Culture Matters: International Research Collaboration in a Changing World: Summary of a Workshop (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780309308953)

In an increasingly interconnected world, science and technology research often transects international boundaries and involves researchers from multiple nations. This paradigm provides both new opportunities and new challenges. As science and technology capabilities grow around the world, United States-based organizations are finding that international collaborations and partnerships provide unique opportunities to enhance research and training. At the same time, enhancing international collaboration requires recognition of differences in culture, legitimate national security needs, and critical needs in education and training.

Culture Matters is the summary of a workshop convened by the Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable (GUIRR) in July 2013 to address how culture and cultural perception influence and impact the process by which research agreements are made and negotiated across international boundaries. In this workshop, "Culture Matters: An Approach to International Research Agreements", representatives from around the world and from GUIRR's three constituent sectors - government, university, and industry - gathered to provide input into four specific meeting tracks or domains. The tracks focused on research and agreements affecting or involving people/human subjects; environmental and natural resources; science, engineering, and manufacturing; and agriculture and animal issues. This report examines each of these domains and the role that culture and cultural expectations may have in the forging and implementation of international research agreements.

Author: Institute of Medicine,National Academy of Engineering,National Academy of Sciences
ISBN-10: 030930895X
ISBN-13: 9780309308953
Publisher: National Academies Press
Language: English
Published: 10/12/2014
Pages: 98
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.30d