Special Eurobarometer 225: Social Values, Science & Technology

The Directorate-General Research wished to commission a poll on Europeans views on ethics in science and technology. Interviews were conducted faceto-face in people’s homes in their national language between January 3rd and February 15th 2005. While respecting cultural differences within Europe, the European Commission is aiming to promote science and research which respects fundamental ethical principles. The main activities of the Directorate-General for Research in promoting responsible research in Europe are: - Pursuing the part of the Science and Society Action Plan dealing with the ethical dimension in science and the new technologies (the Action Plan was adopted by the European Commission in December 2001); - Applying the ethical rules for the Research Framework programmes; - Performing an ethical assessment of research projects funded by the European Commission i.e. analyse whether the principles established by the Charter of European Fundamental Human Rights are respected; - Supporting, through the European Union's 6th Framework Programme for Research, research on ethical and social issues raised by developments in science and technology; - Making known International Rules and Conventions relating to ethics. #####The results by volumes are distributed as follows: * Volume A: Countries * Volume AA: Groups of countries * Volume A' (AP): Trends * Volume AA' (AAP): Trends of groups of countries * Volume B: EU/socio-demographics * Volume B' (BP) : Trends of EU/ socio-demographics * Volume C: Country/socio-demographics ---- Researchers may also contact GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences: [https://www.gesis.org/eurobarometer](https://www.gesis.org/eurobarometer)