why we do it
The institutional mandate of ICS is to promote the transfer of knowledge and high technology to developing countries and to countries in economic transition, in order to contribute to an economically, environmentally and socially sustainable industrial development.
ICS target beneficiaries are scientists and technologists from developing countries and from countries in economic transition and, through them, the local industrial sector and therefore the economic and social development of their countries.
To this aim, ICS works at:
- developing and strengthening the scientific and technological capabilities of scientists and technologists, as well as of research and scientific institutions of developing countries and of countries in economic transition for the utilisation of applied science and high technology to support their sustainable industrial development;
- promoting and stimulating high-level research in applied science with the direct involvement of scientists/technologists of developing countries and of countries in economic transition;
- improving local knowledge infrastructure to stimulate human resources development enabling the professional growth of scientists and technologists of developing countries and of countries in economic transition.
The ICS Action Plan represents the outcomes of a continuous process that takes into account the evolving conditions and needs of developing countries and countries in economic transition, as well as the evolving scientific, technological, economic and environmental contexts. It reflects the new external conditions, i.e. the actual needs of developing countries, on one hand their challenges and threats in the context of globalisation and, on the other hand, the new trends in science and high technology.
As a consequence, the ICS strategy for supporting its beneficiaries is focusing more and more on the transfer of science-based knowledge through the implementation of demand-tailored projects, programmes and related activities and aiming at better responding to the specific needs of developing countries and of countries in economic transition, in order to reflect the changes in the socio-economic, scientific, industrial and environmental contexts.