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ASIA PACIFIC RESEARCH INTEGRITY
Network Conference
Goals : Reinforcing the network for establishing research ethics in Asia-Pacific countries, as well as promoting the achievements of Korea’s research ethics establishment. Also, to exchange information and efforts to further put in place research ethics in each country and set a culture of Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) that meets a global standard.
The detailed goals are as follows:
1. Recognize the similarities and differences in various research ethics systems, norms, and culture of
countries in the Asia-Pacific;
2. Share norms for establishing desirable research ethics across borders and exchanging experiences of
Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR);
3. Recognize the roles and responsibilities of the actors involved in establishing research ethics, such as the government, research institutes (universities, government-funded institutes, etc.), research grant
institutions, academic organizations and publishers, and researchers- and to explore effective ways for mutual cooperation;
4. Contributing to raising the awareness of research ethics of Korean researchers and establishing research
ethics systems sponsored by universities and governments. Fifteen years after the Hwang Woo-Seok
incident, the achievements of establishing research ethics in Korea have been widely spread, and
international efforts and experiences have been exchanged on various and new research ethics issues;
Host : National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF)
Organizer : Korean University Council of Research Ethics (KUCRE)
Goals : Reinforcing the network for establishing research ethics in Asia-Pacific countries, as well as promoting the achievements of Korea’s research ethics establishment. Also, to exchange information and efforts to further put in place research ethics in each country and set a culture of Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) that meets a global standard.
The detailed goals are as follows:
1. Recognize the similarities and differences in various research ethics systems, norms, and culture of countries in the Asia-Pacific;
2. Share norms for establishing desirable research ethics across borders and exchanging experiences of Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR);
3. Recognize the roles and responsibilities of the actors involved in establishing research ethics, such as the government, research institutes (universities, government-funded institutes, etc.), research grant institutions, academic organizations and publishers, and researchers- and to explore effective ways for mutual cooperation;
4. Contributing to raising the awareness of research ethics of Korean researchers and establishing research ethics systems sponsored by universities and governments. Fifteen years after the Hwang Woo-Seok incident, the achievements of establishing research ethics in Korea have been widely spread, and international efforts and experiences have been exchanged on various and new research ethics issues;
Host : National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF)
Organizer : Korean University Council of Research Ethics (KUCRE)
Local Organizing Committee
Name | Affiliation |
Chang-Sub Uhm (Co-chair) | Head Director and President of KUCRE, Professor at Korea University |
InJae Lee (Local-lead) | Director of KUCRE, Director of CRE, Professor at Seoul National University of Education |
Byung-Il Kim | Director of KUCRE, Professor at Hanyang University |
Ock-Joo Kim | Executive Director of KUCRE, Professor at Seoul National University |
Cheol-Heui Yun | Head of Publication Ethics Committee of Korea Council of Science Editors, Professor at Seoul National University |
Won-Yong Lee | Director of KUCRE, Professor at YonseiUniversity |
Hyo-Bin Lee | Executive Director of KUCRE, Adjunct Professor at Chungnam University |
Dong-Su Han | Vice President of Korean Association of Medical Journal Editors (KAMJE), Professor at Hanyang University |
4th 2021 Seoul APRI Planning Committee
| Country | Name | Country |
| South Korea | Mai Har Sham | Hong Kong |
| South Korea | Surendra Shastri | India |
| Australia | Jun Fudano | Japan |
Jennifer Byrne | Australia | Iekuni Ichikawa | Japan |
Anne Walsh | Australia | De Ming Chau | Malaysia |
Li Tang | China | Matt Hall | New Zealand |
Ping Sun | China | El-Nasir Lalani | Pakistan |
Cheung Chen Chen | Chinese Taipei | Tony Mayer | Singapore |
Chien Chou | Chinese Taipei | Prasit Palittapongarnpim | Thailand |
Ovid Tzeng | Chinese Taipei | Susan Garfinkel | US |
Danny Chan | Hong Kong | Zoë Hammatt | US |
Frederick Leung | Hong Kong | Michael Kalichman | US |
Eric Mah | US |
Chang-Sub Uhm
- 4th 2021 Seoul APRI Co-chair
Honorable members of the APRI networking committee, the 2021 Seoul APRI planning committee and local organizing committee, fellow researchers, university and government officials from the Asia-Pacific region who are with us online and offline, I welcome you from Seoul, South Korea.
The Republic of Korea has been working tirelessly to establish research ethics within the nation, through laws and regulations, reorganization of research support systems, expansion of research ethics education, and objective verification of research misconduct. The representative institution that encapsulates this, The National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF), has established a Research Ethics Support Centre to provide systematic assistance such as various policies related to research ethics, the collection and distribution of useful information, and support for research misconduct verification. The Korean University Council of Research Ethics (KUCRE) is a joint meeting of the Committee of Research Ethics and Integrity of Korean Universities, to take research ethics towards the right direction. This is achieved by sharing the latest changes and knowledge in research ethics, verified solutions, and creating various channels to communicate with the government.
In 2007, people from all over the world who are interested in research integrity gathered in Lisbon for the first time at the World Conference on Research Integrity (WCRI). During this conference, the need for a network for cooperation among regional countries was raised, and APRI was formed in 2016, with its first meeting in Hong Kong in 2017. The Republic of Korea has been in steady attendance of the APRI meeting since its establishment. It has acquired information on various efforts of different countries to establish research integrity, and sharing their own experiences. I am very honored to help host such an important event in South Korea.
The current COVID-19 pandemic, which is threatening the world, has brought about radical change not only in socio-economics, but also in science and technology. The pandemic has raised new issues that need to be considered and to find new ways in securing research integrity and establishing a desirable research culture. With this, the theme of the 2021 Seoul APRI Network Conference is “Current Issues and Tasks to Establish Research Ethics in the Era of COVID-19.”
Although the conference will be held online, I look forward to this conference as an opportunity to further strengthen the network by sharing valuable experiences that have worked to establish research ethics in Asia-Pacific countries. I also look forward to find ways on how we can cooperate with one another.
On behalf of the 4th 2021 Seoul APRI Network local organizing committee, I sincerely welcome all of you to this event.
Opening Ceremony
Chang-Sub Uhm
Head Director and President of Korean University Council of Research Ethics,
2021 Seoul APRI Co-chair, South Korea
Welcome Address
Michael Kalichman
Director of Research Ethics Program at University of California San Diego,
2021 Seoul APRI Co-chair, USA
Congratulatory Remarks
InJae Lee
Director of Korean University Council of Research Ethics,
2021 Seoul APRI Local-lead, South Korea
Opening Ceremony Moderator
Keynote Lecture
Junghye Roh
President of National Research Foundation of Korea, South Korea
Daniel Barr
Principal Research Integrity Advisor at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT), 2021 Seoul APRI Co-Chair, Australia
InJae Lee
Director of Korean University Council of Research Ethics, 2021 Seoul APRI Co- Chair, South Korea
Zoë Hammatt
Z Consulting, LLC , 2021 Seoul APRI
Co-chair, USA
Keynote Lecture Moderator
Moderator
Prasit Palittapongarnpim
Professor at Mahidol University, 2021 Seoul APRI Planning Committee, Thailand
Plenary 1 Moderator
Ping Sun
Editor in Chief of Siyidi International Education Consulting and Services Co. Ltd , 2021 Seoul APRI Planning Committee, China
Plenary 2 Moderator
Jennifer Byrne
Professor of Molecular Oncology at The University of Sydney, 2021 Seoul APRI Planning Committee, Australia
Plenary 3 Moderator
Danny Chan
Professor and Director of School of Biomedical Sciences at University of Hong Kong, 2021 Seoul APRI Planning Committee, Hong Kong
Plenary 4 Moderator
Plenary 1 : Efforts and Results to Establish Research Integrity with the Government After the 3rd APRI Conference
Mai Har Sham
Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Vice President (Research) at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2021 Seoul APRI Planning Committee, Hong Kong
Chien Chou
Chair Professor at National Chiao Tung University, 2021 Seoul APRI Planning Committee, Chinese Taipei
Li Tang
Professor at Fudan University, 2021 Seoul APRI Planning Committee, China
Ock-Joo Kim
Professor in the Department of History of Medicine & Medical Humanities at Seoul National University, South Korea
Plenary 2 : Sharing How to Identify Research Misconduct Verification
Iekuni Ichikawa
Project Professor at Shinshu University, 2021 Seoul APRI Planning Committee , Japan
Ovid Tzeng
Academician and Distinguished Research Fellow at Academia Sinica, Chairman of University Alliance in Talent Development, 2021 Seoul APRI Planning Committee, Chinese Taipei
Susan Garfinkel
Assistant Vice President for Research Compliance at The Ohio State University, 2021 Seoul APRI Planning Committee , USA
Hwan Jin Noh
Professor at University of Science and Technology, South Korea
Plenary 3 : Data Integrity and Publication Ethics
Cheol-Heui Yun
Professor in the Department of Agricultural Biotechnology at Seoul National University, 2021 Seoul APRI Planning Committee, South Korea
Young Yoo
Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Korea University Medical College,
South Korea
Basil D’souza
Vice President of Cactus Communications , India
Kei Kojo
Co-founder of LPIXEL, Japan
Plenary 4 : Challenges of Research Ethics/Integrity and RCR Education
De Ming Chau
Senior Lecturer at University Putra Malaysia, 2021 Seoul APRI Planning Committee, Malaysia
Jun Fudano
Professor of Center for Higher Education Studies at Waseda University, 2021 Seoul APRI Planning Committee, Japan
Sophia Pan
Assistant Research Fellow at National Chiao Tung University, Chinese Taipei
Michael Kalichman
Professor of Research Ethics Program at the University of California San Diego, 2021 Seoul APRI Conference Co-chair, USA
“The registration fee for this conference is waived, and the certificate of completion will be issued via email”
Association name : Korean University Council of Research Ethics
Web-site : http://kucre.or.kr/
E-mail : yoonjin527@gmail.com
Tel : (+82)-507-1365-1152
« Having made tremendous progress in expanding access to higher edcuation, the leading countries of Asia are focused on an even more challenging goal: building universities that can compete with the finest in the world. The governments of China, India, Singapore, South Korea are explicitly seeking to elevate some of their universities to this exalted status because they recognize the important role that university-based scientific research has played in driving economic growth in the United States, Europe and Japan. »
— Prof. Richard C. Levin, Former President, Yale University
The impact of Asian and Pacific Rim countries in research is compelling in terms of both population (>50% of world population; CIA, 2015) and publication. Among the top 50 countries, the US leads at about 20% of total publications, but 13 of the other 49 countries are Asian and Pacific Rim nations, contributing an additional 32% (SCIMago, 2015) of all publications. As of 2013, approximately 40% of global R&D expenditure came from this region (NSF, 2016).
The concept of an APRI network emerged in early 2013. Recognizing the extent of research collaboration across the region and the need for discussion around commonalities and differences in handling allegations of research misconduct and providing education, then Director of the Research Integrity Program at the University of Hawaii, Zoë Hammatt, in partnership with the US Office of Research Integrity (ORI), began planning a regional conference.
Ms. Hammatt and ORI convened an initial, informal gathering of representatives of the region during the Third World Conference on Research Integrity (WCRI) in Montreal in April 2013. When Ms. Hammatt accepted a position as Director of Education and Integrity at ORI in 2014, she obtained approvals to cosponsor a planning committee meeting with the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) in February 2015. Ms. Hammatt and Mr. Eric Mah, then the UCSF RIO, invited nine regional representatives to formally establish the network and help plan for a larger meeting the following year. The first meeting of the APRI Network was hosted at UC San Diego in February 2016, and the first APRI meeting in Asia was hosted at the University of Hong Kong in February 2017.
The third APRI meeting was held in Taipei, Taiwan in February 2018. Asia-Pacific countries such as Taiwan and Korea, as well as other European countries such as Norway and Serbia, also participated. With the decision to hold the annual meeting every other year, the fourth meeting was held in Seoul, South Korea in 2021. It was originally scheduled to be held in September 2020, but was postponed to February 2021 as an online conference, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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