The Bio-Responsibility Policy Lecture Series is a part of the Bio-Responsibility Initiative at the Centre for Society and Policy (CSP), Indian Institute of Science (IISc). The series provides a platform for informed discussions on emerging issues at the intersection of life sciences, policy, security, governance, and responsible innovation.

Through lectures delivered by leading experts from academia, government, industry, international organisations, and civil society, the series seeks to strengthen dialogue on contemporary bio-responsibility challenges while fostering greater awareness of evolving policy and governance frameworks.

The Policy Lecture Series aims to:

• Promote informed discourse on emerging biological and technological risks.
• Bridge scientific research and public policy through expert engagement.
• Contribute to building a strong community committed to safe, secure, and responsible life science research and innovation.

The series is open to researchers, students, policymakers, industry professionals, and others interested in advancing responsible governance of emerging life science technologies.

For details of upcoming lectures and recordings of previous sessions, please visit the Bio-Responsibility Initiative website.

The Open Research Information Transition in the Field of Scientometrics – Lessons from CWTS, Leiden University
DST-Centre for Policy Research (DST-CPR), IISc, in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Science, is delighted to host Prof. Ludo Waltman, Scientific Director of the Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS), Leiden University, for a distinguished webinar on the ongoing transition from proprietary to open research information systems.

The session will explore:

• The shift from proprietary databases to open alternatives such as OpenAlex
• Lessons from CWTS and the CWTS Leiden Ranking Open Edition
• Opportunities and risks associated with open research information
• The role of the Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information in shaping a more open and transparent research ecosystem

Speaker: Prof. Ludo Waltman, CWTS, Leiden University, The Netherlands