Sustainable Innovation through Information Technology and Multiple Perspectives

通过信息技术和多视角实现可持续创新

• 批准号: CCB21-2021-00616
• 负责人: Joseph, Alain
• 金额: $ 16.03万
• 依托单位: Nova Scotia Community College
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Applied Research and Technology Partnership Grants
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2021-01-01 至 2022-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=729351
• 关键词: Sustainable; Innovation; through; Information; Technology

Information Technology is rapidly transforming how economies perform and how resources are managed. In an increasingly connected world, training a skilled workforce with a diversity of perspectives enables the best use of these technology tools. At the same time as this digital transformation, the planet is also facing unprecedented challenges in climate change and natural system sustainability, this is equally true in Nova Scotia.Access and training for technologies such as artificial intelligence, remote imaging, and environmental sensing are important to build future generations of innovators to solve these resource management challenges. Developing technology skills also has immediate economic impacts for industries constrained by a shortage of talented people.Our communities hold many forms of knowledge that reach beyond technology. Mi'kmaq Elder Albert Marshall described Etuaptmumk, or Two-Eyed Seeing, as the wisdom of combining indigenous knowledge and western science to benefit all. Using this Two-Eyed Seeing approach as a guiding framework, the Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC), with business and community partners, aims to advance economic opportunity by building connections for research excellence across human, land and water sectors and natural systems. Specifically, the proposed research program will investigate how information technology, when combined with natural systems knowledge from scientific and Indigenous perspectives, can create decision-supports for economic opportunity and long-term stewardship of resources.In addition to directly focussing on specific challenges for industry and community, the research program will enable IT and Technology training for students and early-career leaders from communities across the region. NSCC seeks to utilize this program toward partnerships that strengthen equity, diversity, and inclusion through applied research that will have meaningful impacts for partners. The application of Information Technology to improve sustainable economic activities helps responsible businesses growth their products and services, while building local knowledge and capacity.

信息技术正在迅速改变经济运行方式和资源管理方式。在联系日益紧密的世界中，培训具有多元化观点的熟练劳动力可以使这些技术工具得到最佳利用。在数字化转型的同时，地球也面临着气候变化和自然系统可持续性方面前所未有的挑战，新斯科舍省同样如此。人工智能、远程成像和环境传感等技术的获取和培训非常重要培养下一代创新者来解决这些资源管理挑战。发展技术技能还会对因人才短缺而受到限制的行业产生直接的经济影响。我们的社区拥有多种形式的超越技术的知识。米克马克长老阿尔伯特·马歇尔将 Etuaptmumk（即“两只眼睛的洞察力”）描述为将本土知识与西方科学相结合以造福所有人的智慧。新斯科舍社区学院 (NSCC) 以这种“两只眼睛”的方法为指导框架，与企业和社区合作伙伴一起，旨在通过在人类、土地和水部门以及自然系统之间建立卓越研究联系来促进经济机会。具体来说，拟议的研究计划将调查信息技术如何与科学和土著角度的自然系统知识相结合，为经济机会和资源的长期管理提供决策支持。除了直接关注行业的具体挑战之外和社区，该研究计划将为该地区社区的学生和早期职业领袖提供 IT 和技术培训。 NSCC 寻求利用该计划建立伙伴关系，通过对合作伙伴产生有意义影响的应用研究来加强公平、多样性和包容性。应用信息技术改善可持续经济活动有助于负责任的企业发展其产品和服务，同时建设当地知识和能力。