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What drives public trust in science-based policies? Ask PEriTiA
A multinational EU research project will review the role of science in policy decision-making using climate change as a proxy with the aim of establishing public trust. We live in complex times. Times when the opinion of uninformed sources in social media seems to have a stronger influence than expert voices. And if this is ...
Covid-19: Harnessing the power of digital technologies and data sharing
Digital technologies and data-driven science offer solutions to control and mitigate the effects of Covid-19 on health and the economy. What is at stake for Europe?
A scientist’s opinion : Interview with Paolo Attivissimo about new tech normalcy
An interview with Paolo Attivissimo. He is an information technology writer and journalist, science communicator, public speaker, technical translator and interpreter, and hoax buster. He has followed from the early stages the intense debate that has been going on about the dispute that has arisen within the PEPP-PT consortium. The interview took place by telephone ...
A scientist’s opinion : Interview with Jürgen Geuter about new tech normalcy
An interview with Jürgen Geuter. He is an independent theorist working on the intersection of technology, politics and the social aspects. He writes and speaks about the social consequences of the digital turn as well as the structure of the digital turn itself. He has written for a number of German and international publications such ...
A scientist’s opinion : Interview with Michael Veale about new tech normalcy
An interview with Michael Veale. He is a lecturer in Digital Rights and Regulation at University College London in the Faculty of Laws and Digital Charter Fellow at the Alan Turing Institute in London. He works at the intersection between law, emerging technology, public policy and society, with a current focus on machine learning and ...
A scientist’s opinion : Interview with Hans-Christian Boos about new tech normalcy
An interview with Hans-Christian Boos. He is the Founder and CEO of Arago, a leading AI company that helps businesses automate their IT processes through intelligent automation. and member of the Digital Council of the German Federal Government. Boos is also the head of the PEPP-PT consortium, committed to providing the protocol on which to ...
Urban health: making cities sustainable and healthier for all
The current Covid-19 pandemic draws attention to the need to integrate health equity into urban planning. It encourages behaviours that both protect the environment and promote health.
Covid-19: Boosting antiviral research
As countries around the world implement national pandemic plans, we take a look at some of the research strategies being pursued to tackle Covid-19.