1. Purposes of Managing Conflict of Interest

Definition of Conflict of Interest

In carrying out industry-university-government activities, it is to be expected and is quite reasonable that faculty or staff are rewarded fairly by the company or fulfill appropriate obligations to the company. However, universities conducting research to discover the truth and providing advanced education differ in their basic character and role from companies conducting commercial activities. For that reason, in industry-university-government activities, conflict may be caused between profits and obligations arising from industry-university-government activities and the university's responsibilities.

At Osaka University, managing conflict of interest applies to broadly-defined conflict of interest in which narrowly-defined conflict of interest are combined with conflict of responsibility.

1. Purposes of Managing Conflict of Interest

Purposes of Managing Conflict of Interest

It is unavoidable that promoting technology transfer or deregulation of the soliciting of faculty and staff regarding side jobs will cause conflict of interest (a situation in which faculty or staff profit from activities in industry-university-government cooperation programs conflict with responsibilities in education and research at their university) between private companies and university faculty and staff as industry-university-government cooperation continues.

There are no absolute standards for conflicts of interest; moreover, how society judges conflicts of interest cases is important. Therefore, accountability to the public and transparency are required.

Managing conflict of interest creates an environment of support for faculty and staff who are promoting industry-university-government cooperation and helps them display their abilities as much as possible. Such management aims to remove concerns associated with the promotion of industry-university-government cooperation by ensuring the university's integrity (trust by society) and accountability.

Under such circumstances, Osaka University establishes Conflicts of Interest Policies, Regulations on Conflicts of Interest Management, and Guidelines for Conflict of Interest Management, and implements conflict of interest management for the purpose of preventing disadvantage for faculty and staff by fulfilling its accountability to the public.

Conflict of Interest Committee

Conflict of Interest Management Staff, Co-Creation Affairs Division, Department of Co-Creation Promotion

Email: coi-office@ml.office.

Note: Please add " osaka-u.ac.jp " to the end of the above address when using it.

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