Effective international science, technology and innovation collaboration

International Basic Research Collaboration at the U.S. Department of Defense: An Overview

“…23 According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, China runs hundreds of talent recruitment programs "designed to acquire foreign technologies needed to augment China's comprehensive national strategy." 24 While some are legal, others offer incentives for "undisclosed and illicit transfers of technology." 25 The OSTP has been particularly concerned about participation in foreign government talent recruitment programs that create conflicts of commitment and interest and hidden diversions of results and resources and has argued that only with transparency and full disclosure is it possible to properly assess risks.…”

“…22,23 Like DoD, CNRS has offices abroad. 24 Both CNRS and ANR establish collaboration agreements with international partners, strive to increase ties with other European countries, and are on the U.S. NSF's list of counterparts. 25 CNRS is primarily a research institution, while ANR competitively distributes funding to a range of research performers.…”

“…(e.g., National Research Foundation of Korea) and defense organizations (e.g., UK Ministry of Defence). 24,25…”

“…We are increasingly interdependent with the rest of the world. 24 As one former DoD research official observed in 2020, when it comes to basic (and other) research, the world is multipolar, and "no one nation is likely to assume a globally dominant majority role in the foreseeable future." 25 The increase in basic research and quality basic research outside of the United States increases the amount of basic research activity that the DoD research enterprise needs to track.…”

“…However, unlike many other organizations where such proposals would compete against proposals that do not include international collaborations, NSFC appears to have a dedicated program to evaluate them. 24 Thus, while researcherinitiated collaborations that take place without an MOU between the funding organizations typically fall in the "Permitting and enabling the national research enterprise to engage internationally" category, those with NSFC fit best in the "funding research or exploratory activities with an international component" category. tional researchers are making significant developments and have the potential to benefit U.S. prosperity, security, health, and well-being.…”