomes and recommendations of this Global Science Forum project. It identifies the existing tools and strategies for urban modelling and their current limitations, and proposes a series of policy recommendations aimed at improving the effectiveness and use of urban models.
Report on Opportunities, Challenges and Good Practices in International Research Cooperation between Developed and Developing Countries
02-May-2011
This report describes issues and options that deserve the attention of scientists and administrators in industrialised countries and in developing countries, as they seek to design, initiate and manage collaborative research programmes and projects that include both scientific and development goals. The report identifies good practices and new ideas, and presents options for concrete actions, compiled during the course of the Global Science Forum project, which included a data-gathering and analysis phase, and culminated in a workshop held in Pretoria, South Africa, in September 2010.
Final Report of the Working Group on Astroparticle Physics
13-Apr-2011
The Working Group’s final report contains a strategic vision of needed large research infrastructures, reflecting the perspectives of agency officials, laboratory administrators, and scientists. It incorporates considerations of cost, schedule, human resources, benefits to society, and the prospects for international cooperation. The findings and recommendations in the report are addressed to governmental funding agencies and to the scientific community.
Large Research Infrastructures
04-Feb-2011
This document contains both the GSF report on Roadmapping of Large Research Infrastructures (2008) and the newly released report on Establishing Large International Research Infrastructures: Issues and ...
Report on Establishing Large International Research Infrastructures: Issues and Options
02-Feb-2011
Intended for scientists and research administrators who are contemplating a major new international project, this report addresses a wide spectrum of practical matters, from the formal aspects of legal agreements to less easily codified “lessons learned and good practices”.
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