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A Forum of the Parliamentary Committees for S&T from South Eastern Europe

PROGRAMME 27-29 JUNE 2007, & TULCEA, ROMANIA Programme

Tuesday, 26 June, Bucharest, 20.00 - Arrival of participants (reception)

Wednesday, 27 June, BUCHAREST

8.00 - 12.00 Arrival of participants (continuation)

13.00 - 13.45 Registration of participants, Romanian Parliament

13.45 - 14.30 Visit of the Romanian Parliament

15.00 - 17.30 INAUGURAL SESSION, Romanian Parliament, ‘Nicolae Balcescu’ Hall Mr Cristian ADOMNITEI, Minister of Education, Science, Research and Youth, Romania Mr Irinel POPESCU, President, Committee for Education, Science, Youth and Sport, Senate, Parliament, Romania Mr Anton ANTON, State Secretary, President of National Authority for Science and Research, Romania Mr Florin FILIP, Vice-President, Romanian Academy H.E. Daniele MANCINI, Ambassador of to Romania Mr Engelbert RUOSS, Director, UNESCO BRESCE Keynote Speech: Prof. David COPE, Director Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology, Houses of Parliament, UK

Cocktail offered by Mr Bogdan OLTEANU, Chairman of the Romanian Parliament

17.30 - 21.30 Transfer to Tulcea, Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve - Dinner in Tulcea

Thursday, 28 June, TULCEA

9.00 - 13.00 SESSION 1: Science, Technology and Innovation Policy-making. The Role of the Parliaments in South Eeastern Europe What are the mechanisms to ensure that both governmental and parliamentary decision-makers can opperate effectively on STI issues? What are the models and modalities for addressing science, technology and innovation in SEE parliaments? What mechanisms for monitoring governments in implementing science, technology and innovation policies? What are the major constraints the Parliaments encounter in S&T legislation?

Chairperson: Mr Engelbert RUOSS, Director, UNESCO BRESCE 9.30 - 10.30 Presentations by representatives of SEE Parliamentary S&T Commitees: Mrs Gordana DUKIØ, Chairperson, Committee for Education, Science, Culture and Information, Parliament, Srpska Republic, Bosnia and Herzegovina Mrs Slavica GRKOVSKA, Chairperson, Committee on Education, Science and Sport, Parliament, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Discussions

10.30 - 11.00 Coffee break

11.00 - 13.00 Presentations by representatives of Parliamentary S&T Commitees (Continuation): Mr George GAROUFALIAS, Parliament, Greece Mr Radojica ZIVKOVIØ, Deputy Chairperson, Committee for Education, Science, Culture and Sport, Montenegro Parliament Mrs Stella GHERMAN, Committee for Culture, Science, Education, Youth, Sport and Mass Media, Parliament, Republic of Mr Irinel POPESCU, Chairperson, Committee for Education, Science, Youth and Sport, Senate, Romania Discussion

13.00 - 14.30 Lunch 14.30 - 18.30 SESSION 2: Enhancing the Dialogue between Parliamentarians, Scientists, Media and Society What is the role of the scientific commuinty in the S&T legislative process? How to create or improved constructive dialogue between scientists and parliamentarians? How to ensure that members of Parliaments have access to reliable, rapid and impartial information on S&T-related issues? How is the role of science journalists in communicating faithfully latest breakthroughs in sciences? How science legislation can include long-term perspective, risk analysis, value-based considerations into the S&T policy decision-making? How to involve different components of society, including the public, the media, the private sector, in science legislation process?

Chairperson: Mr Alexandru MIRONOV, Secretary-General, Romanian National Commission for UNESCO 14.30 - 16.00 Presentations: Mr Ervin BALASZ, Agricultural Biotechnology Center, Gödöllõ, Hungary Ms Amra KAZIØ, Institute for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Mr Sorin COMOROSAN, Romanian Academy Panelists: Mr Œeljiko BELLINA, Secretary, Board for EU Integration and International Cooperation, Srpska Republic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Mr Drago CANTRIØ, Committee for Education, Science, Culture and Sport, Parliament, Montenegro Panel Discussion

16.00 - 16.30 Coffee break

16.30 - 18.30 Presentations: Mr Dejan TRAJKOSKI, science journalist, Vecer, Skopje Ms Snezana KRSTIØ, University of Belgrade, Serbia Mrs Tracey HEATHERINGTON, University of Wisconsin, U.S.A Panelists: Mr Sead DIZDAREVIØ, Chairperson, Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina Mrs Lencé GLIGOROVSKA, Advisor, Committee on Education, Science and Sport, Parliament, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Pannel Discussions

Friday, 29 June, TULCEA

9.00 - 10.30 SESSION 3: Regional and International Parliamentary Co-operation. Perspectives for the Future What governance is necessary at national, regional and international level in order to make innovation policies more effective in our societies? What are the mechanisns for strengtehning the networking and cooperation among countries, to exchange experiences and expertise?

Moderator: Engelbert RUOSS, Director, UNESCO BRESCE Presentations: Ms Talia BOATI, Working Table I, Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe Mr Franco ASCIUTTI, Commission for Education, Culture, Research and Sport, Senate, Italy Ms Maria Agostina PELLEGATTA, Vice-President, Commission for Education, Culture, Research and Sport, Senate, Italy Ms Iulia NECHIFOR, UNESCO BRESCE Discussion

Trip to the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve

10.30 - 12.00 CONCLUDING SESSION: Towards the creation of a S&T Inter – Parliamentary Platform in SEE Should a permanent S&T Inter-Parliamentary Platform in SEE be established? If yes, what should be the means of its creation and how sustainability and regional ownership could be assured?

Chairperson: Engelbert RUOSS, Director, UNESCO BRESCE Main Conclusions of Sessions 1-3, Prof. David COPE, UK, Diana MALPEDE, UNESCO Adoption of a Final Declaration

17.00 - 21.00 Travel Tulcea - Bucharest

Saturday, 30 June, Bucharest – Departure of participants LINK

Purpose

In today’s world, characterized by intense global competition and rapid technological change, national policy-makers need to have the capacity to understand the challenges and opportunities flowing from the global economy and to devise appropriate policies. South Eastern European (SEE) countries are facing the challenge of catching up with the enlarged EU and the constitution of the European Research Area. Within this context, parliaments face increasing difficulties in addressing and dealing with the growing complexity of science and technology (S&T) and in defining research priorities addresssing both the needes of population and the overall national development goals.

Background

UNESCO is developing a worldwide action to engage government policy-makers, parliaments, scientists, industry, the media and representatives of the civil society in an active dialogue for a better governance of science and technology civil. Previous UNESCO’s initiatives includes the organisation of the International Round table on ‘Science, Technology and Innovation Policy: Parliamentary Perspective’ (Finland, January 2003) and subsequent sub-regional fora of Latin American countries (Argentina, March, 2005), South Asia (India, March 2005), World Science Forum (Hungary, November 2005), Central and South West Asia Forum (Iran, January 2006).

An international Conference and ministerial Round table organized by UNESCO in co-operation with Austrian and Slovenian authorities in Ljubljana, Slovenia, 27-29 September 2006, has emphasized the need for SEE countries to work together towards the recognition of the role of science, technology and innovation for economic growths and socio-economic development. The Final Communiqué underlines that specific measures are necessary with a view to: “continuing or initiating overdue development and enhancement of S&T policy and innovation systems by: improving the overall status of S&T in governmental policy priorities and creating the legislative and institutional framework to foster R&D.

Objectives

The Conference will bring together representatives of Parliamentary Committees responsible for S&T of SEE countries in order to: • explore ways and exchange experience of strengthening the parliament’s role in enhancing the importance of Science, Technology and Innovation in SEE Countries; • stimulating and setting-up an Inter-Parliamentary Permanent Forum on Science and Technology in SEE Countries; • providing parliamentary S&T Committees with a platform for dialogue with scientists, the media, public and private sectors and civil society.

Organized by: UNESCO Office in Venice (BRESCE) National Commission of Romania for UNESCO Romanian Parliament

Supported by: Italian Government Ministry of Education, Research and Youth of Romania