Last updated: 01.10.2005.

SCIENCE AND SOCIETY – CONTEMPORARY ASPECTS

OF SOCIETAL INTEREST

Rossitsa Chobanova

(Abstract)

Knowledge is the main source of development of the modern society. That is why the problems, which concern creation and introduction of this wealth, have become more important nowadays.

The objective of this article is to define which problems of creation and implementation of the new knowledge are of interest for the society, and which are emerging ones in 21^st century.

The contemporary interest of the society is presented in 10 groups of problems: science and responsibility, science and freedom, science and ethics, the man in science, scientists and citizens, science and modern world, professional rights and responsibilities in medical sciences, fraud and bad administration in science, science and risk, science and national security. The emerging problems to be discussed are those of structures of national and transnational innovation systems and the role of research centers, motivation for science and technology development, and criteria for societal subsidies.

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