E-Science and Sustainable Development in the Information and Knowledge Societies

IUST Research Center for ICT Strategic and International Studies (ICT-SIS)

Session 273

16:30–18:15, Monday, 12 June 2017 Room M1, ITU Montbrillant Thematic Workshop

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The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) documents, including Geneva Declaration of Principles, Tunis Agenda, and NewYork overall review of the implementation of the outcomes, emphasize on sustainable development, as well as the central role of science in the development of the Information and knowledge Societies.

Over the past two decades, the internet and information and communication technologies yield to extremely large scientific data sets and highly distributed scientific networks as well as flexible and scalable computing power. So a new paradigm for science has been emerged called e-science, which is referred in WSIS Action Line 7. E-science has considerable effects on the way in which research is conducted and on the innovation process. Both of them are important prerequisites for sustainable development.

This workshop focuses on the role of e-science in sustainable development of the Information and Knowledge Societies. After a short review on the pillars of sustainable development, the panelists will discuss about the elements of the e-science ecosystem and their impacts on sustainable development.

Moderator

Dr Hadi Shahriar Shahhoseini, Vice Chancellor for International Affairs, Iran University of Science and Technology, Iran.

Speakers/Panellists

• Dr Hadi Shahriar Shahhoseini (Workshop Organizer), Iran University of Science and Technology, Iran.

• Dr Ali Yazdian, Tarbiat Modares University, Iran.

• Dr Eun-Ju Kim, International Telecommunication Union, ITU.

• Dr Alireza Yari, Research Institute for ICT (ITRC), Iran.

• Dr G.R. Mohammad-Khani, Iranian Research Organization for Science and Technology, Iran

• Dr Ali TaeiZadeh, University of Qom, Iran; and National University of Malaysia (UKM), Malaysia.

• Dr Younes Shokrkhah, University of Tehran, Iran.

Session's link to WSIS Action Lines

C7. ICT Applications: E-science

The workshop is focused on Action Line 7, e-Science.

Session's link to Sustainable Development Process

Goal 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere
Goal 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
Goal 6: Ensure access to water and sanitation for all
Goal 7: Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
Goal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources
Goal 15: Sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation, halt biodiversity loss
Goal 17: Revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development