On October 28th and 29th 2024, a joint workshop of School4SID and SEAmPhonia, an italian funded project dealing with the study and impacts of underwater acoustic noise, was held in Gaeta.
Video made by Damiana Biga (Medialab)
The objectives of the joint workshop were to bring together some of the actors in the acoustics project and to involve some journalists for possible inclusion of School4SID in their training courses.
The event stimulated several reflections on the relationships between science and politics, science and communication.
The first day, mainly focused on so-called “underwater noise” and the European directive (MSFD) introducing guidelines and indicators for member countries on noise pollution, highlighted the limited nature of the current scientific approach to monitoring and assessing the health of marine ecosystems. As the sea is a complex system, the analysis of the linear approach through observations of different variables to be subsequently integrated into often incomplete models has suggested the identification of emergent properties of the system as a whole. Then, some of the projects and paths that have been undertaken for years, innovative initiatives (SEAmPhonia and the joint European action S4GES) and some currently available technologies were presented.
The second day focused mainly on the relationship between the scientific community and the world of communication, particularly in the context of the School4SID project that sees the scientific method as the basis of the interface between science, decision-making and dialogue in general. The discussion mostly addressed environmental policies. The contribution of some professionals in the field of communication stimulated reflections on the role of new technologies, the value of attention and the evolution of the concept of knowledge.
At the conclusion of the workshop, the intervention of the school headmaster of the Caboto Nautical Institute highlighted the role of education since high school, especially in the marine-maritime field where the diversity of aspects involved requires constant updating and dialogue between researchers, teachers, local and national decision makers.
The second part of the course dedicated to a selection of Italian representatives to the European Parliament and the European Economic and Social Committee took place from 4 to 6 May 2021.
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The course was scheduled to take place over four days in May 2020 at the Angevin Castle in Gaeta. Due to the Covid-19 emergency, the appointment was postponed to November, with the hope that the course could be held in person. In November 2020, three modules were presented remotely due to the restrictions imposed, and the remaining modules in May 2021.
Participants were provided with all the teaching aids and the start of a collaborative process that will enable support in finding solutions to the complex challenges facing decision-makers.
The news as published on the CNR website:
https://www.cnr.it/it/evento/17243/conclusione-del-corso-school4sid-per-i-rappresentanti-italiani-nelle-istituzioni-europee
On November 5th, the first school for Italian representatives at the European Parliament and at the European Economic and Social Committee has been held.
Due to the emergency Covid-19, the first three modules have been implemented on-line, addressing the anthropology, game theories and risks.
The course will be completed in spring 2021, when we hopefully will be allowed to implement the lessons in an additional 3-day run.
News of the event on the CNR webpage: https://www.cnr.it/it/evento/
School4SID: Science to support decisions, towards a training for communicators
On 8 September 2020 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Shool4SID is organising an exploratory seminar to assess the involvement of journalists and communicators in the training offer aimed at promoting a scientific approach to decision-making and negotiation.
The media play a key role in shaping citizens' opinions and influencing political decisions.
During the meeting, which will be held remotely, the general objectives of School4SID will be presented, two examples of typical lectures, psychology and game theory will be given, and features and proposals for possible joint training courses will be discussed with some journalists. The participants' interventions will enrich the debate.
In order to participate and receive the instructions for the link, it is necessary to register at this link https://forms.gle/xEYCARDoeNsrnEqz9 by September 2nd 2020.
For info:
School4SID is included as the focus of the third episode of "Brussels Talk", the podcast of the 5 Star Movement Europe. The MEP Daniela Rondinelli talks with the guest in the studio, Pier Francesco Moretti, about how science can support the political decision-making process.
The podcast about the meeting can be accessed here:
The Brussels office of the CNR organised a meeting at the European Parliament, where the concept promoted by the School4SID project in the wider context of decision support processes was discussed in the presence of MEPs. The meeting was addressed to all Italian representatives of the Parliament, with the participation of the European Commission, the European Economic and Social Committee, the diplomatic world and the scientific community.
Among the participants, representatives from JPI Climate, from the S4D4C project, and italian MEPs and their assistans from multiple parties.
- meeting news as posted on the S4D4C website;
- https://www.cnr.it/it/news/9168/la-scienza-a-supporto-delle-decisioni-a-bruxelles-l-evento-school4sid;
- the news in the JPI Climate website;
- the news on the Science Diplomacy website;
The programme for the day included two sample presentations on Cognitive Biases by Laura Macchi and Game Theory by Roberto Natalini, and was followed by a round table discussion moderated by Luca Moretti with the participants,