Will digital technologies close or widen gaps within the geosciences?
In this debate, we will discuss:
- How feasible is it for domain experts to stay up to date with digital technology?
- How well should a domain expert understand the digital technology that they are applying?
- How can we keep the balance between our understanding of the processes and dynamics of our discipline and the potential of digital technology?
- As digital technology enables certain regions of the globe to prosper, how do we ensure that we are not leaving other parts of the globe behind?
For the latter, we will look at initiatives to fill data and communication gaps, to support digital education, and to develop best practices and standards.
All opinions, statements, and questions, either from the panel or the audience, are the speakers’ own and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Geosciences Union (EGU), our conference organizer Copernicus or the Austria Center Vienna, but have been shared here in the name of supporting open, transparent, and unedited discussion on this topic.
Session assets
10:45–10:50
5-minute convener introduction
10:50–12:00
Digital technologies: practices and reflexions from panellists
12:00–12:30
Q&A from the audience
Speakers
- Begüm Demir, TU Berlin, Germany
- Michele Ronco, Italy
- Jacqueline Le Moigne, Retired from NASA, United States of America
- Francisco J. Doblas-Reyes, Spain