#Polymath program p6 12 h.pol software#

New software tools need to be developed to analyse the growing amount of data being gathered.More experts in managing and supporting the use of digital data are required.Publishing data in a reusable form to support findings must be mandatory.Common standards for sharing information are required to make it widely usable.Greater recognition needs to be given to the value of data gathering, analysis and communication.Scientists need to be more open among themselves and with the public and media.The whole report is well worth reading, there are many gems in it. Kudos to the Royal Society and Geoffrey BoultonвЂ™s committee for their recent released report Science as an Open Society. The Guardian: вЂњ ProtestВ erupted in the Rio+20 conference centre on Thursday as civil rights groups carried out a вЂњritual rip-upвЂќ of a negotiating textВ that they condemn as a betrayal of future generations.вЂќДЇinancial Post: вЂњThe вЂњfailureвЂќ of Rio+20 is a cause for celebration, even if you canвЂ™t afford the champagne and foie gras that ecocrats served themselves as their hopes for вЂњSustainiaвЂќ retreated into the policy fog.вЂќДЇor background and context, Andy Revkin has a series of articles at dotearth. What to make of this? It seems that expectations were very low going on, and the expectations were then exceeded on the low side. With regards to the geographical quotas for participants, I have a forthcoming post on Climate for Corruption, which will discuss this issue. My second thought is to wonder whether only gray articles from green advocacy groups are allowed here, or they will also allow blog science and commentary. My first reaction to the use of gray science is that it is a really dumb move by the IPCC one of its main claims to credibility was the use of peer reviewed journal articles. The IPCCвЂ™s latest efforts to bolster credibility are to increase the use of gray literature, and to adhere to strict geographic quotas for participants. A few things that caught my eye this past week.

Polymath program p6-12-h.pol