Iyingxenye yochungechunge lwebhulogi lapho amalungu e-ISC's IKomidi Lenkululeko Nokuzibophezela Kwesayensi (i-CFRS) yabelana ngokucabanga kwayo mayelana ne Thembela kuSayensi ye-Nexus Yenqubomgomo umbiko, okhishwe ngemva komhlangano wokucobelelana ngolwazi obuhlelwe ngokubambisana yi-International Science Council (ISC) kanye ne-Joint Research Centre ye-European Commission, ngokubambisana noxhaso lwe-US National Science Foundation.
Umhlangano wokucobelelana ngolwazi uhlanganise ochwepheshe ukuze bahlole ukuguquguquka okuyinkimbinkimbi kokwethenjwa kwesayensi ekwenziweni kwenqubomgomo futhi kucutshungulwe umbuzo obalulekile: ngokwezinga elingakanani ukwethemba isayensi ngenqubomgomo kungahlukaniswa emibuzweni ebanzi yokwethenjwa ezikhungweni zentando yeningi?
Mayelana umbhali: Robert French wayenguShansela Wangaphambili WeYunivesithi YaseNtshonalanga Australia. Unezikhundla ze-Adjunct and Honorary Professorial e-University of Western Australia, Melbourne University, Monash University kanye nase-Australian National University.
Thembela kuSayensi ye-Nexus Yenqubomgomo iyingxoxo eyinkimbinkimbi nephelele yalokho ababhali abakuchazayo “njengokushintshashintsha okuyinkimbinkimbi kokuthembela kwesayensi njengoba kuhlobana nokwenza inqubomgomo”. Sekushiwo lokho, kuyeka ukuchaza kwasekuqaleni ukuthi imayelana nani - kusho ukuthini ukuthembela kwisayensi ngezinjongo zengxoxo?
A Incazelo 'yesayensi' yethi 'trust' "isimo sengqondo sokulindela lapho okulindelwe khona okuhle mayelana nokuziphatha nezinhloso zomunye umuntu (noma umuntu njengobambe iqhaza), isikhungo noma uhlelo oluvumela umuntu ukuba athembele kwabanye, naphezu kokuba sengozini okuthile noma ubungozi".
Incazelo enhle yokusebenza 'yokwethemba isayensi', efinyeleleka kalula, iqala ngegama elithi 'ukwethemba' njengokuthi “inkolelo yokwethembeka, iqiniso, noma amandla omuntu noma into.” Ngokusebenzisa leyo ncazelo 'kusayensi', abantu abafanelekile kanye nezinto ososayensi kanye nabakwenzayo - besebenzisa indlela yesayensi ukuze bahlele futhi bahlole imibono ecatshangwayo futhi banikeze iziphetho mayelana nomhlaba wemvelo kanye nomphakathi wesintu. Ngaphakathi kwamakhona amane encazelo enjalo, ingxoxo ebanzi 'yokwethemba isayensi' kanye nokusebenzisana kwayo, okwangempela nokufiswayo, nenqubomgomo yomphakathi ingacatshangelwa.
Lokhu kuphawula okufushane akukwazi ukwenza ubulungiswa ekujuleni nobubanzi bephepha leworkshop. Isihloko sayo sibalulekile ekusaseni lemiphakathi yabantu. Noma yimuphi uhulumeni, wentando yeningi noma ngenye indlela, ohlela ukwenza inqubomgomo esekelwe ekucabangeni ngemvelo noma umphakathi wayo uzoba sengcupheni yokwehluleka uma lokho kuqagela kungasekelwe ulwazi olufanele lwesayensi.
Amanyuvesi mhlawumbe abaluleke kakhulu, nakuba kungewona wodwa, amatiyetha okufundiswa kuwo isayensi kanye nendlela yesayensi esetshenziswa ocwaningweni. Baneqhaza elibalulekile okufanele balibambe ekuqinisekiseni ukuthi abacwaningi babo, othisha, kanye nabathweswe iziqu kusayensi yemvelo nezenhlalo yomphakathi bayakuqonda ukubaluleka kokuthembela kwisayensi. Lokho kudlulela nakulabo abathweswe iziqu abazoba othisha besayensi ezinhlelweni zesikole. Lokho kuqonda kudinga ukwamukelwa kohlaka lokuziphatha oluchazwe kalula. Lolo hlaka luhlanganisa izici eziyinhloko zokwethembeka nobuqotho ekwenzeni nasekuchazeni izindlela nemiphumela yomsebenzi wesayensi. I-Candor idinga ukudalulwa kokungabaza noma ukungaqiniseki mayelana nokutholakele. Ukwethembeka ngeke kucabange ukubiza ngokweqile noma ukukhohlisa idatha ukuze ivumelane nezinto ezithandwayo. Uhlaka lwezimiso zokuziphatha luhlanganisa nokulungela okusobala kososayensi ukwamukela ukuhlolwa komsebenzi wabo nemiphumela ngabanye. Ososayensi kufanele bazizwe bekwazi ukusho kubenzi benqubomgomo ukuthi nakuba isayensi inganikezi isiqiniseko esiphelele, izimangalo zayo ezimeni ezithile zingathembeka ngokwanele ukuba zisetshenzwe.
Amanyuvesi nawo aneqhaza ekusizeni abacwaningi bawo, othisha bawo kanye nabafundi abaphothule izifundo zabo ukuba bathole amakhono okuxhumana ngokuziphatha mayelana nomsebenzi wabo emphakathini nakubakhi bezinqubomgomo. Akubona bonke ososayensi abangabaxhumanisi abakahle. Kunesidingo sokusekelwa kwesikhungo endaweni yomphakathi ukuze kuchazwe izindawo ezithile zesayensi kanye nokuhambisana kwayo nenqubomgomo yomphakathi.
Ukusungula nokugcina ukwethembana kufanele kuthathwe njengengxenye yesibopho sesimilo samalungu omphakathi wezesayensi, ancike ekwesekeni imiphakathi abasebenza kuyo, noma ngabe lokho kusekelwa kuvela emithonjeni yangasese noma yomphakathi. Uhlaka lwezimiso zokuziphatha luyavela eziphethweni zoMbiko Wokucobelelana ngolwazi, ogcizelela “isidingo sezinqubo zesayensi ezisobala, ezinomthwalo wemfanelo futhi ezibandakanya wonke umuntu ukuze kugqugquzelwe ukwethembana” futhi uphakamisa ukuthi ososayensi basebenze 'njengabadayisi abaqotho' ukuze kube lula.
Kukhona, njengoba izikhombo ekupheleni koMbiko nangale kwayo zenza kucace, izincwadi eziningi kakhulu ngalesi sihloko. Igqamisa isidingo sezinyathelo ezisebenzayo emfundweni yososayensi nothisha besayensi ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthi ukwethenjwa kuyasungulwa, kugcinwa, futhi kusetshenziswa ngempumelelo ekuthuthukisweni kwenqubomgomo yomphakathi ngokwentshisekelo yomphakathi.
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