A Working Group Online Meeting on Peer-Reviewed PrEprints: Benefits and Limitations for Young Indian Researchers

Indian Institute of Science
DST-Centre for Policy Research, CSP, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore and Open Science South Asian Network (OSSAN) are organizing an event (panel discussion) that focuses on open innovation that happened within the institute and among civil society organizations during COVID-19. The purpose of this event is to bring together academics in IISc and innovators from civil society organizations (Makerspaces) to discuss the open innovation strategies that have led to the development of innovative products during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The landscape of evolving challenges from emerging infectious diseases is shaped by multifactorial interactions. Factors like climate change, demographic shifts, conflict and enormous cost of the pandemic on the economic health of developing nations are some of the factors. Biosafety and biosecurity are integral and essential elements factoring in National health preparedness and capacity strengthening. The conventional approach towards public health challenges is thus being reshaped from pandemic lessons-learned. The regulatory frameworks for biosafety by countries are being integrated globally through formal and informal mechanisms. The global commitments are firmly shaping up. A collated effort in addressing issues of antimicrobial resistance, emerging zoonotic infections, surveillance, developing and strengthening national laboratory systems are need-hour factors in the challenge. The problem identification and solving are being addressed through more innovative mechanism viz. the “Action Package Concept” of the Global Health Security Agenda. The UN sustainable developmental goals being central to the objective. The talk will review the evolution of biological threats, elements of biosafety policy framework with relevant examples and look at future directions in this challenging area from a national and international context.
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IOpen Science practices are yet to get momentum in the South Asian region. Considerable digital, technological and knowledge divides exist between and within South Asian countries. The adoption of open science practices holds a significant promise of progress for the STI ecosystem of this region. But with the promise of a better ecosystem come immense challenges as well. Developing policies for open science, investing in open science infrastructure, transforming scientific culture and incentivisation and investing in capacity building are some of the essential and primary requirements.
To address the challenges of fostering an open scientific framework and culture within this region’s STI ecosystem, we are organising OSSAN IDEATHON 2022, a first-of-its-kind event that aims to invite tangible solutions to facilitate open science in the region of South Asia. Students, academics, developers, Open Science enthusiasts, practitioners, researchers, and academics from diverse academic and professional backgrounds from South Asia are invited to share their unique, creative ideas on a set of challenges to facilitate Open Science in South Asia and build a foundation for collaboration among South Asian countries through innovative projects, applications and infrastructures.
This is an online event and registration is free. All entries would be reviewed by a jury and top three entries would be given prizes. All participants would be given e-certificates for participation.
Abstract
Science, Technology, and Innovation are assumed to contribute to the well-being and Sustainable Development Goals. However, there are debates on the extent of this contribution. In this presentation, he explores the degree of alignment of research priorities with societal needs in topics such as disease types, mental health, and rice research. Bibliometric evidence suggests that research is relatively concentrated on topics relevant to the Global North, aligned with economic interests and academic prestige. In the face of these findings, he argues that more epistemic diversity is needed to address global challenges and that the participation of stakeholders in priority settings may help in pluralizing research agendas.
The speaker
Ismael Rafols, Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS), Leiden University
UNESCO Chair on Diversity and Inclusion in Global Science
Biosketch
Ismael Rafols works on developing novel approaches to S&T analysis, using mixed methods for informing evaluation, foresight, and research strategies. His current focus is on thematic diversity and inclusion in research and policy priorities for social issues such as rice research, bird flu or obesity, or Sustainable Development Goals.
Ismael has been involved in initiatives on ‘responsible metrics’, such as the Leiden Manifesto, the EC Expert Group on Open Science Indicators, or discussions on inequalities in research across topics and regions. Previously, he had developed indicators and mapping methods for the evaluation of interdisciplinary research. He received an MSc in Science and Technology Policy from SPRU (Sussex), a PhD in biophysics from Tohoku University (Sendai, Japan), and a postdoc in nanobiotechnology at Cornell University. Before CWTS, he worked at SPRU (Sussex) (2005-12) and Ingenio (CSIC-UPV) (2012-19).
References
Yegros-Yegros, A., Van de Klippe, W., Abad-Garcia, M. F., & Rafols, I. (2020). Exploring why global health needs are unmet by research efforts: the potential influences of geography, industry and publication incentives. Health research policy and systems, 18(1), 1-14.
Ciarli, T., & Ràfols, I. (2019). The relation between research priorities and societal demands: The case of rice. Research Policy, 48(4), 949-967.
Ciarli et al. (2022). Changing Directions: Steering science, technology, and innovation toward the Sustainable Development Goals. Report for UNDP.
ABSTRACT:
Scientometrics is the study of science, science policy, and communications in science using quantitative methods. It primarily looks into the quantitative features and characteristics of science and scientific research by studying scholarly literature, mainly journal articles, citation, impact factor etc. Databases such as Web of Science, Scopus, and Dimensions are the primary data sources. This lecture will provide the participants a basic understanding of the field and a brief overview of the mentioned databases. It will help them navigate these databases and use certain features to understand the impact of their own research.