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Scientific Freedom and Security Interests in Times of Geopolitical Polarisation
Mehr lesen: Scientific Freedom and Security Interests in Times of Geopolitical PolarisationThe fifth activity and status report of the Joint Committee on the Handling of Security-Relevant Research of the DFG and Leopoldina builds on its previous reports to present currently discussed security-relevant research areas and the framework conditions for security-relevant research in Germany. The report focuses on the assessment of the risks of international research cooperation…
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Information Brochure “The Handling of Security-Relevant Research in Germany – An Overview”
Mehr lesen: Information Brochure “The Handling of Security-Relevant Research in Germany – An Overview”The information brochure is dedicated to the most important questions about dealing with security-related research in Germany. It gives an initial insight into relevant subject areas, the importance and structure of the committes for ethics in security-related research and the legal framework and funding. It describes case studies and illustrates how ethical aspects of security-related research can be anchored…
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Research nation China partner, competitor and systemic rival
Mehr lesen: Research nation China partner, competitor and systemic rivalChina is investing a lot of money in research and is experiencing a rapid rise in global innovation indicators. It has a very well-trained and growing pool of talented researchers. At the same time, the political environment in China has become more authoritarian and the Chinese government is not only pushing for dominance in key…
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G7 Best Practices for Secure and Open Research
Mehr lesen: G7 Best Practices for Secure and Open ResearchOpen and collaborative research allows us to respond to some of the world’s most challenging issues. Research integrity acts as the base from which researchers are able to operate in our global research environment. To support research integrity, the above best practices are meant to help research communities establish and improve processes and efforts to…
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National security guidelines for research partnerships
Mehr lesen: National security guidelines for research partnershipsThe National Security Guidelines for Research Partnerships integrates national security considerations into the development, evaluation, and funding of research partnerships. The Guidelines better position researchers, research organizations and Government funders to undertake consistent, risk-targeted due diligence of potential risks to research security.
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Action recommendations for cooperation with China
Mehr lesen: Action recommendations for cooperation with ChinaFor almost 50 years, the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft (MPG) has maintained scientific exchange with the People’s Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as China). With the establishment of official relations withthe Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in 1974, the MPG assumed a pioneering role in the German sciencesystem, has since maintained successful cooperation with many Chinese researchers…
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Should Democracies Draw Redlines around Research Collaboration with China? A Case Study of Germany.
Mehr lesen: Should Democracies Draw Redlines around Research Collaboration with China? A Case Study of Germany.Global research collaboration in scientific and engineering fields has been critical to advancing the frontiers of knowledge, promoting economic prosper ity, and solving global challenges. The global research enterprise is, by design, largely open and unrestricted. However, new risks and challenges threaten this open collaboration, particularly regarding authoritarian nations like the People’s Republic of China…
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How National Governments and Research Institutions Safeguard Knowlegde Development in Science and Technology
Mehr lesen: How National Governments and Research Institutions Safeguard Knowlegde Development in Science and TechnologyThe study provides an overview and comparative analysis of nine national approaches to strengthening knowledge security and the forces that drive them. The national approaches are those of Australia, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Japan, Taiwan, the United Kingdom and the United States. They all have developed different approaches, depending on the national political context,…
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Progress Report (2022)
Mehr lesen: Progress Report (2022)Aspects of security-relevant research and related ethical issues are increasingly coming into focus, among other things due to advances in research on artificial intelligence and pandemic pathogens, as well as scientific entanglements with states in which human rights violations and other violations of rule-of-law principles are observed. This is reflected in the fourth Progress Report…
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G7 Common Values and Principles on Research Security and Research Integrity
Mehr lesen: G7 Common Values and Principles on Research Security and Research IntegrityThe G7 members envision the continuation of a collaborative research system where the importance of all talent – domestic and international – is acknowledged. Openness and security are not contradictory but complementary and mutually reinforcing. To sustain this vision, we have developed and are embracing these principles of research security, which are common to the…
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Integrity and security in the global research ecosystem
Mehr lesen: Integrity and security in the global research ecosystemResponsibilities for research integrity and security are distributed across multiple actors in the international research ecosystem. These include, national governments, research funding agencies, research institutions, universities, academic associations, and intergovernmental organisations. This report describes policy initiatives and actions from these different actors to safeguard national and economic security whilst protecting freedom of enquiry, promoting international…
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Tackling R&I foreign interference: Staff working document
Mehr lesen: Tackling R&I foreign interference: Staff working documentThis publication presents the Staff Working Document on tackling R&I foreign interference. Foreign interference occurs when activities are carried out by, or on behalf of, a foreign state-level actor, which are coercive, covert, deceptive, or corrupting and are contrary to the sovereignty, values, and interests of the European Union (EU). EU Higher Education Institutions (HEIs)…
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National knowledge security guidelines—Secure international collaboration
Mehr lesen: National knowledge security guidelines—Secure international collaborationWorld-class higher education and science cannot exist without internationalcooperation and scientific talent from all over the world. The leading positionand good academic reputation of Dutch knowledge institutions are related tothe academic freedom that is guaranteed in the Netherlands, as well as to theopenness of our knowledge institutions towards the world. Our prosperity is duein large…
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Checklist for Collaboration with Chinese Universities and Other Research Institutions
Mehr lesen: Checklist for Collaboration with Chinese Universities and Other Research InstitutionsThe Hague Centre for Strategic Studies (HCSS) has worked in close cooperation with the Leiden Asia Centre (LAC) on an extensive study mapping the risks and challenges of academic and research collaboration with Chinese partners. To this end, the LAC and HCSS conducted over 40 interviews with scientists and university staff in the Netherlands and…
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Risky Business – Rethinking Research Cooperation and Exchange with Non-Democracies
Mehr lesen: Risky Business – Rethinking Research Cooperation and Exchange with Non-DemocraciesStrategies for Foundations, Universities, Civil Society Organizations, and Think Tanks.
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The China Defence Universities Tracker: Exploring the military and security links of China’s universities
Mehr lesen: The China Defence Universities Tracker: Exploring the military and security links of China’s universitiesThe Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is building links between China’s civilian universities, military and security agencies. Those efforts, carried out under a policy of leveraging the civilian sector to maximise military power (known as ‘military–civil fusion’), have accelerated in the past decade. Research for the China Defence Universities Tracker has determined that greater numbers of…
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Resisting Chinese Government Efforts to Undermine Academic Freedom Abroad – A Code of Conduct for Colleges, Universities, and Academic Institutions Worldwide
Mehr lesen: Resisting Chinese Government Efforts to Undermine Academic Freedom Abroad – A Code of Conduct for Colleges, Universities, and Academic Institutions WorldwideHuman Rights Watch investigations found that the Chinese government attempts to restrict academic freedom beyond its borders. To counter such pressures, ensure the integrity of academic institutions, and protect the academic freedom and free expression rights of students, scholars, and administrators, particularly those who work on China or are from China, Human Rights Watch proposes…
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Picking flowers, making honey: The Chinese military’s collaboration with foreign universities
Mehr lesen: Picking flowers, making honey: The Chinese military’s collaboration with foreign universitiesChina’s People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) collaboration with foreign universities is growing and the expansion of international ties remains one of the priorities of the PLA National University of Defense Technology (NUDT). The developments outlined in this report warrant more attention and different approaches from those currently employed by most governments and universities. Responses to PLA…
