Major societal challenges of a global nature include climate change efficient energy supply
environmental sustainability and health care. Science & Technology Policy (S&T) policy is an
essential contributor to dealing with these challenges moreover international cooperation and
collaboration in S&T is vital to tackling these issues since no single nation or even region
is able to respond adequately by itself. Within this context this book addresses recent
developments in transatlantic S&T cooperation between the European Union and the United States.
The EU-U.S. relationship dates back to the 1950s with regular EU-U.S. Summits to assess and
develop transatlantic cooperation. In the area of S&T the EU and U.S. concluded an S&T
Cooperation Agreement in 1998 renewed it in 2004 and extended it for another five years in
July 2009.The research underlying this study is based on interviews with key stakeholders in
the field with an emphasis on:-potential new opportunities and new mechanisms for increased
transatlantic EU - U.S. S&T cooperation under current conditions-examples of coordinated
science diplomacy efforts-options for the development of effective joint efforts.While the
project is focused on European-U.S. relationships it also addresses issues of international
S&T cooperation involving other regions including Africa and Asia. The author highlights the
urgency of S&T cooperation to address global issues and the evolving roles of government
universities and research centers and industry in promoting successful strategies and
programs.
