International scientific collaborations in a contested world: Summary of the National Symposium, November 2023
Exploring the role of science in an uncertain geopolitical landscape.
In November 2023, the Australian Academy of Science facilitated a national dialogue about how national security concerns can be addressed while enabling the benefits that open scientific collaboration offers Australia and the world.
This report summarises the issues examined by the keynote speakers and panellists across the symposium.
The key symposium messages were that:
- continued international scientific collaboration is in Australia’s national interest
- responses to national security threats need to be evidence-informed and proportional
- science is a diplomatic asset.