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Science Diplomacy in the Making: Case-based insights from the S4D4C project is a volume of compiled results of the nine case studies, researched and developed by mixed teams of researchers from the project partners, and edited by Mitchell Young (Charles University), Tim Flink (DZHW) and Elke Dall (ZSI). These case studies are at the empirical heart of the S4D4C project (Horizon 2020 grant agreement No 770342; Using Science for/in Diplomacy for Addressing Global Challenges), informing many other parts of the project such as the work on a governance framework and training materials for science diplomats. Each case study provides an overview of the case and its background, context and governance arrangements, further providing a description of the stakeholder landscape and a discussion of governance practices. They look at the EU level as well as selected examples from the national level that vary case to case. The case studies examine the use of knowledge, the relations between governance levels and provide a discussion on how the case improves or changes our understanding of science diplomacy. ; Project website: https://www.s4d4c.eu/science-diplomacy-in-the-making-case-based-insights-from-the-s4d4c-project

The book presented by the consortium of the KORANET project (supported by the 7th EU Framework Programme) reviews the current cooperation practices and possibilities of science, technology and innovation (STI) cooperation between the European Union / the EU member states and Korea. It presents the main features of the Korean and European S&T systems and updated statistics in order to promote understanding of the differences and similarities of the research landscape. The 2nd edition of "Korea and Europe – Meeting through science" sets out information relevant to European and Korean research stakeholders by providing an overview of the variation in S&T strategies and policy instruments used in Korea and in European countries, an analysis of the existing networks and clusters as well as the results of the SWOT analysis of the current cooperation practices. KORANET has met the growing interest of the research community by supporting excellent research projects in two joint calls focusing on the areas of life-long health and green technologies, which are also briefly described in the book as well as other selected activities and achievements. Proposals for further joint actions which have been widely discussed in a participatory foresight exercise are presented in the final chapter. This publication is prepared for major S&T stakeholders in Europe and Korea, including researchers, research institutions and funding agencies, policy makers at national and international level, cluster managers, in particular those involved or interested in S&T cooperation, and all those responsible for international collaboration.

Citizen Science (CS) has gained increased recognition over the last two decades. This turn is occurring in strong connection with the profound transformations that have affected science over the last few decades, leading towards a new social model of science characterised by greater openness to society regarding research content actors involved, research processes, and expected societal and economic impact. CS is at the centre of this complex change dynamics as a tool that strongly sustains the shift towards the "open social model" of science supporting a new approach to the science-society relationship. However CS is rarely evaluated for its long-term structural effects on science and the science-society relationship. This article addresses this topic, having as a point of departure the ongoing EC-funded Step Change project, aimed at promoting five Citizen Science Initiatives (CSIs) in different research fields (health, energy, and environment). Under the project, an Evaluation Framework has been developed, shaping the evaluation process as a citizen science project by adopting a developmental and participatory approach. The Evaluation Framework is organised into two different but intertwined levels, one focused on the evaluation of the individual CSI (analytical level) and a second aimed at identifying recurrent patterns of obstacles, facilitating factors, or a mix of them (neutral situations) across the CSIs (cross-cutting level). While the analytical level is intended as a service to better implement the CSIs, the cross-cutting level is intended as a research process to generate new knowledge on how CS could serve as a tool for a better anchorage of science into society.

This is the final publication of the H2020 TAIPI project - Tools and Actions for Impact Assessment and Policy makers Information. TAIPI supported the EU Flagships with impact assessment and evaluation from January 2015 until April 2018. ZSI was partner and work-package leader in the project, and responsible for preparing this publication. This publication shows first impacts of the EU Flagships Human Brain Project (HBP) and Graphene, which have both started in October 2013 and will be operating for about 10 years. The identified impacts have occurred in the first four years of their implementation. Key impact dimensions are illustrated with data and analysis; the dimensions include structural, cooperation & collaboration, scientific, economic, and social impact.