Talk:Research

Hello, there were only two of you working very self-dependently on the theme which was one of the most difficult of all explored by students in this course. You have done your work very well, thanks for your commitment!

--Jana Dlouha 05:52, 27 January 2012 (CET)

Comments before finalizing:

...thanks for the text on Research institutions! Well done, I have some small comments here, and in the attached document, and I have to consider how to use it for wiki (this is rather stand-alone text, with very nice introduction and self-contained conclusions). BTW, for the wiki you have to log in, and we do not permit it always as some spammers are working there... So you have to "request" the access from us smile In your text, many very interesting "discoveries" appear. The research institutions point of view was most difficult, as obviously they have no real "standpoint", they usually serve those who need their support. But you have pointed out that they could play a very important role in democratization process - by providing objective information and some background for solutions (info, assessment and monitoring tools, ...), and, moreover, they could support information flows (incl. education). Thus they could empower small mining companies to work within environmental (and also social, health etc.) standards. There is also whole range of policy instruments that require a scientific feedback (such as indicators etc.). Finally, research is also important from the technological point of view - it is a driving force for innovations.

There is a lot of information in your text which you had to "extract" from your readings. Small weakness is that you mix up different aspects and so the structure is not too logical. For example, if you write about "Possible solutions" you might point out that science could be employed in different ways (e.g. for geological research to find more mineral resources) and sustainablity perspective slightly re-focuses its subject of exploration.

We will do some language improvement as soon as the text is finalized, but in some cases I do not undestand your point. Could you please do some minor changes before you submit it as a final text?

Thanks for your effort!

Jana

--Jana Dlouha 12:37, 12 January 2012 (CET)