The International Biological Security Education Network: an imperative and timely tool for global biosecurity

This presentation and paper introduces the International Biological Security Education Network (BSEN) and covers its scope and relevance. The risks of scientific research with dual-use concern have been discussed in the past two decades. Dual-use research of concern (DURC) is scientific research...

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Main Authors: Magne, Iris, Ibbotson, Olivia, Shang, Lijun, Dando, Malcolm
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
English
Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/9823/1/PPT%20ABSA%20conference%20-%20Iris%20Magne.pdf
https://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/9823/7/Conference%20ABSA%20-Shang%20-FINAL.pdf
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author Magne, Iris
Ibbotson, Olivia
Shang, Lijun
Dando, Malcolm
author_facet Magne, Iris
Ibbotson, Olivia
Shang, Lijun
Dando, Malcolm
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description This presentation and paper introduces the International Biological Security Education Network (BSEN) and covers its scope and relevance. The risks of scientific research with dual-use concern have been discussed in the past two decades. Dual-use research of concern (DURC) is scientific research with significant potential for generating information that could be used to harm national security, the public health, and the environment. The rapid advances in life sciences represent the ever-expanding capabilities for malign use of the research. Although the civil society and government have progressively become aware of the risks of DURC, the efforts deployed lack coordination and there is a clear need for education on these issues in the scientific community. The new initiative “International Biological Security Education Network (IBSEN)” which is funded by the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust Fund, aims to address the above issue. The IBSEN objective is to create a global network to raise awareness and deliver education of biosecurity among life scientists and policymakers through comparing and integrating the International Nuclear Security Education Network (INSEN) which was developed by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and education efforts at ABEO of OPCW.
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spelling oai:repository.londonmet.ac.uk:98232025-02-07T09:43:50Z https://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/9823/ The International Biological Security Education Network: an imperative and timely tool for global biosecurity Magne, Iris Ibbotson, Olivia Shang, Lijun Dando, Malcolm 320 Political science 370 Education 570 Life sciences; biology This presentation and paper introduces the International Biological Security Education Network (BSEN) and covers its scope and relevance. The risks of scientific research with dual-use concern have been discussed in the past two decades. Dual-use research of concern (DURC) is scientific research with significant potential for generating information that could be used to harm national security, the public health, and the environment. The rapid advances in life sciences represent the ever-expanding capabilities for malign use of the research. Although the civil society and government have progressively become aware of the risks of DURC, the efforts deployed lack coordination and there is a clear need for education on these issues in the scientific community. The new initiative “International Biological Security Education Network (IBSEN)” which is funded by the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust Fund, aims to address the above issue. The IBSEN objective is to create a global network to raise awareness and deliver education of biosecurity among life scientists and policymakers through comparing and integrating the International Nuclear Security Education Network (INSEN) which was developed by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and education efforts at ABEO of OPCW. 2024-10-01 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed text en https://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/9823/1/PPT%20ABSA%20conference%20-%20Iris%20Magne.pdf text en https://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/9823/7/Conference%20ABSA%20-Shang%20-FINAL.pdf Magne, Iris, Ibbotson, Olivia, Shang, Lijun and Dando, Malcolm (2024) The International Biological Security Education Network: an imperative and timely tool for global biosecurity. In: 67th Annual Biosafety and Biosecurity Hybrid Conference, 1-6 November 2024, Phoenix, Arizona, USA. (In Press) https://absa.memberclicks.net/index.php?option=com_mcform&view=ngforms&id=2224169#!/
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title The International Biological Security Education Network: an imperative and timely tool for global biosecurity
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title_fullStr The International Biological Security Education Network: an imperative and timely tool for global biosecurity
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title_short The International Biological Security Education Network: an imperative and timely tool for global biosecurity
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topic 320 Political science
370 Education
570 Life sciences; biology
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