From suchith.anand at ethicaldatainitiative.org Thu Apr 16 21:16:28 2026 From: suchith.anand at ethicaldatainitiative.org (Suchith Anand) Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2026 21:16:28 +0100 Subject: [Responsible-digital-futures] Environmental Intelligence Message-ID: Dear colleagues, This webinar recording from GEO Work Programme might be of interest. The Group on Earth Observations (GEO) is a partnership of more than 100 national governments and in excess of 100 Participating Organizations that envisions a future where decisions and actions for the benefit of humankind are informed by coordinated, comprehensive and sustained Earth observations. Details at https://earthobservations.org Earth observation data, combined with Indigenous governance and local knowledge, is key to stronger disaster resilience, climate adaptation and biodiversity stewardship. During the GEO Open House Webinar, James Rattling Leaf from the GEO Indigenous Alliance made a powerful case for reframing how we think about Earth observation and who it serves. James explained how the GEO Indigenous Alliance connects what satellites can detect and what communities on the ground experience. Watch James's presentation to learn more about the work of the GEO Indigenous Alliance The full event recording is at https://earthobservations.org/about-us/events/drr-climate-biodiversity-nexus This article titled *?*Invest in techno capacity to avoid ?data colonialism? in AI*?* published in University World News might be of interest. Details at https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20231119194849787 Sabina Leonelli?s new paper, published in the Harvard Data Science Review, sets out a powerful and timely vision for Environmental Intelligence as an alternative framework to dominant models of AI. One that centres human values, environmental stewardship, and socially responsible innovation. Details at https://ethicaldatainitiative.org/2025/12/05/beyond-bias-and-fairness-why-environmental-intelligence-is-the-next-frontier-for-ethical-data/ Best wishes Suchith Professor Suchith Anand Professor of Practice in Science Policy | Senior Adviser to Governments and International Organisations | Scientist | Global Citizen | Science Diplomacy | SDG Volunteer and Advocate https://spspa.exeter.ac.uk/people/profile/index.php?username=sa1131 https://ethicaldatainitiative.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From suchith.anand at ethicaldatainitiative.org Sun Apr 19 12:15:46 2026 From: suchith.anand at ethicaldatainitiative.org (Suchith Anand) Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2026 12:15:46 +0100 Subject: [Responsible-digital-futures] Environmental Intelligence In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Dear colleagues, The Ethical Data Initiative (EDI) held its large-scale annual Town Hall Meeting on 12 March, 2026 at the TUM Think Tank at the Technical University of Munich (TUM). This multi-stakeholder event served as a vital touchstone for our global community to reflect on our progress and co-create the roadmap for the year ahead. The event concluded with a powerful keynote from Hop Hopkins and Jane Anderson of Local Contexts . Their work addresses the chronic problem of digital colonialism ? the historical and ongoing extraction of indigenous knowledge without consent or attribution.Through their innovative system of Traditional Knowledge and Biocultural Labels and Notices, Local Contexts provides a tool for indigenous communities to reassert their cultural authority over data sitting in global repositories. ?Colonialism is a structure, not an event,? Professor Anderson noted, explaining how their metadata interventions (such as those at the Library of Congress) are changing the very ?plumbing? of institutional data systems. Hopkins encouraged the audience to view this not just as a technical fix, but as a radical social movement toward ?data back? and true reparations for the global majority. The full video recording of the keynote presentation is available at https://ethicaldatainitiative.org/2026/03/19/global-perspectives-on-data-justice-highlights-from-the-edi-townhall-2026/ More details of the excellent work of Local Contexts at https://localcontexts.org https://localcontexts.org/labels/about-the-labels/ https://localcontexts.org/films/ The EDI Townhall slides can be found on the Ethical Data Initiative Zenodo Page Best wishes Suchith On Thu, 16 Apr 2026 at 21:16, Suchith Anand wrote: > Dear colleagues, > > > This webinar recording from GEO Work Programme might be of interest. > > > The Group on Earth Observations (GEO) is a partnership of more than 100 > national governments and in excess of 100 Participating Organizations that > envisions a future where decisions and actions for the benefit of humankind > are informed by coordinated, comprehensive and sustained Earth > observations. Details at https://earthobservations.org > > > Earth observation data, combined with Indigenous governance and local > knowledge, is key to stronger disaster resilience, climate adaptation and > biodiversity stewardship. During the GEO Open House Webinar, James Rattling > Leaf from the GEO Indigenous Alliance made a powerful case for reframing > how we think about Earth observation and who it serves. James explained how > the GEO Indigenous Alliance connects what satellites can detect and what > communities on the ground experience. > > > Watch James's presentation to learn more about the work of the GEO > Indigenous Alliance > > > > The full event recording is at > https://earthobservations.org/about-us/events/drr-climate-biodiversity-nexus > > > This article titled *?*Invest in techno capacity to avoid ?data > colonialism? in AI*?* published in University World News might be of > interest. Details at > > https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20231119194849787 > > > Sabina Leonelli?s new paper, published in the Harvard Data Science Review, > sets out a powerful and timely vision for Environmental Intelligence as an > alternative framework to dominant models of AI. One that centres human > values, environmental stewardship, and socially responsible innovation. > Details at > https://ethicaldatainitiative.org/2025/12/05/beyond-bias-and-fairness-why-environmental-intelligence-is-the-next-frontier-for-ethical-data/ > > > Best wishes > > > Suchith > > > Professor Suchith Anand > > Professor of Practice in Science Policy | Senior Adviser to Governments > and International Organisations | Scientist | Global Citizen | Science > Diplomacy | SDG Volunteer and Advocate > > https://spspa.exeter.ac.uk/people/profile/index.php?username=sa1131 > > https://ethicaldatainitiative.org > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From suchith.anand at ethicaldatainitiative.org Wed Apr 22 21:53:05 2026 From: suchith.anand at ethicaldatainitiative.org (Suchith Anand) Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2026 21:53:05 +0100 Subject: [Responsible-digital-futures] Environmental Intelligence In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Dear colleagues, Happy Earth Day 2026. This year?s Earth Day is a reminder that environmental progress happens through collective action, when people, communities, and innovators come together to drive change. At the University of Exeter we?re supporting this momentum through events that bring people and ideas together, including: Machine Learning for Earth Observation (ML4EO) Conference | 22?24 June 2026 https://ml4eo.org Environmental Intelligence (EI) Conference | 7?9 September 2026 https://www.environmentalintelligence2026.org/ These conferences bring people together to share ideas, build partnerships, and advance solutions for a more resilient future. Best wishes Suchith On Sun, 19 Apr 2026 at 12:15, Suchith Anand < suchith.anand at ethicaldatainitiative.org> wrote: > Dear colleagues, > > > The Ethical Data Initiative (EDI) held its large-scale annual Town Hall > Meeting on 12 March, 2026 at the TUM Think Tank at the Technical University > of Munich (TUM). This multi-stakeholder event served as a vital touchstone > for our global community to reflect on our progress and co-create the > roadmap for the year ahead. > > > The event concluded with a powerful keynote from Hop Hopkins and Jane > Anderson of Local Contexts . Their work > addresses the chronic problem of digital colonialism ? the historical and > ongoing extraction of indigenous knowledge without consent or > attribution.Through their innovative system of Traditional Knowledge and > Biocultural Labels and Notices, Local Contexts provides a tool for > indigenous communities to reassert their cultural authority over data > sitting in global repositories. ?Colonialism is a structure, not an event,? > Professor Anderson noted, explaining how their metadata interventions (such > as those at the Library of Congress) are changing the very ?plumbing? of > institutional data systems. Hopkins encouraged the audience to view this > not just as a technical fix, but as a radical social movement toward ?data > back? and true reparations for the global majority. > > > The full video recording of the keynote presentation is available at > https://ethicaldatainitiative.org/2026/03/19/global-perspectives-on-data-justice-highlights-from-the-edi-townhall-2026/ > > > More details of the excellent work of Local Contexts at > > https://localcontexts.org > > https://localcontexts.org/labels/about-the-labels/ > > https://localcontexts.org/films/ > > > The EDI Townhall slides can be found on the Ethical Data Initiative > Zenodo Page > > > Best wishes > > > Suchith > > On Thu, 16 Apr 2026 at 21:16, Suchith Anand wrote: > >> Dear colleagues, >> >> >> This webinar recording from GEO Work Programme might be of interest. >> >> >> The Group on Earth Observations (GEO) is a partnership of more than 100 >> national governments and in excess of 100 Participating Organizations that >> envisions a future where decisions and actions for the benefit of humankind >> are informed by coordinated, comprehensive and sustained Earth >> observations. Details at https://earthobservations.org >> >> >> Earth observation data, combined with Indigenous governance and local >> knowledge, is key to stronger disaster resilience, climate adaptation and >> biodiversity stewardship. During the GEO Open House Webinar, James Rattling >> Leaf from the GEO Indigenous Alliance made a powerful case for reframing >> how we think about Earth observation and who it serves. James explained how >> the GEO Indigenous Alliance connects what satellites can detect and what >> communities on the ground experience. >> >> >> Watch James's presentation to learn more about the work of the GEO >> Indigenous Alliance >> >> >> >> The full event recording is at >> https://earthobservations.org/about-us/events/drr-climate-biodiversity-nexus >> >> >> This article titled *?*Invest in techno capacity to avoid ?data >> colonialism? in AI*?* published in University World News might be of >> interest. Details at >> >> https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20231119194849787 >> >> >> Sabina Leonelli?s new paper, published in the Harvard Data Science >> Review, sets out a powerful and timely vision for Environmental >> Intelligence as an alternative framework to dominant models of AI. One that >> centres human values, environmental stewardship, and socially responsible >> innovation. Details at >> https://ethicaldatainitiative.org/2025/12/05/beyond-bias-and-fairness-why-environmental-intelligence-is-the-next-frontier-for-ethical-data/ >> >> >> Best wishes >> >> >> Suchith >> >> >> Professor Suchith Anand >> >> Professor of Practice in Science Policy | Senior Adviser to Governments >> and International Organisations | Scientist | Global Citizen | Science >> Diplomacy | SDG Volunteer and Advocate >> >> https://spspa.exeter.ac.uk/people/profile/index.php?username=sa1131 >> >> https://ethicaldatainitiative.org >> >> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From suchith.anand at ethicaldatainitiative.org Thu Apr 30 21:52:52 2026 From: suchith.anand at ethicaldatainitiative.org (Suchith Anand) Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2026 21:52:52 +0100 Subject: [Responsible-digital-futures] Fwd: Fw: Fully funded PhD and 4-year postdoc position at Egenis In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: This PhD and Postdoc opportunity at the Egenis, Centre for the Study of the Life Sciences at the University of Exeter might be of interest. Best wishes Suchith Professor Suchith Anand Professor of Practice in Science Policy | Senior Adviser to Governments and International Organisations | Scientist | Global Citizen | Science Diplomacy | SDG Volunteer and Advocate https://spspa.exeter.ac.uk/people/profile/index.php?username=sa1131 https://ethicaldatainitiative.org ------------------------------ *From:* Guttinger, Stephan *Sent:* 28 April 2026 18:07 *To:* Egenis staff members *Subject:* Fully funded PhD and 4-year postdoc position at Egenis Dear all This is just a quick note to let you know that we currently have two job advertisements live for positions connected to my Leverhulme project on automated science. First we have a fully funded PhD position (3 1/2 years) on Philosophy of Automated Science, start date September 2026, deadline for applications is Tuesday 26 May: https://www.exeter.ac.uk/study/funding/award/?id=5859 We also have a four-year postdoc position for a philosopher of science (or related background), start date Sept/Oct 2026, deadline for applications is 13 May. This post is advertised at both PDRA and PRDF levels. The job advertisement can be found here: https://jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecruitment/wrd/run/etrec179gf.open?WVID=171839ediw&LANG=USA or here https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRD641/postdoctoral-research-associate-fellow Please feel free to forward the links to anyone you know might be interested. Thank you and all the best Stephan ------ *Stephan Guttinger * Lecturer in Philosophy of Data/Data Ethics Director MA Philosophy PI of project ?Agents that can err: building the foundations for autonomous AI Scientists? 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