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Ethics of Science and Technology

UNESCO Ethics of Science and Technology Programme was created in 1998 with the establishment of the World Commission on the Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology (COMEST) to give an ethical reflection on science and technology and its applications.


		Questions/Answers

		Has the impact of the work of COMEST been evaluated?

		How do UNESCO and COMEST collaborate with the networks of specialists and other international agencies already dealing with ethics of science and technology?

		How is UNESCO dealing with the need for an intersectorial approach to ethics, especially in relation to the Natural Sciences Sector?

		UNESCO and COMEST should galvanize the will of the international community to elaborate international normative instruments on ethics of scientific knowledge and technology. How is this being done?

		UNESCO must make an effort in order to promote the implementation of ethical recommendations and declarations. What measures are being taken in this regard?

		What happened to the debate on ethics of the information society within COMEST?

		Why is COMEST in the Social and Human Sciences Sector and not the Natural Sciences Sector?

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