Target Resolution
Repeal cooperation in science act
Category: Repeal
Resolution: GA#92
Lauds the goals set forth in the cooperation of science act.
Wishing however to avoid the politicization of science.
Convinced that this act does not do enough to further the advancement of scientific knowledge.
Desiring to do more, for ourselves and our children.
Concerned that in section two WASP is tasked with a goal of coordinating scientific studies and research projects of international scope but given no clear framework or direction on how to accomplish that goal.
Troubled that because WASP is voluntarily funded; a funding entity could potentially halt funding of research in order to control or exploit the advancements for their own ends.
Dismayed That WASP cannot live up to its mandate of providing a public forum for free and unhindered debate on scientific research and issues as outlined in section three due to this lack of oversight in its initial mandate.
Believes that the WASP would better serve the citizens of this assembly with a broader mandate
Asserts That funding of this act under the auspices of the WA general fund would serve to put WASP beyond such political divides, and believing that funding provided by the WAGF would be both unbiased by any one member nation; as well as serving better to further the research done while simultaneously achieving the goal of making it more openly available to the entire assembly.
Knowing we can collectively provide a better future for all people
Hereby repeals GA#92 Cooperation in science act.
And my current proposed replacement draft
World Assembly Science Program
Category: Education and Creativity
Area of Effect: Educational
Proposed by: Ainocra
We the collected nations of this assembly,
Understand that science is the pursuit of knowledge, and declaring that this knowledge should be used for the collective good of all sapient species. Noting that through the applied use of scientific knowledge we can shape a better existence for ourselves and our posterity. Believing that such knowledge should be freely shared so that all benefit from it, we do hereby establish the World Assembly Science Program. (Hereafter known as WASP)
1)Hereby tasks WASP with the following mandate;
(a)To collect and archive copies of any and all publicly available scientific literature with the aim of preserving and protecting it for use now and in the future excepting only that which is illegal under extant WA law.
(b) To disseminate to any citizen of any member nation of this assembly any of this knowledge upon request excepting only that which is illegal under extant national or sub national law.
(c)In order to provide an international forum for the free circulation of ideas any new theorems and experimental data submitted to WASP shall be disseminated to all member nations for the purpose of unbiased peer review in order to facilitate the most up to date scientific record possible.
(d) To assist, upon request in the coordination of research between any national, sub national, corporate or individual entities within the WA.
(e) To coordinate with the ULC in order to maintain multiple and redundant backup copies of this archive at various locations to prevent loss due to a disaster or other calamity.
(f) To work with the ULC to ensure that only relevant data necessary to the scientific process makes its way into the archive in order to prevent confusion and excess.
2)Directs WASP to establish; at the request of a member nation, a facility to act as repository for this knowledge within the requesting nation. Further directs that these facilities be used to encourage, develop and facilitate cooperative research and development activities in science and technology expanding the boundaries of knowledge for all concerned through;
(a) Coordinated joint research/development projects, studies, and investigations;
(b) Joint scientific courses, workshops, conferences and symposia;
(c)The free exchange of science, technology, information, and documentation
(d)The free exchange of scientists, specialists, and researchers;
(e)The free exchanges or sharing of equipment or materials
(f)All in the context of cooperative research activities.
3)Directs the GAO to provide WASP with whatever resources are needed to accomplish these goals.
4) Forbids the utilization of WASP for the deliberate bypassing of intellectual property laws.
5) Clarifies that nothing in this resolution shall be construed as to prohibit member nations or the World Assembly from enacting intellectual property laws in the future.
