Abstract

Governments across the globe have establishing norms that support open, collaborative science while appropriately safeguarding research. This session will review trends across G7 and other countries and discuss actions research institutions may take to strengthen their infrastructure.

Over the last decade, ways to secure research activity have received increasing global attention, driven by concern over rapidly evolving technologies that have the potential to be exploited. Countries such as Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, South Korea, the United Kingdom, and the United States have published various regulations and guidance documents to support research institutions with enhancing security measures. Global organizations, including the G7, European Union, and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development have also established guidance to assist harmonization efforts.

This session will review trends across governments so that attendees achieve an understanding of the current state of research security across the globe and awareness of country-specific regulation that may impact their institution’s ability to receive research funding from international agencies. We will also provide a framework for institutions so they may conduct a brief gap analysis of their existing research security infrastructure after the session, identify open-source tools institutions can use to support research security efforts, and discuss common activities institutions take to strengthen their infrastructure.