New Workshop Report on Science and Tech Diplomacy published
The Alliance has published the report from the hybrid workshop "Science and Tech Diplomacy: Challenges and Opportunities of Emerging Technologies in Foreign Relations" held on 27-28 March at the Vienna School of International Studies. The workshop discussed the role of science and tech diplomacy in addressing both the opportunities and the challenges of emerging technologies and underscored the importance of engaging with the foreign policy and societal implications of emerging technologies proactively.
It raised awareness of these technologies and their current and future impacts on international cooperation. It fostered much needed dialogue between the various communities involved in order to avoid working in silos. In interactive sessions experts discussed future developments – including policy challenges, societal impacts, and geopolitical implications – using foresight and anticipation methodologies.
The workshop brought subject experts in AI, quantum technology, and gene editing as well as anticipation and foresight experts together with diplomats, policy makers, and science diplomacy scholars. It was organized in a hybrid format, including 35 experts on-site and 40 experts online. Highly interactive and practical sessions, both on-site and online, discussed challenges and opportunities of emerging technologies and highlighted the potential of anticipation and foresight methodologies. The various stakeholders were able to formulate their needs, share their perspective, and align on next steps.
The workshop was funded by the European Union and co-organized with the European Science Diplomacy Alliance, the Austrian Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs and the Vienna School of International Studies.
Read the report here: https://www.science-diplomacy.eu/media/Workshop-Report-Science-and-Technology-Diplomacy-27_28-February-2025.pdf