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Documents
Karachi Conference Statement
Date:
30/12/2011
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Word Document
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Karachi_Statement_Nov15.doc
Summary:
The 3rd Conference on the Responsible Conduct of Science was successfully conducted on 14 and 15 November 2011. It built on the outcomes of the preceding two conferences, in Islamabad in June 2010, and in Lahore in February 2011.
ICLS Pakistan Chapter Initiatives
Date:
13/09/2011
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Powerpoint presentation
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ICLSInitiatives.ppt
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The International Council for the Life Sciences (ICLS) is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to enhancing global biological security and safety and reducing the risks of misuse of the life sciences. Founded in December 2005, the membership-based ICLS provides a forum for the sustained engagement of the life sciences community and governments on a global basis.
Universities role in Dual Use Education Awareness
Date:
13/09/2011
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Powerpoint presentation
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DualUseQAUPoster.ppt
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Science and technology in Pakistan has grown significant over the last decade, something evident in a fivefold increase in research publications between 2001and 2010.Like many other countries, some life science degree courses included a bioethics component; however, it remained unclear as to the extent to which life scientists were aware of dual use issues;
BBIC Progress Report Pakistan
Date:
13/09/2011
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Powerpoint presentation
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drnasim_bbic.pptx
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Dr. Anwar Nasim's presentation at the BBIC 2011 event in Amman, Jordan in relation to the ICLS Pakistan Chapter.
Synthetic Biology and It's Dual Use Implications
Date:
13/09/2011
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Powerpoint presentation
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drshinawri_bbic.pptx
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In this presentation Dr. Zabta Khan Shinwari takes the audience at the BBIC 2011 event in Amman through various components of the current research interest varying from "Molecular Dynamics (MD) simulations of proteins", "Strengthening of computational facility" to "Quantum Mechanical Charge Field (QMCF)".
ICLS-KIBGE Conference
Date:
23/09/2011
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Description
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khi_conf.pdf
Summary:
The advances in various fields of science bring incredible promises, on one hand; also carry potential harm and risks, on the other. The efforts on local as well as international levels are continuing to find out the ways to ensure that the sciences are to be used solely for our collective benefits. The proposed workshop on responsible conduct of science will provide a global forum to prevent the use of the sciences to cause deliberate harm and to discuss and to suggest the roles of scientific communitiy to play in this regard.
Quaid-i-Azam University's efforts in Dual Use Education Awareness
Date:
23/09/2011
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Description
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qauposter.jpg
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QAU initiated a gap analysis of current extent of bio-security education in Pakistani universities. Funded by the US State Department's Bio-Engagement Program, QAU led the development and distribution of a questionnaire, with the support of the Landau network Centro Volta, using a methodology similar to that employed in previous LNCV BDRC studies, but targetted at students and covering various sets of questions.
The Lahore Conference
Date:
05/03/2011
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LahoreConference.doc
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The Lahore meeting was mandated by the Islamabad conference. In Lahore all agreed on the need for explicit action to encourage the responsible conduct of science engender more public support and create the right conditions that will foster high quality international collaboration. It was recognized that successful science is very much an international enterprise.
The Concept of The Conferences
Date:
17/05/2010
Classification:
Ethics
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Description
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Responsible Conduct Outline 5 Apr 10.doc
Summary:
The conduct of responsible science lies in the first instance with the scientists themselves. However, they not only have a duty to themselves but also to society as a whole - that is to say to governments, academia, private companies, and to the public at large. At the most basic level science should be conducted to bring benefits to humanity requiring a conscious calculation of the risks involved in any endeavour.
Comstech Newsletter
Date:
Jan 2010
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Newsletter
Document Type:
Articles
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January2010.pdf
Summary:
Twenthy-swenth meeting of the Executive Committe of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Ministerial Standing Committee for Scientific and Technological Cooperation (COMSTECH) is taking place from 22-23 February, 2010 in Riyadh, the capital city of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Literature Request
Date:
May 2010
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