[GOAL] European Forum Alpbach 2017: „Open science, dark knowledge: science in an age of ignorance”

[Reckling, Falk]

Session at the European Forum Alpbach 2017: „Open science, dark knowledge: science in an age of ignorance”
25.08.2017, 13:00-18:00

In the era of big data, ever more data is being accumulated every year. Yet there is currently no parallel increase in actual public knowledge. The concept of open science is important, but complementary approaches are urgently needed for narrowing the gap between potential (given the amount of data and information that are produced) and actual public knowledge – we call this gap dark knowledge. In this session, leading international experts will discuss how to cope with increasing levels of ignorance and misinformation in decision-making processes.

Speakers
Harald MAHRER, Austrian Federal Minister of Science, Research and Economy, Vienna
Katy BÖRNER, Victor H. Yngve Distinguished Professor, Department of Intelligent Systems Engineering & Department of Information and Library Science, School of Informatics and Computing, Indiana University, Bloomington
Matthias GROSS, Head, Department of Urban and Environmental Sociology, UFZ Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Leipzig
Jonathan JESCHKE, Professor of Ecological Novelty, Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology & Inland Fisheries and Institute of Biology, Department of Ecosystem Research, Freie Universität Berlin
Linsey MCGOEY, Director of Postgraduate Taught, Department of Sociology, University of Essex, Colchester
Roger PIELKE, Director, Sports Governance Center, Department of Athletics, University of Colorado, Boulder
Victoria STODDEN, Associate Professor, School of Information Sciences, University of Illinois, Champaign (IL)
Klement TOCKNER, President, Austrian Science Fund, Vienna; Professor, Aquatic Ecology, Freie Universität Berlin, Chair

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Falk Reckling, PhD
Head of Departments
Strategy – Policy, Evaluation, Analysis

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