Social Monitoring of Science

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Social Monitoring of Science

Science has the objective of increasing the knowledge of mankind. For this, it must be free from deleterious choices imposed by the production system, i.e. by the governments and the economy. It is the production system that must be controlled. The freedom of research must enable a renewed interest in the study of laws that govern the universe rather than trying to transform it according to the objectives of a particular group.

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Forum on the Social Control of Science. Halfway forum summary
:: Frédéric Piguet :: February 2007 ::

by Frédéric Piguet, facilitator. This text shows the points of agreement and disagreement on the six following issues: civil society; general-interest innovations; the state; the role of education; the political strength of scientists; and economic growth. - Civil society: on the one hand, civil society seems to be an essential reference, and a measuring stick for evaluating science, according to most contributors. On the other hand, for many participants, civil society is questioned to some extent. A two-sided movement can be revealed. On the one hand, the voices that favour the civil (...)

Forum on the Social Monitoring of Science. Final Summary. :: February 2007 ::

by Frédéric Piguet, facilitator of the forum. In this summary, the five following issues are discussed: the media; the responsibility of scientists; intellectual property rights; citizenship; and epistemology and the sacred. The facilitator tries to analyze the last contributions and to shed light on the points of convergence and divergence. . The media: media does not enable good scientific information and for some contributors this is due to both the journalists and the scientists, since the latter communicate poorly or have a merely commercial goal. . Responsibility of the scientists: (...)

Manifesto for a Responsible and United Citizen’s Science
:: Pierre Calame :: June 1999 ::

Manifesto for a Responsible and United Citizen's Science, proposed by Pierre Calame, director of the FPH, within the framework of the Forum on the Social Control of Science Humankind has the power and the science to transform its environment irreversibly. If for reasons of improvidence, greed, selfishness, unconsciousness, pride, ignorance, or indifference we forget our responsibilities and our duties of solidarity to others and to the earth, we are bound for self-destruction. Urgent changes must be undertaken. The scope and speed of the changes that Humankind has experienced in the (...)

Proposals of Villarceaux
:: Jacques Mirenowicz :: April 1999 ::

From 26 June to 1 July 1999, UNESCO and the International Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU) held a world conference in Budapest on "Science for the 21st Century: a New Commitment". At this conference, various delegations of scientists and politicians drafted a "world declaration" on science and the use of scientific knowledge, and a framework for action. On the fringe of the official conference preparation, 24 people met in Villarceaux on 22 and 23 April 1999 under the aegis of the Charles Leopold Mayer Foundation to define their own proposals. Proposals of Villarceaux: to (...)

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