Experiencias y Reflexiones en Ética de la Investigación, Bioética e Integridad Científica (EIBIC).

Abstract

The policy on Research Ethics, Bioethics, and Scientific Integrity (EIBIC), issued by Colciencias (2018) and currently overseen by Minciencias, has undergone a series of dynamics for its implementation through governance, institutionalization, training, and monitoring committees. These processes, aimed at fostering a research culture guided by "best practices" and socio-scientific responsibility, have broadened horizons regarding the need for EIBIC education. This need arises from emerging reflections, dilemmas, and conflicts that require all stakeholders involved in research processes to promote a culture of respect for data sources, rigor in analytical systems, and transparency within the SCTeI, including aspects related to the social communication of science. EIBIC experiences and reflections result from interdisciplinary and interinstitutional collaboration among researchers who advocate for an ongoing effort to think, rethink, and reframe the social role of research. They examine the dynamics that constrain or limit it, as well as those that enable, enhance, and drive it forward, adopting a holistic rather than solely anthropocentric perspective. This approach presents experiences and insights from various dimensions: real and contextual settings, regulatory frameworks, educational initiatives, and systems promoting the social communication of science. It also addresses gaps in EIBIC knowledge among research managers and CICUALES, along with the challenges of rigorous and EIBIC-oriented postgraduate education, as well as the influence of artificial intelligence and its implications.