The Association for Science in the Public Interest
includes the following definition of 'public interest science' on their website:

• Developing knowledge and technologies that increase the commonwealth


• The primary beneficiary is society as a whole, future generators or a specific ‘public’ unable to carry out research on its own behalf


• Research outcomes are freely available, that is not patented, proprietary or requiring proprietary means to access


• Research outcomes are developed in consultation or collaboration with members of the public


• Any assumptions or values underlying or providing a context for the research are made explicit


Posted by dcoates at December 14, 2001 02:31 PM