martes, 11 de agosto de 2020

Australia is cracking down on foreign interference in research. Is the system working?

Australia is cracking down on foreign interference in research. Is the system working?

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Australia’s foreign-interference plan under fire

Almost a year after Australia introduced a pioneering system for minimizing the risk of foreign interference in research, in particular from overseas militaries, experts are divided about whether it is working. Although other countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom and Japan, are grappling with similar concerns, Australia is the first to set a specific set of guidelines for its universities. But some experts warn that Australia’s guidelines and export laws aren’t sufficient to help universities to identify collaborations in which research could lead to military applications.
Nature | 6 min read

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