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The National Science Council (NSC) has ended the Science and Technology Division operation in Chicago (Science and Technology Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Chicago) for an overall planning and more efficient administration

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Telecommunications

According to the need of the telecommunication industry and the technology development trends, this program will coordinate the research effort among ....

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Hsinchu Science Park

Hsinchu Science Park

The mission of the HSIP is to develop a high-quality environment for R&D, production, work, life and leisure, to attract high-tech talent, introduce a ....

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Research ethics in developing countries

Adapted from: postnote, Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology, April 2008, Number 304-2008 / 8 / 7

The UK funds an increasing amount of biomedical research in developing countries. Research proposals are reviewed by research ethics committees, usually in both the UK and the countries where research is to take place. Exact ethical requirements vary according to national policy, funding body and research institution. A key international document on research ethics, the Declaration of Helsinki, will be revised in 2008. This article describes the types of research conducted in developing countrie ...

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