Unicorn–Open science for assessing environmental state, human health and regional economy

Research Ideas and Outcomes

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Janne Ropponen¹  Timo Huttula¹  Jouni Tuomisto²  Tom Frisk³  Tero Tuovinen⁴  Pekka Neittaanmäki⁴  Juha Karvanen⁴  Antti Simola⁵ 

[1] Finnish Environment Institute;

[2] National Institute for Helth and Welfare;

[3] Pirkanmaa Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment;

[4] University of Jyväskylä;

[5] VATT Institute for Economic Research;

关键词: Open data;    open models;    environment;    human heal;   

DOI  :  10.3897/rio.2.e9232

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Open data and models are becoming increasingly available, but there are not yet good methods and platforms to turn those into systematic evidence-based decision support. Unicorn will produce such an enviro­­nment based on existing theoretical and practical knowledge about decision support and models. This con­sortium possesses the necessary models, data, and skills to set up an environment and demonstrate its func­tionality and usefulness with several case studies related to the environmental issues, human health, and economy. The Unicorn environment will be built in a generic and systematic way so that it could even be­come an international standard for evidence-based decision support.Developing a technical environment or standard is not enough. Using the Unicorn environment is a large cul­­tural change for both researchers and decision makers, as the current decision support practices do not re­flect the principles of openness, criticism, or reuse. Therefore, this cultural change must be promoted by train­ing to use the environment, by informing the society about its possibilities, and solving a number of practi­cal and technical problems related to current practices in research institutes, ministries, and municipalities. We acknowledge these problems and offer solutions to them with an extensive interaction plan.

【 授权许可】

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