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SUBJECT: UNESCO REFORM: NATURAL SCIENCES SECTOR PONDERS POTENTIAL
RAMIFICATIONS OF ONGOING REVIEW
¶1. SUMMARY: U.S. National Commission for UNESCO Executive Director
Susanna Connaughton used her December meetings with leaders of
UNESCO's Natural Sciences Sector to query them on the ongoing review
of the Sciences sectors, and on how they assess the impact of their
programs. Her interlocutors, who included Assistant Director
General for Natural Sciences Erdelen, highlighted the need for the
panel to: define a role for UNESCO science vis-a-vis the rest of
the UN family; suggest ways to increase UNESCO's visibility;
encourage interdisciplinary work; and reflect on an appropriate
system of peer review. From these conversations, it emerged that
coordinating advice to governments in improving national science and
technology infrastructure is becoming a new focus of the Natural
Sciences sector, although these efforts do not appear to be
concerted within the sector. While it was clear that individual
members of the Natural Sciences sector were determined to put a
positive spin on the work of the review panel, this is a subject
that is evidently of great concern to them.
¶2. On U.S. cooperation with the Natural Sciences sector, a planned
February 2007 visit by ADG Erdelen will be an opportunity for him to
meet with interested members of the U.S. National Commission for
UNESCO. At the 2007 General Conference, UNESCO plans to host a
Ministerial Roundtable on Science and Technology, similar to the one
organized in 2005 and attended by OSTP Director Marburger and NSF
Director Bement; the organizers hope for similarly high-level U.S.
participation in 2007. On U.S. involvement with the
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, Executive Secretary
Bernal highlighted the fact that he and the NSF are in the process
of considering negotiation of a direct agreement, noting that the
NSF is currently seconding staff to the IOC. USUNESCO science
officer (notetaker) accompanied Connaughton to her meetings. End
Summary.
ADG Erdelen: We need increased visibility
¶3. Assistant Director General for Natural Sciences Erdelen opened
his meeting with Connaughton by highlighting the bustle of activity
engendered by the C4/C5 (medium-term strategy, draft program and
budget) deadlines, and by the sciences review panel. He stressed
the challenge of coordinating the five science regional field
offices, and category I and II centers in "a joint exercise with a
joint product." He expressed the hope that the review would produce
positive results "in terms of the stature of the sector and
programmatic support and budget." Erdelen noted somewhat
philosophically "every scientist needs a peer review process,"
although he rejected "change for the sake of change."
¶4. Erdelen posited that the panel's work had been "quite a bit
delayed" due to its members' need to familiarize
themselves with the organization, and to their own divergent
backgrounds. Looking forward, he said he hoped the panel would
present a vision of the "future niche" of UNESCO's sciences programs
"within the UN family, and how these programs relate to the
development discussion." Currently, Erdelen noted, his sector plays
a lead role in coordinating UN agencies in the field of S/T only in
the context of the African Union, where as lead agency in the S and
T cluster, UNESCO is organizing a ministerial summit. Queried on
the possibility of merging the Natural Sciences and Social Sciences
sectors, Erdelen said the focus of the review should be programs,
not structures.
¶5. Queried by Connaughton on how the U.S. National Commission could
help his sector, Erdelen responded "marketing, marketing,
marketing." He said he hoped that the review panel would address
the issue of the visibility of the Natural Sciences sector: "When
most people think of UNESCO, they think culture." He observed that
partnerships, such as those UNESCO currently has with L'Oreal and
Daimler-Chrysler, are important in this regard. Erdelen reported
plans to visit Washington in mid-February 2007 for meetings at the
World Bank. He and Connaughton agreed that this would also be an
excellent opportunity for him to meet with interested members of the
U.S. National Commission for UNESCO.
WATER SECTOR: WE ARE ALREADY INTERDISCIPLINARY
¶6. In his meeting with Connaughton, IHP Executive Director Andras
Szollosi-Nagy took an upbeat attitude towards the ongoing review of
the two sciences sectors. Noting that the panel advocates
interdisciplinary approaches, he claimed "we are very
interdisciplinary" citing three activities: IHP conflict resolution
programs in water resources that involve psychological and social
sciences techniques, game theory and math modelling; a
comprehensive, cross-sector history of water and civilization; and a
comprehensive water education program. One the latter, he noted a
task force designated to design the program would meet at the end of
January 2007; current plans involve the U.S. NGO WET. Overall,
Szollosi-Nagy professed lack of concern about the review, asserting
that the IHP "flies" in developing countries. (Note: the IHP's
insufficient presence at the country level in Africa is a recurring
theme at the meetings of the programs' governing council. End Note.)
Szollosi-Nagy said that he hoped that panel members would resist
the temptation to "micro-manage", and focus instead on ways of
improving UNESCO's interdisciplinary science work. Queried on the
possibility of combining the Natural Sciences and Social Sciences
sectors, Szollosi-Nagy declared himself in favor, noting that UNESCO
has a tendency "to artificially build up walls."
¶7. Regarding U.S. engagement with the IHP, Szollosi-Nagy spoke very
positively about his recent trip to Washington to participate in the
meeting of the U.S. National Committee for the IHP, although he
cited as a challenge the fact that the committee has no means of
funding the travel of its members to meetings. He also stressed the
importance of the U.S. running for a seat on the Intergovernmental
Council of the IHP, saying that U.S. professional expertise is
needed if the program is to be "a serious, global program."
OCEANOGRAPHIC COMMISSION: Peer Review, Please
¶8. Queried by Connaughton on how the IOC measures success,
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) Executive Secretary
Patricio Bernal evoked the sciences review panel. He noted, "What
is lacking is clear direction from UNESCO member states on our goals
- what is UNESCO asking us to do?" Bernal mused that scientists are
by nature very independent. They are used to responding to "the
internal needs of science itself, and are driven by holes in
knowledge" rather than to "outside, social needs." In this
context, the role of the IOC is "to translate the latest scientific
data to governments, so that they can take this into account, as
well as to translate the priorities of government to the science
community." But UNESCO's intergovernmental programs are not
validated by peer review to see how well they respond to the
high-level requests of governments. This is needed, but it is
difficult to know who would provide peer review, given the fact that
these scientific organizations are comprised of governments, rather
than of individual scientists.
¶9. Bernal described the IOC's work as divided into three streams.
These include: ocean sciences (support to world climate research
program, harmful algae blooms); earth observations (global ocean
observation system); and capacity building, including via a small
network of UNESCO chairs. Regarding the first two, the IOC chiefly
works via the concerted action of its member states; the USG plays a
vital leading role. On capacity building, the IOC assumes a role
in developing African institutional capacity by providing "coaching"
to leaders of oceanographic institutions.
¶10. On U.S. involvement with the IOC, Bernal highlighted the fact
that he and NSF counterparts are considering the possibility of
negotiating a direct agreement; he noted that the NSF is currently
seconding staff to the IOC. He said that the recent visit by NOAA
staff focussing on results-based management had already resulted in
several recommendations.
Basic Sciences: A UNESCO Role in Policy Best Practices
¶11. Connaughton used her meeting with Basic Sciences and
Engineering Division Director Maciej Nalecz to query him on how he
measures the impact of his programs. Rather than responding
directly, he evoked three ongoing exercises within the context of
the International Basic Sciences Program (IBSP) that he said he
hoped would yield results in the future. These included: assistance
to Egypt in assessing the research and technology achievements
resulting from its higher education curriculum, to serve as the
basis of a
planned reform, an effort led by former Ministers of Pakistan and
Chile; advice to Trinidad and Tobago and other Caribbean countries
on using their oil/gas wealth to "reconstitute" regional science and
technology at the university level, an effort that will be led by a
former South African minister; and finally, discussions planned for
February 2007 with Nigeria on constructing a center for
nanotechnology. Nalecz acknowledged that the Science Policy
division of the Natural Sciences Sector is engaged in similar work
in a number of developing countries, most notably in helping Nigeria
set up an international expert panel to advise on a major investment
in science infrastructure. Nalecz said that coordination takes
place as required. (Note: Although developed independently, these
efforts also seem to dovetail with the work of the IOC in "coaching"
leaders of science institutions in Africa. End Note.)
¶12. Regarding U.S. engagement with programs in his division, Nalecz
pointed to the SESAME program (a program to promote Mid-East
cooperation in particle physics), as well as to the participation of
OSTP Director Marburger and NSF Director Bement in the October 2005
UNESCO Ministerial Roundtable on the Basic Sciences, which he warmly
praised. Nalecz confided that due to the success of this
conference, UNESCO plans to host a similar conference at the 2007
General Conference; two themes currently under consideration: the
role of science and technology in achieving the MDGs, and means of
combating "brain drain." Nalecz hoped for high-level U.S.
participation in this conference.
Oliver