Science, Ethics and Technological Responsibility in Developing and Emerging Countries (SET-DEV)

KICS was one of the lead partners in a three-year (2008-11) project “Science, Ethics and Technological Responsibility in Developing and Emerging Countries” (SET DEV), which was undertaken in order to support research systems and to encourage a socialization of scientific and technological research in India and Kenya. The projects aimed at activating processes of building institutional capacities and skills on science and ethics to bring science closer to society. This was done by defining and understanding perspectives of socialization of science and technology that take into consideration local needs in a multilateral dialogue. The Indian component was coordinated by Knowledge in Civil Society (KICS) and Centre for World Solidarity (CWS) in collaboration with the University of Hyderabad and the University of Maastricht.  The Knowledge Swaraj manifesto is available here and the Piloting Knowledge Swaraj  involving five case studies is available here.