International Institute For Applied Systems Analysis

SUPPORT FOR THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SYSTEMS ANAYSIS (IIASA)

SUPPORT FOR THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS (IIASA)

SUPPORT FOR THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS (IIASA) -THIS GRANT PROVIDES THE U.S. MEMBERSHIP CONTRIBUTION TOWARD CORE SUPPORT FOR THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS (IIASA) FOR CALENDAR YEARS 2022-2024. IIASA IS AN INDEPENDENT, NON-GOVERNMENTAL, INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTION DEVOTED TO INTERDISCIPLINARY, POLICY-ORIENTED RESEARCH. IT IS LOCATED IN LAXENBURG, AUSTRIA. ITS RESEARCH AGENDA FOCUSES ON SYSTEMS APPROACHES TO THE ANALYSIS OF THE INTERCONNECTED AND INTERDEPENDENT CHALLENGES RAISED BY GLOBAL TRANSFORMATIONS IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL, ECONOMIC, TECHNOLOGICAL AND SOCIETAL SPHERES. IIASA OFFERS A NEUTRAL VENUE FOR CONCEIVING AND ANALYZING STRATEGIES FOR COOPERATIVE ACTION ON COMMON PROBLEMS IN A GLOBALIZED, RAPIDLY TRANSFORMING WORLD. IIASA IS SUPPORTED BY A NETWORK OF NONGOVERNMENTAL NATIONAL MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS (NMOS) IN 24 COUNTRIES. BUILDING ON PRIORITIES LAID OUT IN ITS 2021-2030 VISION, IIASA PLANS TO FOCUS ITS WORK ON SIX RESEARCH THEMES DURING THE 2022-2024 TIME PERIOD: 1) BIODIVERSITY AND NATURAL RESOURCES (BNR); 2) ENERGY, CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT (ECE); 3) POPULATION AND JUST SOCIETIES (POPJUS); 4) STRATEGIC INITIATIVES (SI); 5) ECONOMIC FRONTIERS; AND 6) ADVANCING SYSTEMS ANALYSIS (ASA). IIASA ALSO PLANS TO CONTINUE TO INVEST IN INTERNATIONAL NETWORK BUILDING, CAPACITY BUILDING, AND SCIENCE DIPLOMACY DURING THE PERIOD OF THE AWARD. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.

SUPPORT FOR THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS (IIASA)

SUPPORT FOR THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS (IIASA) -THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS (IIASA) IS A MULTI-NATIONAL AUTONOMOUS SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTION CONDUCTING RESEARCH ON GLOBAL CHALLENGES REQUIRING MULTIDISCIPLINARY AND MULTILATERAL COLLABORATIONS. THIS PROJECT WILL SUPPORT U.S. MEMBERSHIP CONTRIBUTIONS TO IIASA FOR THE NEXT 5 YEARS. IIASA PLANS TO DEEPEN ENGAGEMENT WITH THE U.S. SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY BY ENHANCING U.S. IMPACT ON IIASA GOVERNANCE, EXPANDING RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS, INCREASING PRESENCE AT KEY U.S. CONFERENCES, AND OFFERING ADDITIONAL CAPACITY-BUILDING OPPORTUNITIES TO U.S. RESEARCHERS. IIASA IS WELL-POSITIONED TO SUPPORT U.S. EFFORTS TO REMAIN AT THE FOREFRONT OF SCIENCE AND INNOVATION. OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, IIASA WILL SUPPORT AMERICAN GLOBAL LEADERSHIP IN SCIENCE BY PROVIDING VALUABLE TRAINING AND COLLABORATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR U.S. SCIENTISTS. IIASA WILL CONTINUE TO FOSTER TRUST IN SCIENCE, AND SUPPORT REQUESTS FOR CRITICAL DATA AND MODELS FROM U.S. DECISION-MAKERS AND PARTNERS IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO DRIVE INNOVATION. U.S. RESEARCHERS BENEFIT FROM IIASA?S GLOBAL NETWORK, STRENGTHENING THEIR CAREERS AND EXPANDING RESEARCH IMPACT. THE NEW IIASA RESEARCH PLAN TITLED 2025 AND BEYOND: A VISION FOR GLOBAL COLLABORATION AND INNOVATION? INCLUDE SUCH HIGH PRIORITY ITEMS AS ADVANCING SYSTEMS ANALYSIS WHICH BUILDS ON IIASA'S LEGACY IN OPERATIONS RESEARCH, OPTIMIZATION, AND SYSTEMS ANALYSIS, LEVERAGING NATURAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES, VARIOUS DATA SOURCES, MACHINE LEARNING, AND ENGAGEMENT WITH POLICY TO DELIVER IMPACTFUL OUTCOMES FOR STAKEHOLDERS; AND ECONOMIC FRONTIERS WHICH HAS MADE STRONG CONTRIBUTIONS TO GLOBAL AND LOCAL POLICY DEBATES., THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

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