Science Diplomacy in Times of Multiple CrisesScience diplomacy is an often-promulgated concept for tackling global challenges in an increasingly interconnected and competitive world order. Science diplomacy fosters peace and understanding between nations and has often been utilized to argue for more cooperation and openness among adverse states. Can science diplomacy keep up with its promise in an ever-more fragmented multipolar world? Does the concept and its basic tenets need to be revised, or has science diplomacy never been more valid and important?
This event explores science diplomacy in current global affairs from at least two perspectives in times of multiple crises: the need for openness and collaboration in tackling global challenges and the need for safeguarding indisputable values, principles and interests. The first perspective will be addressed with a focus on Artificial Intelligence (Session 1: “Open science diplomacy for an ethical and trustworthy global AI”), and the second perspective will be covered by attending to the risks of foreign interference, intellectual property right, misinformation and manipulation in international science cooperation (Session 2: “Science diplomacy in a fragmented, multipolar world”).
Both sessions will take place on Friday morning, September 15th. The opening session on Thursday, 7 pm (September 14th), will also invite artistic perspectives and approaches to the otherwise highly conceptual debate, thereby broadening the range of perspectives on science diplomacy in times of global crises. Please register for the opening event through this
link.
Program:Session I:
Open science diplomacy for an ethical and trustworthy global AI (10 am)- Under-Secretary-General Amandeep Gill, UN Secretary-General's Envoy on Technology
- Rumman Chowdhury, PhD Responsible AI Fellow at Harvard University’s Berkman Klein Center (confirmed)
- Yacine Jernite, PhD Leader of the Machine Learning and Society Team, Hugging Face (confirmed)
- Prof. Dr. Judith Simon, Professor for Ethics in Information Technology (confirmed)
Moderator: Dr. Katja Mayer, University of Vienna
11.00 -11.15 Coffee Break
Session II:
Science diplomacy in a fragmented, multipolar world (11.15 am)- Derya Buyuktanir Karacan, PhD, George Washington University & EURAXESS North America (confirmed)
- Mag. Martina Hartl, BMBWF, Member of the ERA Subgroup "Global approach to R&I cooperation" and member of the Steering Team on the EU Science Diplomacy Agenda (confirmed)
- Peter B. Kaufman, Senior Program Officer, MIT Open Learning (confirmed)
- Isabella Tomas, MA, Consul and Co-Director of Open Austria San Francisco (confirmed)
Moderator: Dr. Klaus Schuch, Director of the Center for Social Innovation (ZSI)
Reflecting Remarks (12.15):
- Dr. Christina Hainzl, University for Continuing Education Krems
Closing Remarks (12.30):
- Dr. Susanne Keppler-Schlesinger, Director of the Austrian Cultural Forum in New York
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We kindly ask our participants to REGISTER VIA EVENTBRITE as well:
- Please register here to attend the opening event on Thursday evening!
- Please register here to attend sessions I and II on Friday.
Venue address:Austrian Cultural Forum New York11 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10022
NOTE: This is an in-person session. The event will NOT be transmitted online.
