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OIA OIA-Office of Integrative Activities |
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| Initial Amendment Date: | May 4, 2021 |
| Latest Amendment Date: | May 4, 2021 |
| Award Number: | 2119846 |
| Award Instrument: | Standard Grant |
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Linda Molnar
OIA OIA-Office of Integrative Activities O/D Office Of The Director |
| Start Date: | May 1, 2021 |
| End Date: | February 28, 2022 (Estimated) |
| Total Intended Award Amount: | $98,000.00 |
| Total Awarded Amount to Date: | $98,000.00 |
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1101 KITCHAWAN RD YORKTOWN HEIGHTS NY US 10598 (713)797-4625 |
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NY US 10598-0218 |
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| NSF Program(s): | Program Planning and Policy De |
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| Award Agency Code: | 4900 |
| Fund Agency Code: | 4900 |
| Assistance Listing Number(s): | 47.083 |
ABSTRACT
This project will develop and convene a cross-sector and cross-disciplinary workshop focused on the reimagining of advanced research in artificial intelligence, quantum computing, cloud computing and other science and technology related areas have the opportunity to change the world as we know it. To ensure an equitable scientific future, we propose an ecosystem approach to educating and training the next generation of advanced researchers and social entrepreneurs that embrace the social sciences, arts and cultural relevance and responsibility. We propose a consortia of public education programs, minority serving institutions and technology companies to nurture and engage underrepresented students in advanced research leveraging connections from K-12 to PhD, with many career options along the journey. Together, addressing the gap in representation in advanced research and addressing high human impact research areas, we have an opportunity to reimagine the future of science and the potential for its? impact for social good.
This workshop aims to advance a technical framework for the acceleration of use-inspired convergence research in this area of national importance by bringing together practitioners from various public and private institutions including institutions of secondary and higher education, industrial and academic research organizations, social justice organizations, government agencies, tech companies and startups, along with students to discuss and address four topics: 1)Support for advancement of underrepresented groups in STEM 2)Social and human good research foundations 3)AI and technology supported education 4)Data trust development. An ecosystem approach to re-envision science and technology research topics, human good interests and interdisciplinarity to accelerate education in science technology and society has been proposed.
This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.
PROJECT OUTCOMES REPORT
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As part of the National Science Foundation's (NSF's) Convergence Accelerator program, IBM was funded to host a virtual workshop series titled "Reimagining Advanced Research for Human Good through Industry and Educational Partnerships" under award number OIA-2119846. We branded it "Reimagining Innovation in STEM Education for Human and Social Good," or RISE. The workshops brought together over 60 participants from various public and private institutions, including institutions of secondary and higher education, industrial and academic research organizations, social justice organizations, government agencies, tech companies and startups to focus on a convergent approach in addressing four areas:
- support for advancement of underrepresented groups in STEM,
- social and human good research foundations,
- artificial intelligence (AI) and technology supported education, and
- data trust development.
The workshops were designed to explore each topic and identify the actions needed to inform the next decade of STEM education and research. The constituents of the workshop ecosystem shared a vision of leadership and implementation of an inclusive, human-focused future. This was represented in the disciplinary, geographic, organizational, and personal demographic diversity represented along with the equitable engagement of everyone present. An inclusive future for technology requires that those who have often had less access to leadership and influence in the technology and policy spaces have equal footing with recognized leaders in this space. Value was steeped in both experiential expertise and research expertise as both are required to solve difficult human-facing problems.
RISE was organized into four 3.5-hour virtual workshops on May 25, May 27, June 3, and June 8, 2021 to support meaningful engagements. Each day focused on one of the four workshop topics, with connections and framing for the full convergence approach throughout. An advisory board of subject matter experts was engaged to provide insight to the project team, meeting in advance of and throughout the duration of the workshop.
Each workshop session in the four-part series began with overview of the aims of the NSF Convergence Accelerator program, contextualization of the respective series themed topics, and robust TED-style presentations from two expert provocateurs. Provocateurs represented perspectives from academia, industry, community-based and community-led nonprofits, diversity, equity, and inclusion-focused consulting firms, and social science organizations with the charge to lay the foundation for interactive breakout sessions focused on in-depth ideation on the key issues, root causes, utopic views of the future, and potentially transformative solutions that meet three key Convergence Accelerator criteria: requiring convergent approaches, having strong societal impacts, and having tangible deliverables that are achievable within three years.
The result of the workshop series include a list of recommendations for various stakeholders in the STEM education ecosystem, program and product ideas, policy approaches, and the diverse perspectives needed to enable meaningful change in the STEM education ecosystem in three, five and ten year horizons. Participants were able to collectively generate several ideas with the potential to be highly transformative, out-of-the-box solutions that not only support the broader community of future innovators and researchers, but also include them in problematization and creation of solutions for social and human good, emphasizing a need for reinvestment back into their communities. An online networking community was created and will continue to be used to support an ongoing ecosystem for resource sharing, network building, ideation, and collaboration on real-time big ideas that connect STEM education and research, technology, and social and human good efforts.
Last Modified: 11/30/2021
Modified by: Lauren D Quigley
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