Committing to high ethics and compliance standards
As part of its commitment to ethics and compliance , KAUST has an ongoing
anonymous reporting hotline for whistleblowers or other complaints about wrongdoing that cannot be reported through normal channels . The reporting system is hosted and maintained by a third-party vendor called EthicsPoint . EthicsPoint is an independent company that provides a similar service for hundreds of companies and universities . The line is available for anyone within KAUST to use , however , any KAUST member with concerns about violations or allegations of wrongdoing is advised to first contact their immediate line management or the responsible department , which are expected to deal confidentially with any complaint .
Sharing KAUST ’ s research outputs with everyone
Thanks to
KAUST ’ s Open Access Policy , in place since 2014 , all faculty members , research scientists , post-doctoral fellows , students and employees grant KAUST nonexclusive permission to make available their scholarly research publications and to exercise the copyright in those publications for the purpose of open dissemination . Open access allows researchers to more easily find and read the research they are interested in and for authors to be more read and cited . It also discourages scientific misconduct by making all work published by the university open to public and peer scrutiny .
16.3 ENGAGEMENT & OUTREACH
Cooperating with knowledge sharing partners
KAUST and the Future Investment Initiative Institute signed a memorandum of understanding ( MoU ) on January 2021 to cooperate on research projects as well as events aiming at facilitating access to scientific knowledge to Humankind . The agreement reflects both parties ' eagerness to advance scientific research and make knowledge accessible to the ones that need it most . The partnership emphasizes KAUST ’ s commitment to actionable technological progress that contributes to international development and welfare .
KAUST President Dr . Tony Chan at 5th FII Summit
Celebrating an Open Access culture
The KAUST Library celebrated the
International Open Access week in 2022 , showcasing the importance of scholarly information and research output in promoting global sharing of information and knowledge free of any social , financial , legal or technical constraints . As part of the celebration program , a KAUST faculty presented her experience on promoting and sustaining knowledge transfer to local communities and stakeholders , as a results of her work on translating marine science research in the Indo-Pacific to institutional and governmental organizations .
The open discussion addressed the role scientists play in informing local institutions , and the general public on the data they collect in expeditions , to ensure local populations and governments are informed about their resources and how to better protect them . The session aimed at providing the audience with tools and resources
towards leading local capacity building and evidencebased policy making .
“ Promoting and Sustaining knowledge Transfer to Local Communities and Stakeholders ” discussion carried during the International Open Access Week 2022
Raising awareness on cybersecurity
In line with worldwide cybersecurity awareness activities during the month of October , the Information Security Office at KAUST lauched the Human Firewall Awareness Month in 2020 . Over
2021 and 2022 KAUST members were able to access a full month of awareness activities including e-courses , quizzes , games , seminars , among other activities . The Information Security office also runs the continuous Human Firewall Program , a risk-based approach to cybersecurity training where the team conducts educational exercises along with quizzes and an integrated points-based system that calculates the risk associated with a lack of cybersecurity awareness among users .
Engagement activities during the Human Firewall Awareness Month 2021
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