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The Global Science Forum brings together science policy officials from OECD countries. The delegates, who meet twice a year, seek to identify and maximise opportunities for international co-operation in basic scientific research.
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21-Jan-2008
International scientific years have a long history. Some are intended to enhance public awareness of a scientific domain or issue; others are meant to strengthen collaborative research and to produce real scientific results. But their record of accomplishment is mixed. To assist proponents of future scientific years, the Global Science Forum commissioned a study by Dr. George Stirling, examining the establishment of the the International Polar Year.
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from 22-Feb-2007 to 23-Feb-2007
Scientific misconduct (such as fabrication, falsification, plagiarism) damages the scientific enterprise, constitutes misuse of public funds, and weakens the trust of citizens in science and in government. The OECD Global Science Forum held a workshop to explore ways of dealing with allegations of misconduct, and to extract lessons learned and good practices. The OECD report on best practices can be downloaded below.
GSF report on Best practices / Workshop annotated agenda / Workshop presentations .
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19-Jun-2007
New developments in earthquake science represent a shift in the overall approach towards understanding earthquakes. The opportunities for international co-operation in this field were discussed at a first workshop, held in Potsdam, Germany, on June 1-2, 2006. A follow-up expert group meeting was held in Gebze (Turkey), on January 25-26 2007, to further explore the substance and the practical aspects of the principal recommendation of the Workshop - to invite interested countries to begin working on a new international project for the creation of a “Global Earthquake Risk Map”.
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from 11-Jun-2007 to 13-Jun-2007
Although the value and importance of large scientific research collection facilities are increasingly recognised, they face common problems linked to their historical structure, increasing demand for access, and needs for changes to their operation. The Global Science Forum will hold a workshop in Leiden (The Netherlands) in June to address current political, organisational, technological and financial issues and bottlenecks faced by these scientific collections, and their international implications.
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