Digital Economy Sustainable Society Network+

数字经济可持续社会网络

• 批准号: EP/K003593/1
• 负责人: Catherine Mulligan
• 金额: $ 190.67万
• 依托单位: Imperial College London
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2012 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FK003593%2F1
• 关键词: Digital; Economy; Sustainable; Society; Network+

Sustainable Development and Sustainability are some of the most commonly talked about concepts in media today. "Sustainable Society", however, remains very difficult to actually define. For the purposes of this Network+, however, we have selected the following as a working definition:"A Sustainable Society refers to one that takes into account the benefit of future generations of both the UK and the earth in its decision making processes through the protection and appropriate use of our economic, social and natural resources". While the potential role that ICT can play has long been touted in the commercial sector, true interdisciplinary research covering the multitude of aspects involved in economically, socially and environmentally viable solutions for society is sparse. Some pockets of evidence exist that indicate the potential for ICT to have on sustainability, these remain pockets, however, and there is a need to ensure the continued collaboration around these important topics.At the same time, digital technologies are in the process of tearing down traditional barriers between sectors, and the mobile and cloud computing platforms may be viewed as forming the "nexus of contracts" of the global economy. The role that these platforms play has a distinct role in the development of sustainable regions and nations as new communities, businesses and structures of government are formed in response to the incredible rise in data streams. For example, the vision of responsive and agile local services was traditionally hampered by a shortage of information. Today, the problem is opposite - information overload.Research into the role of ICT in supporting the development of a sustainable society covers an extremely large number of research areas, from water, waste, energy, local and national transport infrastructures, national and international supply chains, rural and urban enterprise infrastructures, community development and social infrastructure support mechanisms. The systems that form the basis of our society are now extremely complex systems, with multiple layers and multiple interactions between the economic, social and environmental spheres - it is not possible to affect one without affecting the others. Research is required to understand the nature of these interactions and how to best deliver services within them.In such complicated systems, it is extremely difficult for academics working in these areas to know the right people in other research groups and areas. Often, researchers have to bypass opportunities to apply for research grants because they do not have the right research partners, be they academic, industrial or third sector/NGO. As a result, opportunities to address policy and research challenges within Digital Economy are missed. In addition, UK companies are unable to take advantage of a multidisciplinary approach to their problems so the opportunity to create genuine, lasting, real-world change and value creation is also missed.Over the next three years, we aim to redress these missed opportunities. This Network+ aims to change the landscape of connections between research communities in order to create a vibrant network of researchers who take not just a Digital Economy approach back to their home disciplines, but a Sustainable Society approach as well. We aim to seed a grassroots movement across Britain of researchers who naturally approach research questions from an economic, social and environmental perspective, with a particular focus on creating links between current researchers and the next generation of researchers. Through establishing these links, we will also identify the emerging research challenges within the Digital Economy.

可持续发展和可持续性是当今媒体最常谈论的概念。然而，“可持续社会”实际上仍然很难定义。然而，出于本网络+的目的，我们选择了以下内容作为工作定义：“可持续社会是指在决策过程中通过保护来考虑英国和地球子孙后代利益的社会。以及适当利用我们的经济、社会和自然资源”。虽然信息通信技术可以发挥的潜在作用长期以来一直在商业领域受到吹捧，但真正涵盖经济、社会和环境可行解决方案等众多方面的跨学科研究却很少。一些证据表明信息通信技术对可持续发展具有潜力，但这些证据仍然存在，需要确保围绕这些重要主题的持续合作。与此同时，数字技术正在撕裂的过程中打破行业之间的传统壁垒，移动和云计算平台可能被视为形成全球经济的“契约关系”。随着新社区、企业和政府结构的形成是为了应对数据流的惊人增长，这些平台所发挥的作用在可持续地区和国家的发展中发挥着独特的作用。例如，响应敏捷的本地服务的愿景历来因信息短缺而受到阻碍。今天，问题是相反的——信息过载。对ICT在支持可持续社会发展中的作用的研究涵盖了极其广泛的研究领域，从水、废物、能源、地方和国家交通基础设施、国家和国际供应连锁、城乡企业基础设施、社区发展和社会基础设施支持机制。构成我们社会基础的系统现在是极其复杂的系统，在经济、社会和环境领域之间具有多层和多重相互作用——不可能在不影响其他领域的情况下影响其中一个领域。需要进行研究来了解这些相互作用的本质以及如何最好地在其中提供服务。在如此复杂的系统中，在这些领域工作的学者很难认识其他研究小组和领域的合适人员。通常，研究人员必须绕过申请研究经费的机会，因为他们没有合适的研究合作伙伴，无论是学术界、工业界还是第三部门/非政府组织。结果，就错失了解决数字经济中的政策和研究挑战的机会。此外，英国公司无法利用多学科方法来解决他们的问题，因此也错过了创造真正、持久、现实世界的变革和价值创造的机会。在接下来的三年里，我们的目标是弥补这些错失的机会。该网络+旨在改变研究社区之间的联系格局，以创建一个充满活力的研究人员网络，这些研究人员不仅将数字经济方法带回到自己的学科领域，而且还采用可持续社会方法。我们的目标是在英国各地发起一场草根运动，让研究人员自然地从经济、社会和环境的角度来处理研究问题，特别注重在当前研究人员和下一代研究人员之间建立联系。通过建立这些联系，我们还将确定数字经济中新兴的研究挑战。

项目成果

horizon scan: ICT impact on food and agriculture

地平线扫描：信息通信技术对粮食和农业的影响

• 作者: Berti, G

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风格信息

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• 作者: Dini, G.;Hedburg, D.
• 通讯作者: Hedburg, D.

ARQ

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• 发表时间: 2013
• 作者: Dini, G.;Hedburg, D.
• 通讯作者: Hedburg, D.

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• 发表时间: 2015
• 作者: Cork, C.R.

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• 发表时间: 2015
• 作者: Foulds, C.