Getting permits

It is not easy to get ethical clearance and then get the permit to conduct a research. However, it makes sense to have checks and counter-checks in the process. A research has the potential both for doing good as well as harm.  No matter what the research, even if it is not a new drug trial, due diligence is justified. At the same time, being on the waiting side is sometimes tense. Nevertheless, I am glad that other people have gone over my tools and  proposal to check for ethical issues. It is also very clear that gatekeepers starting with the Ministry of Education must give permission. A researcher may be independent in the field but ethics must always guide and bind us! Hopefully, all permits will be obtained soon and then I can proceed to "the field".