Ethics Committee as an Element of the Governance System in the Scientific and Technological Sphere: Problems and Perspectives
Research Article
Acknowledgments
The study was carried out with a grant from the Russian Science Foundation (project No. 19-18-00422).
How to Cite
Lapaeva V.V. Ethics Committee as an Element of the Governance System in the Scientific and Technological Sphere: Problems and Perspectives. Science Management: Theory and Practice. 2021. Vol. 3. No. 4. P. 112-122. DOI: https://doi.org/10.19181/smtp.2021.3.4.14 (in Russ.).
Abstract
The article analyzes the experience of ethical committees in biomedicine from the standpoint of a legal approach. The Ethics Committee is interpreted as a fundamentally new institution in the system of scientific and technological governance, carrying out public examination of the biomedical research ethical acceptability and the corresponding social control. The author proposes some directions for improving the legal status of ethical (bioethical) committees in Russia, and also notes the need for special efforts by the state to form the proper institutional framework for their activities. Currently, biomedicine is a kind of a proving ground for testing the effectiveness of this new institution in the management system of modern science, performing the function of an intermediary between science, society and the state. An analysis of this experience allows us to conclude that it is advisable to extend it to other areas of scientific and technological activities, covered by the concept of NBIK-convergence.
Keywords:
ethics committee, governance, scientific and technological sphere, legal status, biomedicine, NBIK-technologies
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Received: 23.12.2021
Accepted: 29.12.2021
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Lapaeva, V. V. (2021). Ethics Committee as an Element of the Governance System in the Scientific and Technological Sphere: Problems and Perspectives. Science Management: Theory and Practice, 3(4), 112-122. https://doi.org/10.19181/smtp.2021.3.4.14
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