As announced in the recent Global Approach Implementation Report, the European Commission intends to set up informal working groups composed of individuals from both, the science and diplomacy communities, to develop potential elements of a future European framework for science diplomacy. The main aim of the working groups is to bring together the relevant stakeholders in an innovative format, to develop jointly recommendations in a co-creation process.
On 6 October 2023 the European Commission published a call for expressions of interest to participate in one of the following five working groups:
- WG1: Using science diplomacy strategically to tackle geopolitical challenges in a fragmented, multipolar world
- WG2: Making European diplomacy more strategic, effective and resilient through scientific evidence and foresight
- WG3: Strengthening science diplomacy in Delegations and Embassies and fostering the EU’s global science diplomacy outreach
- WG4: Building capacity for European science diplomacy
- WG5: Cross-cutting group on definition, principles and EU added value of European science diplomacy
Each working group will be co-chaired by a scientist and a diplomat and will be composed of 25 members (WG1 will have 30 members).