Le Thu, May 11, 2017 at 10:10:39PM +0200, Philip Hands a écrit : > > Also, I suspect that anyone that might be tempted to misbehave as a > result of CoI will not have filled in their entry anyway, which makes me > wonder what useful purpose this could serve beyond a virtue signalling > opportunity.
Hi Philip and everybody, Preventing misbehaviours is only one side of the issue. Situations of conflicts of interests also arise when the public, stakeholders, colleagues, etc. may have strong feelings that a decision is biased, which undermines the credibility of persons or decision-making bodies. In this case, declarations of conflicts of interest leading to step aside of a decision-making process protect people and institutions from potentially harmful controversies. This said, since the situations of conflict of interest arise in specific contexts, I wonder if a broad list like the one of the wiki is going to be meaningful, although it is a good exercise for people to think about possible situations they may encounter in the future. On the other hand, I would welcome a more systematic declaration of conflict of interests when some decisions with far-reaching consequences on the project are being taken. Have a nice day, -- Charles Plessy Tsurumi, Kanagawa, Japan