Title: Science Governance and Ethics

Venue: Conference Hall of the Ministry of Foreign Relations

Date: Tuesday 26 June 2007

Agenda

09:00 - 09:15 Welcome

Dr.U.Enkhtuvshin

Minister of Education, Culture and Science of Mongolia

Dr. R. Jayakumar

Science Program Specialist, UNESCO Beijing

Session 1. Ethics in Science

Chaired by Dr. Miltos Ladikas, Centre for Professional Ethics,

University of Central Lancashire, UK

09:15 - 09:45 Ethics in Mongolian Science and Technology

Dr. D.Regdel, Secretary General, Mongolian Academy of Sciences

09:45 – 10:05 Applied Ethics / Bioethics: Lessons from Europe

Dr. Guido Van Steendam

International Forum for Bio philosophy, Leuven University, Belgium

10:05 - 10:25 Ethics in Science; Lessons from China

Dr. Huanming Yang

Beijing Genomics Institute, China

10:25 – 11:00 Coffee

11:00 – 11:20 Bioethics Committees; Education and Training in Ethics

Dr. Fatima Alvarez-Castillo

Arts & Science Research Programme, University of the Philippines

11:20 – 11.40 Research Ethics: Lessons from Europe

Dr. Niall Scott

Centre for Professional Ethics, University of Central Lancashire, UK

11:40 – 12:40 Q&A

12:40 – 14:00 Lunch

Session 2. Science Governance

Chaired by Dr. B. Enkhtuvshin, Director of S&T Department,

Ministry of Education,Culture and Science

14:00 – 14:30 Mongolian Science and Technology Development Master Plan

MBS, MA. B.Ganbat

Department of Science and Technology, MECS, Mongolia

14:30 – 14:50 China’s Master plan for Science and Technology

Dr. Zhao Gang

National Research Centre for Science and Technology for Development,

Ministry of Science and Technology, China

14:50 – 15:10 Science Policy Advisory Structures; Lessons from Europe

Dr. Leo Hennen

European Technology Assessment Group, European Parliament

15:10 – 15:30 Science Policy Advisory Structures; Lessons from China

Dr. Zhu Xinghua

National Research Centre for Science and Technology for Development, Ministry of Science and Technology, China

15:30 – 16:00 Coffee

16:00 – 16:20 Science and Society Programmes; European Perspectives

Dr. Miltos Ladikas

Centre for Professional Ethics, University of Central Lancashire, UK

16:20 – 17:20 Q&A

17:20 – 17:30 Closing remarks

Dr. B. Enkhtuvshin, Director of S&T Department, MECS

19:00 – 21:00 Dinner for External Experts hosted by MECS

Expert Workshop

Title: Science Governance and Ethics

Venue: Conference Hall of the Ministry of Foreign Relations

Date: Wednesday, 27 June 2007

Agenda

09:15 - 09:30 Welcome

Dr. B.Chadraa

President of Mongolian Academy of Sciences

Dr. N.Urtnasan

Secretary-General, Mongolian National commission for UNESCO

Session 1. Science and Technology for Development: Mongolian case

Chaired by B.Ganbat, Department of S&T, MECS

9:30 - 10:00 Legal Environment changes in S&T

Dr. B.Enkhtuvshin, Director of S&T Department, MECS

10:00 – 10:30 Science and technology organizational structure

Dr. N.Altansukh, Vice President of MAS

10:30 – 11:00 Coffee

11:00 – 12:00 Contribution of external experts

12:00 – 14:00 Lunch

Session 2. Science and Society: Mongolian case

Chaired by Dr. S.Saran, Department of International Cooperation, MAS

14:00 – 14:20 Technology assessment and foresight

Dr. L. Oyuntsetseg, Mongolian University of Science and Technology

14:20 – 14:40 Science public awareness, science education and ethics

Mr. D.Amarbayasgalan, National Commission for UNESCO,

Mongolia

14:40 – 15:40 Contribution of external experts

15:40 – 16:00 Coffee

16:00 – 16:30 International cooperation in Science and Technology

Dr. R. Jayakumar

Science Program Specialist, UNESCO Beijing

16:30 – 17:00 Round table discussion

17:00 – 17:10 Closing remarks

Dr. N.Altansukh, Vice President of MAS

19:00 – 21:00 Dinner for External Experts hosted by MAS