Global Systems Science

Regarding the energy section of the GSS Orientation Paper the following topics seem to be important to me. Some thoughts might already be incorporated in the latest version just posted by David, but I post them anyways: 1) Global energy trade flows and the economy In 2011, annual revenues of the three largest energy corporations such as Royal Dutch Shell, Exxon and Chevron were in the range of US$ 470bn, US$ 433bn, US$ 236bn respectively (Global Energy company rankings: http://top250.platts.com/Top250Rankings/2012/Region/Industry). Seeing that this is as large as the GDP of Portugal (US$ 237bn), Argentina (US$ 446bn), Norway (US$ 485bn) in the same year, one can assume that energy trade flows have a significant impact on the global economy as a whole. GSS can engage in mapping and Read more [...]

This is a post about "Disaster Risk Reduction: Government to Governance", a debate that took place in the framework of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (Geneva, May 19-23). Speakers were: - Walter Ammann, President of the Global Risk Forum, Davos (Download Presentation) - Lai Hongzhou, Mistry of Civil Affairs, P.R. China (Download Presentation) - Marco Ferrari, former chair of the drafting committee for the Hyogo Framework for Action, Board member Global Risk Forum (Download Presentation) - Shi Peijun, Beijing Normal University and Integrated Risk Governance Prject, Beijing (Download Presentation) - Saber Chowdhury, Bangladesh, chair of the standing committee on Peace and International Security of the Inter-Parliamentary Union. (Download Presentation) Here, Read more [...]

Dear all, I have updated the List of participant to GSS meetings & workshops (v8, 10-05-13).   This list includes people who have participated at the discussions and contributed to the following meetings: First Open Global Systems Science Conference (Brussels, November 8 – 10, 2012) Towards a Sustainable Global Financial System (Potsdam, December 8 – 9, 2012) GSS workshop on Models and Data (Brussels, February 7 – 8, 2013) Urban development and GSS (Brussels, February 13 – 14, 2013) GSS – Territorial versus functional Patterns (Arizona, February 25 – 26, 2013)   And will be expanded with the participants of the following workshops: Narratives as Communication (Brussels 13 – 14, March 2013) Visions of GSS: Energy Futures (Brussels, Read more [...]

Join us in Dublin to explore the emerging technologies and trends that are changing the way policy is made. The FP7 Crossover Conference will be held directly before the Digital Agenda Assembly on 17th & 18th June at Trinity College What will be discussed? Open and big data Visual analytics Modelling and simulation Collaborative Governance and Crowdsourcing Serious Gaming Opinion Mining Invited speakers include: Miguel Gonzalez Sancho, Member of Cabinet of VP Kroes (keynote speaker) Emer Coleman, former Deputy Director of UK Government Digital Service Alberto Cottica, Policy-Making powered by Networks Igor Mayer, Serious games for policy Eliot Rich, Systems Thinking, System Dynamics, and Group Decision Support Anna Carbone, FuturICT Jed Shilling, Millennium Read more [...]

Second Open Global Systems Science Conference 10.06.2013-12.06.2013 | Brussels, Belgium More information and registration On behalf of the steering committee of GSDP project, in cooperation with the projects EUNOIA, FOC, INSITE, MULTIPLEX and NESS, we are pleased to invite you to the Second Open Global Systems Science Conference, to be held in Brussels at the Stanhope Hotel (www.thonhotels.com/stanhope), June 10 – 12th, 2013. This conference will be the closing conference of our project GSDP; it will provide an overview on the GSS activities so far and help to frame the future research program. The study of problems as diverse as global climate change and global financial crises is currently converging towards a new kind of research – Global Systems Science. Download Agenda... Read more [...]

Dear all the consortium of the CROSSOVER project is currently engaged in drafting a research roadmap on ICT Tools for Governance and Policy Modelling. The roadmap is enriched with cases and applications of ICT tools, and is available online in a commentable format at http://www.crossover-project.eu/ResearchRoadmap.aspx. As a consortium we decided to introduce a research challenge in Global Systems Science, thereby I would be glad if there could be an interaction on your side. By using the roadmap there would be the possibility to give further visibility to GSS, as it is regularly presented and discussed in online and offline events, such as the next International Conference on Policy Making 2.0 taking place in Dublin next June in the Digital Agenda week http://www.crossover-project.eu/InternationalConferenceonPolicyMaking20.aspx. Read more [...]