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through consultative processes, direct funding and the facilitation of targeted research
by public and private sector institutions;
(b)
Private sector organizations examine ways of contributing to the
realization of the right to science as part of their commitment to corporate social
responsibility;
(c)
States ensure freedom of access to the Internet, promote open access to
scientific knowledge and information on the Internet, and take measures to enhance
access to computers and Internet connectivity, including by appropriate Internet
governance that supports the right of everyone to have access to and use information
and communication technologies in self-determined and empowering ways;
(d)
Universities, research and funding institutions adopt mandatory openaccess policies for journals and repositories of research;
(e)
States consider establishing universal services, including electricity,
telephone and computer / Internet connections, to ensure access of all to these
essential technologies;
(f)
States fully respect, protect and promote scientific freedom,
encompassing academic freedoms, the right to freely publicize results regardless of
frontiers, the right of scientists to form and join professional associations and to
collaborate with others in their own country and internationally, including the
freedom to leave and re-enter their own country;
(g)
States promote science education at all levels and integrate human rights
components into all science education, including training and continuing education
programmes;
(h)
States ensure the participation of individuals, communities and peoples
in decision-making relating to science in order to (i) provide opportunities for all to
make informed decisions after considering both the possible improvements and
potentially harmful side effects or dangerous usages of scientific advances; (ii) protect
marginalized populations against the negative consequences of scientific testing or
applications on, in particular, their health, food security or environment; (iii) ensure
that scientific research is conducted on key issues for specific countries and
communities, including the most vulnerable;
(i)
States and other stakeholders raise awareness about the meaning and
significance of the right to science among researchers, research institutions,
professional organizations, the private sector and the general public;
(j)
States take the steps necessary for the conservation, development and
diffusion of science, including programmes to strengthen publicly funded research;
partnerships with private enterprises and other actors, including, wherever possible,
relevant communities; and the dissemination of scientific knowledge and applications
both within the scientific community and society at large;
(k)
States promote the transfer of technologies, practices and procedures to
ensure the well-being of people. Developing countries should prioritize the
development, importation and dissemination of simple and inexpensive technologies
that can improve the life of marginalized populations. Industrialized States should
comply with their international legal obligations by means of direct aid and the
development of international collaborative models of research and development;
(l)
States and other stakeholders further develop incentive mechanisms that
delink research and development from the price of products and encourage
companies to join the Medicines Patent Pool;
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