ChinesePresidentXIJinpingduringhisspeechatthe75thSessionoftheUnitedNations(UN)GeneralAssemblyonSeptember22,2020,announcedthatChinawillestablishanInternationalResearchCenterofBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoals(CBASforshort)toboosttheimplementationoftheUN2030AgendaforSustainableDevelopment.TheCBASisthefirstinternationalscientificresearchcenteronbigdataservingUNTransformingourWorld:The2030AgendaforSustainableDevelopment.ChinesePresidentXIJinpingAnnouncedtheEstablishmentofInternationalResearchCenterofBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoalsatthe75thSessionoftheUNGeneralAssemblyChinesePresidentXIJinpingSentaCongratulatoryLettertotheInaugurationCeremonyoftheInternationalResearchCenterofBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoals(CBAS)&OpeningCeremonyofthe2021InternationalForumonBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoalsOnSeptember6,2021,PresidentXIJinpingsentaCongratulatoryLettertotheInternationalResearchCenterofBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoalsontheoccasionofitsinaugurationceremonyandthe2021InternationalForumonBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoals.PresidentXIduringhisspeechattheGeneralDebateofthe75thsessionoftheUNGeneralAssemblyin2021,committedtoestablishtheresearchcentertosupporttheimplementationoftheUN’s2030AgendaforSustainableDevelopment.TheUN’s2030Agendahasprovidedclearobjectivesforinternationaldevelopmentandcooperation.TheworldiscurrentlysufferingfromthegreatimpactoftheCOVID-19pandemic,utilizingscientificandtechnologicalinnovationandbigdatawillhelptheinternationalcommunityovercomedifficultiesandachievethe2030UNagendaaroundtheglobe.Xiexpressedhishopethatvariouspartiesandstakeholdersaroundtheworldcantakeadvantageofthenewresearchcentertoenhanceinternationalcooperation,jointlyfacilitatethefulfillmentofthe2030UNagenda,andcontributetobuildingacommunitywithasharedfutureformankind.TheinaugurationceremonyoftheInternationalResearchCenterofBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoalsandthe2021InternationalForumonBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoalswereheldinBeijingonthesameday.(Translatedfromoriginalsource)ChinesePresidentXIJinpingSentaCongratulatoryLettertotheInaugurationCeremonyoftheCBAS&OpeningCeremonyofthe2021InternationalForumonBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoalsInaugurationCeremonyoftheCBASCBASwasinauguratedduringanofficialceremonyheldattheBeijingInternationalConventionCenter(BICC),ChinaonSeptember6,2021.ThecongratulatoryletterfromChinesePresidentXIJinpingtoCBASwasreadbyVice-PremierLIUHeandhetogetherwithHOUJianguo,PresidentoftheChineseAcademyofSciences(CAS)officiallyinauguratedCBAS.TheinaugurationceremonywasattendedbyWANGZhigang[MinisteroftheMinistryofScienceandTechnologyofthePeople'sRepublicofChina(PRC)],LIXiaohong(PresidentoftheChineseAcademyofEngineering),ZHANGYuzhuo(SecretaryoftheLeadingPartyMembersGroupandVicePresidentoftheChinaAssociationforScienceandTechnology),BAIChunli[PresidentoftheAllianceofInternationalScienceOrganizations(ANSO)],YINHejun(VicePresidentandDeputySecretaryofthePartyCommitteeofCAS),XUGuanhua(theAcademicianofCAS),YINYanlin(DeputyDirectorofGeneralOfficeoftheCentralCommitteeforFinancialandEconomicAffairs),MENGYang(DeputySecretaryGeneraloftheGeneralOfficeoftheStateCouncilofPRC),MAZhaoxu(ViceMinisteroftheMinistryofForeignAffairsofPRC),ZHAOChenxi[MemberoftheCommunistPartyofChina(CPC)LeadershipGroupandSecretaryGeneraloftheNationalDevelopmentandReformCommission(NDRC)],LIJinghai[PresidentoftheNationalNaturalScienceFoundationofChina(NSFC)],WENJianwu(ChiefEngineeroftheNationalBureauofStatisticsofChina),GONGKe[PresidentoftheWorldFederationofEngineeringOrganizations(WFEO)],GUOHuadong(DirectorGeneralofCBAS)andShahbazKhan[representativeoftheUnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization(UNESCO)BeijingOffice].VideoMessagefromUNSecretary-GeneralAntónioGuterresfortheinaugurationoftheCBASCongratulationstotheChineseAcademyofSciencesonthenewInternationalResearchCentreofBigDatafortheSustainableDevelopmentGoals.Theinformationyouharnesshasenormouspotentialtohelpaddressclimatechange,advancetheSDGsandrespondtotheCOVID-19pandemic.ThisResearchCentrewillworkside-by-sidewiththeRegionalHubforBigDatatosupporttheUNGlobalPlatform.Together,wecandomoretoendpoverty,protecttheplanetandpromotepeace.Bigdataisapowerfultool.Everyoneusingithasasolemnresponsibilitytoensureequitableaccess,individuals’privacy,ethics,securityandrespectforhumanrights.YournewResearchCentrecanbuildonthemomentumthat’sbeinggeneratedbytheUNTechnologyFacilitationMechanism–forinnovation,solutionsandbetterresultswherepolicymeetsscience.Together,wecanmobilizescientificandtechnologicalcommunitiestohelpachievetheSustainableDevelopmentGoals.TheUnitedNationsremainscommittedtomakingthemostofbigdataintheserviceofhumanity.Thankyou.(Abstract)ContentsIntroduction…………………………………………………………………………………………1ChapterIOverview…………………………………………………………………4Overviewofthe2021InternationalForumonBigDataforSDGs(FBAS)………………………6Background……………………………………………………………………………………………6IntroductiontotheInaugurationCeremonyofCBASandtheOpeningofFBAS………………6InaugurationCeremonyofCBAS……………………………………………………………………8Host&Organizer………………………………………………………………………………………11ProgramAtGlance……………………………………………………………………………………19ChapterIIAddressDeliveredattheConference……………………………20LIUZhenmin,UNUnder-Secretary-General………………………………………………………22BAIChunli,PresidentoftheAllianceofInternationalScienceOrganizations(ANSO)………24IngerAndersen,UNUnder-Secretary-GeneralandExecutiveDirectoroftheUnitedNationsEnvironmentProgramme……………………………………………………………………………26XUGuanhua,ChairmanoftheScientificCommitteeofthe2021InternationalForumonBigDataforSDGs(FBAS)………………………………………………………………………………28IbrahimThiaw,UNUnder-Secretary-GeneralandExecutiveSecretaryoftheUnitedNationsConventiontoCombatDesertification(UNCCD)…………………………………………………30YanaGevorgyan,ExecutiveDirectorofGrouponEarthObservations(GEO)Secretariat……32BarendMons,ChairoftheISCDataCommittee…………………………………………………34AlessandroAnnoni,PresidentoftheInternationalSocietyforDigitalEarth……………………36ChapterIIIAcademicActivities…………………………………………………38Overview………………………………………………………………………………………………40ProgramataGlance…………………………………………………………………………………41KeynoteSpeeches……………………………………………………………………………………44The2ndChinaDigitalEarthConference(CDEC)…………………………………………………53DBAR2021ConferenceandDBARSTM…………………………………………………………57ForumonEarthObservationforSDGs……………………………………………………………60HIST10thAnniversarySymposium…………………………………………………………………64TechnicalSession:OralPresentationsandPosters………………………………………………65ChapterIVPlatformLaunchandPromotionalVideo………………………68LaunchoftheSDGBigDataPlatform………………………………………………………………70PromotionalVideo:BigDataFacilitatingtheAchievementofSDGs……………………………72ChapterVExhibitiononBigEarthDataFacilitatingtheMonitoringandEvaluationofSDGs………………………………………………………………76ChapterVINewsMedia…………………………………………………………84PartVIIAppendixes………………………………………………………………146AboutInternationalResearchCenterofBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoals(CBAS)………………………………………………………………………………………………148AboutCASEarth……………………………………………………………………………………149Secretariat……………………………………………………………………………………………151Volunteers……………………………………………………………………………………………1541IntroductionTheinaugurationceremonyofCBAS&openingceremonyofthe2021InternationalForumonBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoalsweresuccessfullyheldinBeijing,ChinaonSeptember6-8,2021.ThethemeoftheForumwas'BigDataforimplementingtheSustainableDevelopmentGoals',whichwashostedbyCAS,UNEnvironmentProgramme(UNEP),andUNConventiontoCombatDesertification(UNCCD),organizedbytheCBAS,AerospaceInformationResearchInstitute(AIR),CAS,andBigEarthDataScienceEngineeringProgram(CASEarth).Itissupportedby11institutionsincludingMinistryofForeignAffairsofPRC,ChinaAssociationforScienceandTechnology,NationalNaturalScienceFoundationofChina(NSFC),NationalBureauofStatisticsofChina,AllianceofInternationalScienceOrganizations(ANSO),GrouponEarthObservations(GEO),CommitteeonDataoftheInternationalScienceCouncil(CODATA),InternationalSocietyforDigitalEarth(ISDE),IntegratedResearchonDisasterRisk(IRDR),InternationalCenteronSpaceTechnologiesforNaturalandCulturalHeritage(HIST)undertheauspicesofUNESCO,andDigitalBeltandRoadProgram(DBAR).Anditisco-organizedby46unitsincludingChineseNationalCommitteeoftheInternationalSocietyforDigitalEarth(ISDE),Pan-EurasianExperiment(PEEX),andsoon.Nearly800representativesofscientificresearchinstitutions,universitiesandinternationalorganizationsfromover50countriesaroundtheworldattendedtheceremonyonlineandon-site.ChinesePresidentXIJinpingsentacongratulatorylettertotheInaugurationCeremonyofCBAS&OpeningCeremonyofthe2021InternationalForumonBigDataforSDGs(FBAS),forthesuccessfulestablishmentofCBAS,thefirstinternationalscientificresearchcenteronBigDataservingtheUN2030AgendaforSustainableDevelopmentwithbigdata.Vice-PremierLIUHeattendedtheceremony,andreadthecongratulatoryletterfromChinesePresidentXIJinping,andinauguratedCBAStogetherwithCASPresidentHOUJianguoandotherdepartmentheads.Thethree-dayconferenceincludedtheopeningandclosingceremonies,CBASinaugurationceremony,keynotespeeches,specialsessions,technicalsessions,andexhibitions.SeveralnotableparticipantsIntroduction2Introductionincluded:HOUJianguo(PresidentofCASandSecretaryoftheCPCLeadingGroup),WANGZhigang(MinisteroftheMinistryofScienceandTechnologyofPRC),LIXiaohong(PresidentoftheChineseAcademyofEngineering),ZHANGYuzhuo(SecretaryoftheLeadingPartyMembersGroupandVicePresidentoftheChinaAssociationforScienceandTechnology),BAIChunli(PresidentofANSO),YINHejun(VicePresidentofCASandDeputySecretaryoftheCPCLeadingGroup),XUGuanhua(theacademicianofCAS),YINYanlin(DeputyDirectorofGeneralOfficeoftheCentralCommitteeforFinancialandEconomicAffairs),MENGYang(DeputySecretaryGeneraloftheGeneralOfficeoftheStateCouncilofPRC),MAZhaoxu(ViceMinisteroftheMinistryofForeignAffairsofPRC),ZHAOChenxi(MemberoftheCPCLeadershipGroupandSecretaryGeneralofNDRC),LIJinghai(PresidentofNSFC),WENJianwu(ChiefEngineeroftheNationalBureauofStatisticsofChina),GONGKe(PresidentofWFEO),ZHANGYaping(VicePresidentofCAS),ZHANGTao(VicePresidentofCAS),andotherresponsiblecomradesfromrelevantcentralandstatedepartments,representativesofembassiesofrelevantcountriesinChinaandUNorganizationsandrepresentativesofacademiciansandexpertsinBeijing.CASPresidentHOUJianguopresidedovertheinaugurationceremonyofCBASandopeningceremonyoftheForum,CASVicePresidentZHANGTaopresidedovertheremainingprogramoftheopeningceremony,andCASVicePresidentZHANGYapingpresidedovertheopeningceremonyofthe'ExhibitiononBigEarthDataFacilitatingtheMonitoringandEvaluationofSDGs'.TheopeningceremonyalsopresentedrecordedvideomessagesfromtheUNSecretary-GeneralAntonioGuterres,UNUnder-Secretary-GeneralLIUZhenmin,IngerAndersen(Under-Secretary-GeneralofUNandExecutiveDirectorofUNEP),andIbrahimThiaw(Under-Secretary-GeneralofUNandExecutiveSecretaryofUNCCD)expressingtheirsincerecongratulationsontheestablishmentofCBASandtheopeningoftheForum.InadditiontotheseUNofficials,YanaGevorgyan(ExecutiveDirectorofGEOSecretariat),BarendMons(PresidentofCODATA),andAlessandroAnnoni(PresidentofISDE)alsodeliveredvideospeeches.BAIChunli(PresidentofANSO)andXUGuanhua(ChairmanoftheScientificCommitteeofthe2021InternationalForumonBigDataforSDGs(FBAS)alsogaveimportantremarksontheestablishmentofCBAS.ThisconferenceisthefirstinternationalconferenceonbigdataforsustainabledevelopmentheldinChina,whichwillnowbeheldregularlyeveryyear.ThisexecutivereporthasbeendraftedtoprovideacomprehensiveandsystematicsummaryofthefirstForum,summarizetheresultsoftheconference,shareworkexperience,andexplorethecharacteristicsoftheconference,therebyrenderingreferencesfortheconveningofconferenceseriesinthefuture.Thisexecutivereportcomprisesofsevenparts:PartIisanoverview,includingtheforumoverview,organizationandbriefschedule.PartIIcoversthespeechesdeliveredattheconference,includingimportantaddressesdeliveredbyUNSecretary-General,UNUnder-3IntroductionSecretary-Generals,andleadersofrelevantinternationalorganizations.PartIIIincludestheoverviewandscheduleofacademicactivities,andkeynotespeechesoftheconference,The2ndChinaDigitalEarthConference(The2ndCDEC),the5thDigitalBeltandRoadConference(DBAR2021)andScienceTeamMeeting(DBARSTM),ForumonEarthObservationforSDGs,HIST10thAnniversarySymposium,technicalsessionsincludingoralpresentationsandposters,BestPaperAward,andBestYouthPresentationAward.PartIVhighlightsthelaunchoftheSDGBigDataPlatformandBigDataFacilitatingtheAchievementofSDGs.TheexhibitiononBigEarthDataFacilitatingtheMonitoringandEvaluationofSDGsisdisplayedinPartV.PartVIisthesummaryofreportsfromnewsmedia,andPartVIIistheappendixes,introducingCBAS,CASEarth,andtheconferencesecretariat.WewouldliketosincerelythankandhonortheunitsandindividualswhohavemadeeffortsandcontributedtomakingthisForumsuccessful.Co-chairmanofthe2021InternationalForumonBigDataforSDGsDirectorGeneralofCBASDecember20214ChapterIOverview5ChapterIOverviewChapterIOverview6ChapterIOverview1.BackgroundTheUN2030AgendaforSustainableDevelopmententersthe‘DecadeofAction’thisyear.Duringitsimplementation,limitationssuchasmissingdata,insufficientresearchonindicatorsystemsandunbalanceddevelopmentstillexist.Thedemandfordataandmethodsisanimportantandurgentchallenge.ScientificandtechnologicalinnovationiscrucialtosupporttheachievementofSDGs.UNhasproposedaTechnologyFacilitationMechanismforachievingSDGs,whileChinaisrapidlyimplementinganinnovation-drivenstrategytowardsdevelopment.BoththeUNmechanismandtheChinesedevelopmentalstrategyarehighlyconsistent,andfacilitatetheachievementofSDGsthroughsciences,technologies,andinnovations.Bigdata,avitalcomponentofthemodernscientificandtechnologicalinnovation,canintegrateandanalyzedataonland,ocean,atmosphere,anddatarelatedtohumanactivities,providingvitalinformationtosupporttheachievementofSDGs.UNSecretary-GeneralGuterreshaspreviouslyhighlightedtheimportanceofdatabystatingthatweshouldmakebetteruseofdataandpaymoreattentiontodigitaltransformation.ChinesePresidentXIJinpingmadeanimportantspeechatthe75thSessionoftheUNGeneralAssemblyonSeptember22,2020,announcingthatChinawillestablishCBAStoboosttheimplementationoftheUN2030AgendaforSustainableDevelopment.The'2021InternationalForumonBigDataforSDGs'washeldinBeijing,China,onSeptember6-8,2021.TheForumwasorganizedtoexpeditethesharingofmethods,technologies,andknowledgeonbigdataforSDGsandconstructaglobalacademiccommunicationplatformforTechnologyFacilitationMechanismsupportingtheachievementofSDGs.TheForumoffersacommunicationplatformforexperts,scholars,technicalengineers,managers,andotherstakeholdersaroundtheworld.Attendantscansharethelatestachievements,haveengagingconversations,discussfuturecooperation,contributetotheimplementationofthe2030AgendaforSustainableDevelopment,andholdajointdiscussiononrealizingthepotentialofbigdatainsupportoftheachievementofglobalSDGsinnearfuture.2.IntroductiontotheInaugurationCeremonyofCBASandtheOpeningofFBASTheinaugurationceremonyofCBAS&openingceremonyoftheInternationalForumonBigDataforSDGs(FBAS)weresuccessfullyorganizedinBeijing,ChinaonSeptember6-8,2021.TheForumwashostedbyCAS,UNEP,andUNCCD,organizedbyCBAS,AIR,andCASEarth,andco-organizedby46unitsincludingChineseNationalCommitteeofISDEandPan-EurasianExperiment(PEEX)underthesupportof11institutions:includingMinistryofForeignAffairsofthePeople'sRepublicofChina,ChinaAssociationforScienceandTechnology,NSFC,NationalBureauofStatisticsofChina,ANSO,GEO,CODATA,ISDE,IntegratedResearchonDisasterRisk(IRDR),HISTandDBAR,withnearly800representativesofscientificresearchinstitutions,universities,andinternationalorganizationsfromover50countriesaroundtheworldattendingtheceremonyonlineandon-site.TheinaugurationceremonyofCBAS&theopeningceremonyoftheFBASwhichwereheldtogether,whichwassignificantbecausetheForumwasthefirstmajoreventorganizedbyCBASandthushaslaidthefoundationOverviewofthe2021InternationalForumonBigDataforSDGs(FBAS)7ChapterIOverviewforaseriesofForumandotheracademicactivitiesinthefuture.Duringthejointevent,CBASalsoreceivedacongratulatoryletterfromChinesePresidentXiJinping.HOUJianguo(PresidentofCASandSecretaryoftheCPCLeadingGroup),WANGZhigang(MinisteroftheMinistryofScienceandTechnologyofPRC),LIXiaohong(PresidentoftheChineseAcademyofEngineering),ZHANGYuzhuo(SecretaryoftheLeadingPartyMembersGroupandVicePresidentoftheChinaAssociationforScienceandTechnology),BAIChunli(PresidentofANSO),YINHejun(VicePresidentandDeputySecretaryofthePartyCommitteeofCAS),XUGuanhua(theacademicianofCAS),YINYanlin(DeputyDirectorofGeneralOfficeoftheCentralCommitteeforFinancialandEconomicAffairs),MENGYang(DeputySecretaryGeneraloftheGeneralOfficeoftheStateCouncilofPRC),MAZhaoxu(ViceMinisteroftheMinistryofForeignAffairsofPRC),ZHAOChenxi(MemberoftheCPCLeadershipGroupandSecretaryGeneralofNDRC),LIJinghai(PresidentofNSFC),WENJianwu(ChiefEngineeroftheNationalBureauofStatisticsofChina),GONGKe(PresidentofWFEO),ZHANGYaping(VicePresidentofCAS),ZHANGTao(VicePresidentofCAS),andotherresponsiblecomradesfromrelevantcentralandstatedepartments,representativesofembassiesofrelevantcountriesinChinaandUNorganizationsandrepresentativesofacademiciansandexpertsattendedthejointceremoniesattheBeijingInternationalConventionCenter(BICC).ThethemeoftheForumwas'BigdataforimplementingtheSustainableDevelopmentGoals'.Thethree-dayconferenceincludedopeningandclosingceremonies,SDGCenterinaugurationceremonies,keynotespeeches,specialreports,technicalsessions,andexhibitions.Academicactivitiesincludedthe2ndCDECandDBAR2021conferences,andalsoexhibitions.TheForumfeatured9keynotespeeches,63thematicsessions,and3specialsessions.TopicssuchasbuildingaDigitalSilkRoadandglobalpartnershipforSDGs,innovationanddemonstrationofbigdataapplicationforsustainabledevelopment,advancedtechnologyandinformationplatformsforSDGevaluation,DigitalEarthandsustainabledevelopment,andresearchonBigEarthDatatoCASVicePresidentZHANGTaopresidesoverthelaunchof'BigDataPlatformSystemforSDGs'.CASPresidentHOUJianguopresidesovertheinaugurationceremonyofCBASandopeningceremonyofFBAS.CASVicePresidentZHANGYapingpresidesovertheopeningceremonyofthe'ExhibitiononBigEarthDataFacilitatingtheMonitoringandEvaluationofSDGs'.8ChapterIOverviewDBARInternationalCenterofExcellenceHelsinki(locatedinFinland)DBARInternationalCenterofExcellenceColumbia(locatedinUSA)DBARInternationalCenterofExcellenceLusaka(locatedinZambia)DBARInternationalCenterofExcellenceEI-Jadida(locatedinMorocco)DBARInternationalCenterofExcellenceBangkok(ICoE-Bangkok)(locatedinThailand)WuhanUniversityBeijingNormalUniversityChengduUniversityofTechnologyChinaUniversityofGeosciences,WuhanOceanUniversityofChinaSunYat-senUniversityNorthwestUniversityHarbinInstituteofTechnology,WeihaiInnovationAcademyforMicrosatellitesofCASComputerNetworkInformationCenter,CASInstituteofGeographicSciencesandNaturalResourcesResearch,CASInstituteofBotany,CASInstituteofOceanology,CASInstituteofTibetanPlateauResearch,CASInstituteofAtmosphericPhysics,CASSuzhouAerospaceInformationResearchInstitute,CASOpenBiodiversityandHealthBigDataAllianceShanghaiInstituteofTechnicalPhysics,CASChangchunInstituteofOptics,FineMechanicsandPhysics,CASInstituteofSoftware,CASInstituteofComputingTechnology,CASShenzhenInstituteofAdvancedTechnology,CASXinjiangInstituteofEcologyandGeography,CASInstituteofMountainHazardsandEnvironment,CASNortheastInstituteofGeographyandAgroecology,CASInstituteofZoology,CASInstituteofMicrobiology,CASResearchCenterforEco-EnvironmentalSciences,CASInstituteofVertebratePaleontologyandPaleoanthropology,CASNanjingInstituteofGeologyandPalaeontology,CASBeijingInstituteofgenomeresearch,CAS(ChinaNationalCenterforBioinformation)YantaiInstituteofCoastalZoneResearch,CASSouthChinaSeaInstituteofOceanology,CASNorthwestInstituteofEco-EnvironmentandResources,CASNationalScienceLibrary,CASNationalSpaceScienceCenter,CASInstituteofGeologyandGeophysics,CASShenyangInstituteofAppliedEcology,CASJiangsuR&DCenterforInternetofThingssupportSDGswerediscussed.TheforumalsohostedthreeeventsincludingtheForumonEarthObservationforSDGs,the2021DBARConference,andtheHIST10thAnniversarySymposium.The'ExhibitiononBigEarthDataFacilitatingtheMonitoringandEvaluationofSDGs'wasalsoheldinparalleltotheForum.TheconferencereceivedwideandindepthmediacoveragefromdomesticandforeignnewsmediaincludingCCTV,XinhuaNewsAgency,ChinaNewsService,GuangmingDaily,EconomicDaily,ScienceandTechnologyDaily,ChinaYouthDaily,XinhuaNewsNetwork,China.org.cn,ChinaScienceNews,ChinaDaily,CRIOnlineandCGTN,andsoonFurthermore,atotalof51internationalorganizations,domesticandforeignscientificresearchinstitutionsanduniversitiesdeliveredvideospeechesorcongratulatoryremarksonthe'InaugurationofCBAS&OpeningCeremonyoftheInternationalForumonBigDataforSDGs'.Institutionsanduniversitiessendcongratulatoryletterstothe'InaugurationCeremonyofCBAS&OpeningCeremonyofFBAS'9ChapterIOverview3.InaugurationCeremonyofCBASAttheopeningceremonyoftheForum,CBAS,thefirstinternationalscientificresearchcenterservingtheUN2030AgendaforSustainableDevelopmentwithbigdataintheworld,wasofficiallyestablished.ChinesePresidentXIJinpingsentacongratulatoryletterfortheestablishmentofCBAS,UNSecretary-GeneralAntonioGuterresdeliveredavideospeech,andVice-PremierLIUHeinauguratedCBAS.TheobjectiveofCBASistoestablishitselfasalarge,open,andsharingpublictechnologyplatformforthefieldofbigdataforSDGsandaninstitutionalizedinternationalresearchcenter,servingasascienceresearchcenterofsustainabledevelopment,datainformationserviceandtechnologyinnovationcenter,talentcultivationandtrainingcapacitybuildingcenter,andhigh-endglobalthinktankforsustainabledevelopment,committedtoassistingUNinstitutionsandmembercountriestoimplementtheUN2030AgendaforSustainableDevelopment.ChinesePresidentXIJinpingpointedoutthattheestablishmentofCBASisavitalmeasuresupportingtheimplementationoftheUN2030AgendaforSustainableDevelopmentthatheannouncedatthe75thSessionoftheUNGeneralAssembly.Inthe2030AgendaforSustainableDevelopment,cleargoalsforsustainabledevelopmentinallcountriesandinternationalcooperationondevelopmentarestipulated.WiththeongoingCOVID-19pandemicthatissweepingacrosstheworld,scientificandtechnologicalinnovationandbigdataapplicationswillhelptheglobalcommunitytoovercomedifficultiesandimplementthe2030AgendaforSustainableDevelopmentworldwide.PresidentXIJinpingemphasizedthathehopedthatallpartieswillfullyusetheplatformofCBASandthisForumtojointlyseekbigdatasupportingsustainabledevelopment,strengtheninternationalcooperation,andmakejointeffortstoimplementthe2030AgendaforSustainableDevelopmentandpromotethebuildingofahumancommunitywithasharedfuture.10ChapterIOverviewUNSecretary-GeneralAntonioGuterresdeliveredavideospeech,affirmingthebeneficialworkconductedbyCBASanditsgooddevelopmentpotential,andhopedthatCBASwillpromoteinnovation,seeksolutions,producebetterresultsthroughinnovativeusesofscienceandtechnology,acttosupportthenationalandglobaldecision-makingprocess,offersupporttotheUNglobalplatformsandfullyutilizebigdatatoservehumandevelopment.Hecalledforcomprehensiveglobalcooperationtoeliminatepoverty,protecttheearthandpromotepeace,expeditingtheachievementofSDGs.UNUnder-Secretary-GeneralLiuZhenmin,IngerAndersen(Under-Secretary-GeneralofUNandExecutiveDirectorofUNEP),andIbrahimThiaw(Under-Secretary-GeneralofUNandExecutiveSecretaryofUNCCD)congratulatedallontheestablishmentofCBASandtheopeningoftheForumviavideospeeches.YanaGevorgyan(ExecutiveDirectorofGEOSecretariat),BarendMons(PresidentofCODATA),andAlessandroAnnoni(PresidentofISDE)alsosharedtheircongratulatoryremarksinseparatevideoremarks.Additionally,BAIChunli(PresidentofANSO),andXUGuanhua(ChairmanoftheScientificCommitteeofthe2021InternationalForumonBigDataforSDGs)personallyattendedtheforumanddeliveredtheircongratulatoryremarksontheestablishmentofCBASandtheopeningoftheForum,expressingtheirexpectationsthatCBASwillwidentheapplicationofbigdatatofacilitatingsustainabledevelopmentandexpressedtheirdesiretostrengthencooperationwithCBAS,andcollaboratetocontributescientificandtechnologicalpowertoglobalsustainabledevelopmentusingbigdata.PresidentHOUJianguoalsosaidthattheestablishmentandgoodoperationofCBASaresignificantscientificandtechnologicaltasks.CASwillconscientiouslyimplementtherequirementsinPresidentXIJinping'scongratulatoryletter,adheretojointdiscussionanddevelopmentandwin-wincooperation,aimattheUNSDGsandscientificfrontiers,andacceleratethedevelopmentofCBASintothesustainabledevelopmentscientificresearchcenter,technologyinnovationcenterandhigh-endscienceandtechnologythinktanktomakeduecontributionstothepromotionofsustainabledevelopmenttogetherwithscientificresearchinstitutionsandscientistsallovertheworld.CASVice-PresidentZHANGTao,whopresidedoverpartoftheagenda,saidthatCASwilltryhardtoholdtheForumtobuildahigh-levelcommunicationplatformforpeersfromallcircles,renderingstrongscientificandtechnologicalsupportfortheimplementationofthe2030AgendaforSustainableDevelopment.GuoHuadong,DirectorGeneralofCBAS,introducestheconstructiongoalsandmaintasksofCBASAttheopeningceremony,thefeaturefilm'BigEarthDataFacilitatingtheAchievementofSDGs'wasplayed,the'BigDataPlatformSystemforSDGs'waslaunched,andthedevelopmentorientation,constructiongoals,andmaintasksofCBASwereintroducedbyGUOHuadong,DirectorGeneralofCBAS.11ChapterIOverviewHost&OrganizerChineseAcademyofSciences(CAS)UnitedNationsEnvironmentProgramme(UNEP)UnitedNationsConventiontoCombatDesertification(UNCCD)HostedbySponsoredby(Listedinnoparticularorder)OrganizedbyInternationalResearchCenterofBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoals(CBAS)AerospaceInformationResearchInstitute(AIR),CASBigEarthDataScienceEngineeringProgram(CASEarth)ChinaAssociationforScienceandTechnology(CAST)MinistryofForeignAffairsofthePeople'sRepublicofChinaNationalNaturalScienceFoundationofChina(NSFC)TheAllianceofInternationalScienceOrganizations(ANSO)NationalBureauofStatisticsofChina(NBS)12ChapterIOverviewCommitteeonDataoftheInternationalScienceCouncil(CODATA)InternationalSocietyforDigitalEarth(ISDE)IntegratedResearchonDisasterRisk(IRDR)InternationalCenteronSpaceTechnologiesforNaturalandCulturalHeritage(HIST)undertheauspicesofUNESCODigitalBeltandRoadProgram(DBAR)◆ChineseNationalCommitteeofISDE◆Pan-EurasianExperiment(PEEX)◆KeyLaboratoryofDigitalEarthScience,ChineseAcademyofSciences◆StateKeyLaboratoryofRemoteSensingScience◆InstituteofGeographicSciencesandNaturalResourcesResearch,CAS◆InstituteofOceanography,CAS◆ComputerNetworkInformationCenter,CAS◆InnovationAcademyforMicrosatellites,CAS◆NorthwestInstituteofEco-EnvironmentandResources,CAS◆InstituteofBotany,CAS◆TheAcademyofDigitalChina(Fujian)◆CAS-TWASCentreofExcellenceonSpaceTechnologyforDisasterMitigation(SDIM)◆IRDRChinaNationalCommittee(IRDRCHINA)Co-organizedby(Listedinnoparticularorder)◆KeyLaboratoryofEarthObservationofHainanProvince◆ChinaCentreforInternationalScienceandTechnologyExchange◆CASTUNConsultativeCommitteeonDisasterRiskReduction◆UniversityofChineseAcademyofSciences◆PekingUniversity◆TsinghuaUniversity◆FujianNormalUniversity◆NanjingUniversity◆TongjiUniversity◆WuhanUniversity◆SunYat-SenUniversity◆TheUniversityofHongKong◆JiangxiNormalUniversity◆FudanUniversityGrouponEarthObservations(GEO)13ChapterIOverview◆XiamenUniversity◆NanjingNormalUniversity◆ChinaUniversityofGeosciences,Wuhan◆ChengduUniversityofTechnology◆NorthwestUniversity◆CentralSouthUniversity◆OceanUniversityofChina◆LaboratoryofTargetMicrowaveProperties◆ClimateChangeResearchStrategyCenter,NationalResearchCouncilofThailand(NRCT)◆InstituteforScientificResearchofAerospaceMonitoring,Moscow,Russia(ISR‘AEROCOSMOS’)◆UniversityofHelsinki,Finland◆UniversityofZambia,Zambia◆UniversityofSouthCarolina,USA◆InstitutdesRégionsArides-Medenine,Tunisia◆ChouaibDoukkaliUniversity,Morocco◆InstituteofMethodologiesforEnvironmentalAnalysis,NationalResearchCouncil,Italy◆GlobalChangeSystemforAnalysis,ResearchandTraining(START)◆China-U.S.GreenFund◆BulletinofChineseAcademyofSciencesOrganizationHOUJianguoChineseAcademyofSciencesCo-ChairsHonoraryChairGUOHuadongInternationalResearchCenterofBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoalsAlessandroANNONIInternationalSocietyforDigitalEarth14ChapterIOverviewCo-ChairsZHANGYapingChineseAcademyofSciencesZHANGTaoChineseAcademyofSciencesValeryBONDURRussianAcademyofSciencesSteeringCommitteeMembers(Alphabeticalorderbylastname)RobertCHENColumbiaUniversity,U.S.ACHENXilinBureauofInternationalCooperation,CASMiguelCLÜSENER-GODTUnitedNationsEducationalScientificandCulturalOrganizationManandBiosphereProgrammePaulEKINSUCLInstituteforSustainableResources,U.KDirkFRANSAERVisionontechnologyforabetterworld(VITO),BelgiumGONGKeNankaiUniversity,China/WorldFederationofEngineeringOrganizationsHOUZengqianNationalNaturalScienceFoundationofChinaHUANGXiangyangBureauofFacilitySupportandBudget,CASHUANGYiyang,DepartmentofInternationalEconomicAffairs,MinistryofForeignAffairsofthePeople'sRepublicofChinaGretchenKALONJISichuanUniversity-theHongKongPolytechnicUniversityInstituteforDisasterManagementandReconstruction,ChinaLIUYanhuaConsultantoftheStateCouncil,ChinaZaffarSadiqMOHAMED-GHOUSESurveyingandSpatialSciencesInstitute,AustraliaBarendMONSCommitteeonDataoftheInternationalScienceCouncil(CODATA)BarbaraRYANWorldGeospatialIndustryCouncilPeteSMITHUniversityofAberdeen,U.KMonthipSRIRATANANationalResearchCouncilofThailand(NRCT)WangQinglinDepartmentofInternationalAffairs,ChinaAssociationforScienceandTechnologyWENYaBureauofScienceandTechnologyforDevelopment,CASWULixinOceanUniversityofChinaYEYujiangDepartmentofBasicResearch,MinistryofScienceandTechnologyofthePeople'sRepublicofChinaZHANGRenheFudanUniversity,China15ChapterIOverviewCo-ChairsXUGuanhuaMinistryofScienceandTechnologyofthePeople’sRepublicofChinaMarkkuKULMALAUniversityofHelsinki,FinlandWUYirongAerospaceInformationResearchInstitute,CASScientificCommitteeMembers(Alphabeticalorderbylastname)ThomasBLASCHKEUniversitätSalzburg,AustraliaDavidCASTLEUniversityofVictoria,CanadaCHENDeliangUniversityofGothenburg,SwedenCHENGeOceanUniversityofChinaCHENJingmingFujianNormalUniversity,ChinaFUBojieResearchCenterforEco-EnvironmentalSciences,CASHiromichiFUKUIInternationalDigitalEarthAppliedScienceResearchCenterGONGHuiliCapitalNormalUniversity,ChinaGONGJianyaWuhanUniversity,ChinaGUYidongTechnologyandEngineeringCenterforSpaceUtilization,CASGUOLeiAcademyofMathematicsandSystemsScience,CASNatarajanISHWARANInternationalCentreonSpaceTechnologiesforNaturalandCulturalHeritage(HIST)undertheauspicesofUNESCOJIANGKejunEnergyResearchInstituteoftheNationalDevelopmentandReformCommission,ChinaJIAONianzhiXiamenUniversity,ChinaJINZhijunSinopecPetroleumExplorationandProductionResearchInstitute,ChinaPetroleumandChemicalCorporationKANGLeInstituteofZoology,CASShahbazKHANUnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganizationToshioKOIKEInternationalCentreforWaterHazardandRiskManagementundertheauspicesofUNESCOLIDerenWuhanUniversity,ChinaLIUCongqiangTianjinUniversity,China16ChapterIOverviewOrganizingCommitteeLUNaimengNationalSatelliteMeteorologicalCenter,ChinaMENGXiaofengRenminUniversityofChinaGracielaMETTERNICHTUniversityofNewSouthWales,AustraliaMUMuFudanUniversity,ChinaStefanoNATIVINationalResearchCouncil,ItalyPANDeluSecondInstituteofOceanography,StateOceanicAdministration,People'sRepublicofChinaQinDaheNorthwestInstituteofEco-EnvironmentandResources,CASStevenRAMAGEGrouponEarthObservations(GEO)SorooshSOROOSHIANUniversityofCalifornia,IrvineTONGQingxiAerospaceInformationResearchInstitute,CASWUGuoxiongInstituteofAtmosphericPhysics,CASXIAJunWuhanUniversity,ChinaXUELanTsinghuaUniversity,ChinaYANGGuangwenTsinghuaUniversity,ChinaYAOTandongInstituteofTibetanPlateauResearch,CASZHANGSiSouthChinaSeaInstituteofOceanography,CASZHOUChenghuInstituteofGeographicSciencesandNaturalResourcesResearch,CASCo-ChairsLIUYongweiAerospaceInformationResearchInstitute,CASZHANGBingAerospaceInformationResearchInstitute,CASVice-ChairsYANDongmeiInternationalResearchCenterofBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoalsCHENFangInternationalResearchCenterofBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoalsLIUJieInternationalResearchCenterofBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoalsZHOUXiangAerospaceInformationResearchInstitute,CASMembers(Alphabeticalorderbylastname)ShukriAHMEDFoodandAgricultureOrganizationoftheUnitedNationsYifangBANRoyalInstituteofTechnology,SwedenSilapBOUPHAMinistryofScienceandTechnologyofLaos,LaosBIJiantaoChineseNationalCommitteeofInternationalSocietyforDigitalEarth17ChapterIOverviewBIANZhengfuChinaUniversityofMiningandTechnologyCHENHongyuInnorationAcademyforMicrosatellites,CASCHENGXiaoSunYat-senUniversity,ChinaCHIXuebinComputerNetworkInformationCenter,CASHowardEPSTEINDepartmentofEnvironmentalSciences,UniversityofVirginia,USAJohnGENDERENUniversityofTwente,NetherlandsGONGPengTheUniversityofHongKongHANQunliExecutiveDirectorofIRDR-IPO,underco-sponsorshipofICSU,ISSCandUNISDRMazlanHASHIMUniversitiTeknologiMalaysia,MalaysiaHONGYangPekingUniversity,ChinaHUANGWenjiangInternationalResearchCenterofBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoalsJILiqiangInstituteofZoology,CASJIALiAerospaceInformationResearchInstitute,CASJIAGensuoInternationalResearchCenterofBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoalsMohamedOUESSARInstitutdesRégionsArides,TunisiaKamalLABBASSIChouaibDoukkaliUniversity,MoroccoRosaLASAPONARAInstituteofMethodologiesforEnvironmentalAnalysis,NationalResearchCouncil,ItalyJuhaLEMMETYINENArcticSpaceCenter,FinnishMeteorologicalInstitute,FinlandLiJianhuiInternationalResearchCenterofBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoalsLIAinongInstituteofMountainHazardsandEnvironment,CASLIChaolunTheInstituteofOceanology,CASLIGuoqingAerospaceInformationResearchInstitute,CASLIManxiangNanjingUniversity,ChinaLIXinInstituteofTibetanPlateauResearch,CASLIXinwuInternationalResearchCenterofBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoalsLIZhenInternationalResearchCenterofBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoalsLIAOXiaohanInternationalResearchCenterofBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoalsLINHuiJiangxiNormalUniversity,ChinaLIUQinhuoAerospaceInformationResearchInstitute,CASLULinlinInternationalResearchCenterofBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoalsLUOYongTsinghuaUniversity,ChinaLVGuonianNanjingNormalUniversity,ChinaMAJuncaiInstituteofMicrobiology,CASMAKepingTheInstituteofBotany,CAS18ChapterIOverviewMarcoMANCINIPolitecnicodiMilano,ItalyAndreaMARINONICentreforintegratedremotesensingandforecastingforarcticoperations,NorwayMassimoMENENTIDelftUniversityofTechnology,NetherlandsQIUYubaoInternationalResearchCenterofBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoalsAttaurRAHMANUniversityofPeshawar,PakistanSHAOYunInternationalResearchCenterofBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoalsRajibSHAWGraduateSchoolofMediaandGovernance,KeioUniversity,JapanSHIJianchengNationalSpaceScienceCenter,CASSUHuaTheAcademyofDigitalChina(Fujian)BobSUUniversityofTwente,NetherlandsSUNYueChinaCentreforInternationalScienceandTechnologyExchangeShahinaTARIQCOMSATSUniversityIslamabad,PakistanTONGXiaohuaTongjiUniversity,ChinaPaulUHLIRInternationalScienceCouncilWANGChanglinInternationalSocietyforDigitalEarthWANGChengInternationalResearchCenterofBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoalsWANGCuizhenUniversityofSouthCarolina,USAWANGLizheChinaUniversityofGeosciencesWANGNinglianNorthwestUniversity,ChinaWANGXinyuanInternationalResearchCenterofBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoalsWUBingfangAerospaceInformationResearchInstitute,CASWULixinCentralSouthUniversity,ChinaXULinCHINA-U.S.GREENFUNDXUQiangChengduUniversityOfTechnology,ChinaZHANGLiInternationalResearchCenterofBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoalsZHUJiangTheInstituteofAtmosphericPhysics,CAS19ChapterIOverviewProgramAtGlanceSeptember6September7September8MorningOpeningCeremony&InaugurationCeremonyofCBASKeynoteSessionIIKeynoteSessionIIIHIST10thAnniversarySymposiumTeaBreakKeynoteSessionIForumonEarthObservationforSDGsBigEarthDatatosupportSDGsAfternoonLunchBuildingadigitalsilkroadandglobalpartnershipforSDGsCutting-edgetechnologiesandinformationplatformsforassessingSDGsInnovationanddemonstrationofbigdataapplicationforsustainabledevelopmentDigitalEarthandsustainabledevelopmentDBARScienceTeamMeeting(Invited)ResearchonbigEarthdatatosupportsustainabledevelopmentgoalsTeaBreakBuildingadigitalsilkroadandglobalpartnershipforSDGsCutting-edgetechnologiesandinformationplatformsforassessingSDGsInnovationanddemonstrationofbigdataapplicationforsustainabledevelopmentDigitalEarthandsustainabledevelopmentDBARScienceTeamMeeting(Invited)ClosingCeremonyChapterIIAddressDeliveredattheConference22ChapterIIAddressDeliveredattheConferenceLIUZhenmin,UNUnder-Secretary-GeneralExcellencies,DistinguishedDelegates,LadiesandGentlemen,IamdelightedtojoinyouattheopeningceremonyoftheFirstInternationalForumonBigDatafortheSustainableDevelopmentGoals.IwouldliketocongratulatetheChineseAcademyofSciences(CAS)forthisexcellentinitiative,andforfocusingon“buildingaglobalpartnershipfortheSDGs,andondemonstrationofbigdataapplicationsforsustainabledevelopment.”IamalsoveryhonoredtojoinyoutodayinthisinaugurationceremonyoftheInternationalResearchCentreofBigDatafortheSDGs.DistinguishedColleagues,In2015,allmemberstatesoftheUnitedNationsagreedonatransformativeroadmapforhumanityadoptinga2030AgendaforSustainableDevelopment.Today,approachingthemid-pointofthetimelinewesetforourselveswiththeSDGs,wearebehindinrealizingoursharedvision.Atthesametime,Iseethepotentialfornew,practicalsolutionsemergingfromscience,technologyandinnovationtheSTI.Indeed,ourscientificknowledgeoftheworldisadvancingatanexponentialrate.Technologiesaremorepowerfulandmorewidelyaccessiblethanever.Innovatorsacrosstheworldareproducingbrilliantapplicationstoaddressproblemsthatwouldhaveonceseemedimpossible.AndinthemidstofCOVID-19crisis,itisSTIthathasbetakencentrestageinhelpingtoshowthewayout.23ChapterIIAddressDeliveredattheConferenceMoreover,thebigdatathatisattheheartoftherevolutionaryadvancesinSTI.LadiesandGentlemen,internationalcooperationisessentialforaddressingoursharedchallengesimplementingSDGspresentsdifficultchallengesforallcountriesandforallofhumanity.NowitistimetoharnessthepowerofbigdatatohelpsolvethemultifacetedchallengesfacedbycountriesandmeetingtheSDGsandtodosoinaspiritofinternationalcooperation,TheinaugurationofthiscenteristhereforeveryimportantandtimelyandamilestoneforfuturecollaborationwiththeUNandotherstakeholders.Tothisend,itwillbeaprivilegeformydepartmenttocoordinateabroadpartnershipinapplyingSTIfortheSDGs,throughtheUNTechnologyFacilitationMechanism.TheChineseAcademyofSciencesisanimportantmemberofthispartnership.WiththenewCentre,Iamconfidentthatwewillenteraneweraofcollaboration,tobringcapacitybuildingaroundtheuseofnewkindsofdata,tostrengthenthescience-policyinterface,andtopromotedigitaltechnologyapplicationsthatdeliverbenefitsforpeopleacrosstheworld.Inclosing,IwishtoexpressmysinceregratitudetofriendsandcolleaguesoftheChineseAcademyofSciencesforestablishingtheInternationalResearchCentreofBigDatafortheSDGs.Thisisanimportantachievementofourjourneytoprotectthevulnerableandtoensurejustice,equalityandpublictrustinscienceandtechnologyfortheSDGs.Mydepartment,standsreadytoworkwiththeCentretostrengthenglobalpartnershipfortheSDGs.Ilookforwardtothecontinuedgrowthofthisimportantcollaboration.IwishthenewCentreandtheForumasuccessinallendeavors.Thankyou.24ChapterIIAddressDeliveredattheConferenceBAIChunli,PresidentoftheAllianceofInternationalScienceOrganizations(ANSO)Respectedchairmanoftheconference,distinguishedguests,ladiesandgentlemen,Goodmorning!Today,ontheoccasionoftheinaugurationceremonyofCBASandtheopeningceremonyofthe2021InternationalForumonBigDataforSDGsgrandlyheldinBeijing,IwouldliketoexpresswarmcongratulationsontheestablishmentofCBASandtheconveningoftheForumonbehalfofANSO!ItiswellknownthattheUNadoptedTransformingourWorld:The2030AgendaforSustainableDevelopmentin2015.Inthe2030Agenda,itisputforwardthat17SDGsand169specificgoalsshouldbeachievedby2030.Astotheimplementationofthe2030AgendaforSustainableDevelopment,strengtheningofsciences,technologies,andinnovationsisconsideredanimportantmeans,andtheirreplaceabilityofscientificandtechnologicalinnovationforsupportingandleadingsustainabledevelopmentisemphasized.ChinesePresidentXIJinpingsaidatthe75thSessionoftheUNGeneralAssemblythatChinawillestablishInternationalResearchCenterofBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoalstoprovidenewmomentumfortheimplementationoftheUN2030AgendaforSustainableDevelopment.CBASisofficiallyestablishedtodayafternearlyayearofpreparationsonthebasisofCASEarth.IalsoservedastheleaderofthespecialleadinggroupofCASandCBAS.IampleasedthatCBAShascooperatedcloselywithmanyinternationalinstitutionsandorganizations,andhasachievedaseriesofinfluentialachievements.CBASwillinevitablyactasavitalforceinscientificandtechnologicalinnovationsupportingtheachievementofglobalSDGsinthefuture.ANSOhasbeendevotedtopromotingglobalscientificandtechnologicaldevelopmentandcapacitybuilding,contributingtotheconstructionofahumanscienceandtechnologycommunitywitha25ChapterIIAddressDeliveredattheConferencesharedfuture.Atpresent,theCOVID-19pandemicisaconsiderablethreattotheachievementoftheUNSDGs.ANSOhopestopromotetheconnectionandinteractionofscience-policy-societytogetherwithCBAS,andprovidesolutionsandscientificsupportfornewdemandsandchallengesfacedbysustainabledevelopment,acommongrandmissionofmankind.Ladies,Gentlemen,andDearFriends,undertheinfluenceoftheCOVID-19pandemicacrosstheworld,therearemanydifficultiesintheachievementofSDGs,soitismoreurgentthanevertopromotetheachievementofSDGsthroughscientificandtechnologicalinnovation.CBASprovidesanimportantplatformforgatheringhigh-qualityforcesinthefieldandsolvinginformationandtechnologybottlenecksfacedbysustainabledevelopmentthroughbigdata.IhopethatwecanworktogethertodeepenandenhancetheabilityofbigdatatopromotetheachievementofSDGs,contributingtotheimplementationofthe2030AgendaforSustainableDevelopment.Iwishthisconferenceacompletesuccess.Thankyou!26ChapterIIAddressDeliveredattheConferenceIngerAndersen,UNUnder-Secretary-GeneralandExecutiveDirectoroftheUnitedNationsEnvironmentProgrammeThankyouforinvitingmetospeakatthefirstinternationalforumandbigdataforsustainabledevelopment.Weareproudtoco-hostthiseventwiththeChineseAcademyofSciencesincontinuationofourlongstandingpartnership.AllowmetobeginbysharingmycondolencestothefamiliesofthelovedonesthatperishedduringthedevastatingstorminZhengzhoulastmonth.AtragicexamplethatconfirmswhattheIntergovernmentalPanelonClimateChangetoldusjustafewweeksagoclimatechangeisherenowandit’sgettingworsefaster.Inthisplanetaryemergencyaswestaydownthetripleplanetarycrisisofclimatechange,biodiversitylossandpollutionandwastedeployingrapidlyeachineverysolutioninourtoolboxcansavehumanityfromdevastation.Environmentrelateddataandindicatorsatallfingertipsarecriticalsothatwecanunderstandwhichofouractionsareimprovingtheenvironmentandwhicharedeterioratingitfurther.Investinginbigdatafortheenvironmentthereforeisnotanoption,butit'sanabsolutenecessity.UNEP’sreportmeasuringprogressenvironmentintheSDGspointstosignificantstridesbycountriesinmakingmoredataavailablefortheenvironmentrelatedindicators,butwestillhaveonlysufficientdatatomeasuretrendsfor42percentoftheenvironmentrelatedSDGindicators.UNEPissupportingcountriesinbuildingcapacitiestoproducemorenationalenvironmentaldataforall92environmentrelatedSDGindicators.ThegoodnewsisabigdatatoolsanddigitaltechnologiesarealreadyavailabletomeasureprogressandclimateactionandonmeetingtheSDGs.Forexample,oceanhabitats.UNWCMConlineplatformprovidesdecisionmakerswiththebestpossibleglobalinformation,knowledgeandtoolsrequiredtoprotectkeyoceanecosystems.Theplatformwhichusesspatialanalysisandtechnologycloudcomputingmethodologiescombineskeybiodiversitydatasetsabouttheoceanwithvariousmarinehabitatdistributiondatasets.Thishelpsdecisionmakersunderstandwhereprotectionisneededandwhichspeciesarefacingextinctionrisksandhowfutureconservationandrestorationeffortsshouldbeprioritized.27ChapterIIAddressDeliveredattheConferenceSince2018,earth'sobservationdatahasbeenusedtomeasurechangesinthespecialareaofopensurfacewaterpercountryforSDGindicator6.6.1.Morerecently,thisnewapplicationhasbeendisaggregatingthesamespecialareaofopenwaterdatafordifferentecosystems,suchaslakesandrivers,reservoirs,inlandwetlands,andmangrove.Thisdisaggregationnowenablescountriestoobservechangesinspecificecosystemtypesandtakedecisionsthatprotectandrestorespecificecosystems.AsweatUNEPthroughourbigdataplatform,theworldenvironmentsituationroomaimtoensuretransparentaccesstodataanalyticstosupportdecisionmakersandglobalregionalandcountrylevels.Butevenasweplugthegapsofenvironmentaldata,it'scriticalthatwestrengthenourabilitytoidentifyandanalyzeintolinkagesbetweenouractionsandimpactontheenvironmentonhumanhealthandontheeconomy.ThismeansbetterjoiningactionsbetweenenvironmentMinistries,Nationalstatisticalofficesaswellastheministriesofeconomy,finance,developmentandhealth.I'mverypleasedtoseeUNEPandtheChineseAcademyofscienceisworkingtogethertobridgethedatagapsfortheSDGsandtoimproveoureffectivenessinusingenvironmentaldata.IthanktheChineseAcademyofSciencesandProf.Guoinparticularfortheimportantcontributionstoourmeasuringprogressreport.IwelcomeandenhancecollaborationonbigdataandSDGsandIlookforwardtolearningmoreabouttheoutcomesoftheforum.28ChapterIIAddressDeliveredattheConferenceXUGuanhua,ChairmanoftheScientificCommitteeofthe2021InternationalForumonBigDataforSDGs(FBAS)DistinguishedExperts,GuestsandFriends,Goodmorning!Today,theinaugurationceremonyofCBAS&openingceremonyofthe2021InternationalForumonBigDataforSDGsaresuccessfullyheldinBeijing,whichisanotherimportantoccasionforthescientificcommunityinChinaandeventheworld.Firstofall,pleasegivemeamomenttoextendmywarmcongratulationsontheestablishmentofCBASandtheopeningoftheForum!Justnow,welistenedtothecongratulatoryletterfromPresidentXIJinpingreadoutbyVice-PremierLIUHe,andwatchedthevideospeechfromUNSecretary-GeneralGuterres,highlightingthecrucialroleofbigdataandothercutting-edgetechnologiesinpromotingsustainabledevelopmentandthefar-reachingsignificanceoftheestablishmentofCBAS.Weclearlyrememberthatthestrategicpriorityresearchprogram‘CASEarth’,animportantpracticeofthescienceandTechnologyFacilitationMechanism,waslaunchedbyCASinBeijinginearly2018.AsthedirectoroftheexpertcommitteeofCASEarth,Iamverypleasedthataseriesofbreakthroughsandapplicationsaremadeinbigdatatechnologieswiththedeepeningofresearch,andanovelmodelofmulti-disciplinaryintegratedscientificdevelopmentfocusingonBigEarthDatahasbeenconstructedandsupportedthesustainabledevelopmentintheworld.BigEarthDatainSupportoftheSustainableDevelopmentGoals,animportanthighlightachievement,hasbeensubmittedtotheUNasanofficialdocumentoftheChinesegovernmentfortwoconsecutiveyears.ItestablishesanimportantbasisforCBASwhoseestablishmentwas29ChapterIIAddressDeliveredattheConferenceannouncedbyPresidentXIJinping.Asa‘veteran’onthescientificandtechnologicalfront,IamveryhappytoworkinthescientificcommitteeofthisForumandtheexpertcommitteeofCBAS.IhopethatCBASwillhavein-depthcooperationwiththeinternationalscienceandtechnologycommunitytojointlyrespondtonewchallengesfacedinsustainabledevelopmentandservetheworldcommunitybycombiningtheconceptofinnovation-drivendevelopment.Also,Ihopethateveryonecanworktogethertoactivelydeepenandenhancethetheoreticalresearchandconsensusonsustainabledevelopment,acceleratetheapplicationandpromotionofbigdatatechnologies,andjointlycreateasustainablefutureforallmankind.Distinguishedexperts,guestsandfriends,today,wewitnesstheestablishmentofCBAShere.IhopeandbelievethatCBASwilladvancecoherentlyunderthesupportofvariousnationalministriesandcommissionsandinternationalorganizationsandinstitutions,contributingtheChinesestrengthtotheimplementationoftheUN2030Agendaallovertheworld.Thankyou!30ChapterIIAddressDeliveredattheConferenceIbrahimThiaw,UNUnder-Secretary-GeneralandExecutiveSecretaryoftheUnitedNationsConventiontoCombatDesertification(UNCCD)DearFriends,OnbehalfofUNCCD(TheUNConventiontoCombatDesertification),IbringyougreetingsfromBonn.AlongsidetheChineseAcademyofScientistsandourUNEnvironmentProgrampartners,I’mhonoredtoco-hostthisforum.BigDatacanbethesinglemosttransformativetoolofthe21stCentury.I’mconfidentthatwithinourlifetimes,BigDatacanbeutilizedasatoolforpositivechangethroughouttheworld,especiallythemostvulnerablepartsoftheworld.Climatechange,biodiversityloss,poverty,humanhealthanddiseases,landdegradationarejustfewexamplesofitsenormouspotential.WehaveseenthisduringthelasttwoyearswiththeCOVID-19pandemic.BigDatawascrucialwithrespecttounderstandingthevirus,thespeedofitsspread,andlearninghowtomultilaterallycollaboratetodealwithit.WearealreadyutilizingBigDatawithintheUNtohelpachievetheSustainableDevelopmentGoals.WeuseitattheUNCCDaswell.Yet,weareonlyatthebeginning.WehaveavisionintheUNCCDhavingapublicUNCCDDataPortal.Wecould,forexample,useittobetterunderstandhowEarthobservationandgeospatialdatacomeinrealtimecontributetowardsaccurateknowledge,understandingandmitigatinglanddegradationanddrought.Iampleasedthatourconferencehost,ChinahasmadeconsiderableadvancementsinEarthobservationBigDatatosupportclimatechangestudies,managingbiodiversityandnaturalresourcesmanagement.TheUNCCDlooksforwardtocooperatingwiththeInternationalResearchCenterofBigDataandSustainableDevelopmentGoalswhichChinawillbelaunching.Weneedfullintegrationofdifferentdatasetstoavoidfragmentation.Wemusthaverobustcommonpoliciesarounddatasharinginaccordancewithnationale-governanceandopendataframeworks.Moreimportantly,wemustensurenoregionsorcountriesareleftbehind.So,thereismuchwecandotogether.WehavealreadystartedintheUNCCDandacrosstheUNfamily.31ChapterIIAddressDeliveredattheConferenceAsthecustodianofSDGindicator15.3.1onLandDegradationNeutrality,wehelpedmanagetheGrouponEarthObservationsLandDegradationNeutralityInitiative(GEOLDN).ThisinitiativeisalreadyusingBigDatatocalculatethisindicatordirectlyfromsatellitemeasurements,whichwillenablecountriestomonitorandreportprogress,findandunderstandexistinggaps.WearealsoworkingwiththeFoodandAgricultureOrganizationandover100partnerstodevelopaframeworkforecosystemrestorationmonitoring.WithintheUNfamilyandbeyond,IurgeyoualltoworktogethertofullyrealizethepromiseofBigDataalongwithEarthobservation,cloudservices,machinelearningandInternetofThingstoidentifythingswedidnotknowquickerthanever,toseepatternstosubtletoourlimitedhumanabilitiesindatasetstoolargeforustoprocess,toanalyzecorrelationstoocomplexformanualtoolstorevealphysicalstatusforEarthobservation,andmultiplesocio-economicbehaviors.Thiswillhelpachievelanddegradationneutralityandotherobjectivesrelatedtodesertification,landdegradationanddrought,butalsotoachievesomuchmoreforallhumanity.Thankyouverymuch.32ChapterIIAddressDeliveredattheConferenceYanaGevorgyan,ExecutiveDirectorofGrouponEarthObservations(GEO)SecretariatHello,mynameisYanaGevorgyan.IamthedirectorofGEOsecretary.ItismydistinctpleasuretoparticipateintheopeningoftheInternationalForumonBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoals.Ithanktheco-hostofthisevent,theChineseAcademyofSciences,UNEPandUNCCD,fortheinvitation.ThesethreeorganizationsareamongGEO’sstrongestsupportersandkeyleadingpartnersinGEO’skeyactivities.Inrecentyears,datarevolutionanddigitaltransformationreachedunprecedentedheights.Todayweareseeinganincrediblemomentinbuildingbusinesses,governments,indigenouscommunitiesandcivilsocietiessteppingforward,extendingtheirhandsinpartnershiptochangethecourseofenvironmentaldegradationandbringvitalitytotheeconomiesandsocieties.InGEO,ourgoalistobenefitourmembers,thegovernmentswhohavetheultimateresponsibilitytosecurethewell-beingoftheircitizens.Weconceptualizeourworkmainlybasedonthedecisionneedsofthegovernments.ThepolicyneedsthatourgovernmentstofindseveralenvironmentalpreventionsarethekeydriversofGEO’swork.Withover120governmentsandnearly160participatingorganizationsandassociates,GEOprovidesspaceforexchangeofknowledgetechnologiesandcollaborativeactiontoadvancegovernmentactionsonclimate,oceanwell-being,disasterriskreduction,conservationandrestorationofecosystemsanddiversity.Moreimportantly,GEOconvincepartnersfromacrosstheinformationvaluechainandprovidesasafeandopenspace,tomobilizeactionthatwilldelivervalueandadvancesolutions.Andtheglueforallofthis,iscollaborationthroughcommunicationthatbuildstrustandfaculty.Thisyear,theworld'sgovernmentsarecallingforacceleratedactioninresponsetoescalatingcrises.Earlierthisyear,governmentslaunchedtheUNOceanDecadeandtheUNDecadeonEcosystemRestoration.Laterthisyear,thepartiesoftheUNESCOandConventiononBiodiversityalsoemphasizedtoaccelerateaction.Actionstakenineachofthesepolicyareaswillunderpinlong-termsustainabledevelopmentandsupportAgenda2030forSustainableDevelopmentGoals.Buttheseactionsmustbetakenbasedonthebest33ChapterIIAddressDeliveredattheConferenceavailablescienceandcutting-edgeresearch.Scientificandappliedresearchmustinformsmartpolicychoicestobuildandstrengthensynergiesbetweenthevariousapplicationareassuchasincreasingfoodproductionwhilesecuringaccesstowaterandsanitation.Inthisregard,theinaugurationoftheInternationalResearchCenterofBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoalsbytheGovernmentofChinaisverytimely.Aswelooktothenearfuture,weseeincreasingneedtoprovidepolicymakerswithactionsofbothsidesthatinformscomplexdecisionsattheaccessofdifferentpoliciesandSDGs.GEOwouldwelcomecontributionsfromtheresearchcenterparticularlyfromitsthinktankactivitiestoinformthebestapproachesandmethodsforaccomplishingthisobjective.Wemustleverageallavailableavenuestoaccelerateglobalsharingofdata,knowledgeandtechnologies.Astheleadingchampionofopendatashare,GEOstronglyadvocatesandpromotesthecultureofopenscienceandopenknowledge,toreallyacceleratetheuseofbigdataforsustainabledevelopmentandespeciallyinthelowandmiddleincomecountriesandservecommunities.Weneedtoensurethatinternationalexchangesecurescriticalandenablingconditions.Thismeansthatdataissharedbasedonopendatalicensesthatextendaccesstodatabeyondscientificnews.Italsomeansprogressivedevelopmentofanalysis,readydatabymajordataproviders.Andfinally,itmeansmakingresultsreproducible.ThereisarealopportunityforthedatafromtheSDGsciencesatellitetobemadeavailableastheanalysisreadywithunderpinningopendatalicenses.ManyGEOmembersandorganizationswillbetakingpartinthisforum.Soletususethisgatheringasaplatformtorenewourcommitmenttothisfoundationalprinciplesofopenexchangeasthekeyvehicleforachievingourlargervisionforbigdatainservicetosustainabledevelopment.Thankyouonceagainforhavingmeaspartofthisgathering.Iwishyousuccesswiththisinauguralforum.34ChapterIIAddressDeliveredattheConferenceBarendMons,ChairoftheISCDataCommitteeDearParticipants,AsthepresidentofCODATA,letmefirstofallcongratulateyouontheestablishmentoftheInternationalResearchCenterofBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoalsandIwouldliketoreflectalittlebitfromourCODATAperspectiveonwhatisneededhere.Firstofall,weknowthatsustainabledevelopmentgoalsalldealwithcross-disciplinaryissues.Theyarecomplexproblems,thatareneversolvablewithinonedisciplinelikehealthorenvironmentortechnicalsciences.Andwealsoknow,thatifwewanttoworkcrossdisciplines,theinteroperabilityofdataandservicesthatweneedisabigproblem.Itisactually,inmyopinion,anorderofmagnitudemoredifficulttoworkacrossdisciplinesthanwithinyourowndiscipline.So,IwillsaysomethingaboutFAIRdata,whichisnotthesameasOpenData.Notalldatacanbeopen,asweknow,butstill,weareworkingforthebenefitofourcitizenssowewouldliketousecitizens’datawhereverpossible.Butwehavetorespectofcoursetheprivacyofourcitizensaswell,that’saproblem.So,weneedFAIRdata,whichisFindable,Accessible,Interoperable,andReusablebymachines.Today,IwouldliketofocusontheAandtheIofFAIR,soaccessibleunderwell-definedconditions,whichdoesnotnecessarilymeanopen.Butinteroperable,ofcoursetechnicallyahugeproblem.Becausewehavetocrossdisciplines,wehavebigdata,andmachinesthatcandealwiththem,andtodaymachinescannoteffectivelydealwiththetypeofdatawepresenttothem.So,weneedtohavemuchmoredisciplineonhavingourdatainmachinereadableformat.So,IusuallysummarizeFAIRnowas‘themachineknowswhatImean’.So,tryingtobridgethedifferencesbetweenthesustainabledevelopmentgoalproblems,andthedisciplinesdealingwiththem,isgoingtobehugelyimportantintheyearstocome.Andyourinstitutecanplayanenormouslyimportantrolethereifyoudoitright,whichmeansthatweneedtohaveaglobaleffortbecauseofcoursethesustainabledevelopmentgoalsareallofglobalscope,andthatiswhyCODATAhasadecadalplanwhichhasasacoretoensurecross-disciplinarycross-regionalinteroperabilityofdataandservices.Andwewouldlovetoworktogetherwithallinstitutesthataredealingwiththisproblem,tomakesurethatbyspreadingtheFAIRapproachacrossalldisciplines,andnotaskingeveryonetomovetothesamestandard,butmaketheir35ChapterIIAddressDeliveredattheConferencestandardsexplicitsothatthingscanbedoneinthewayitshouldbedoneisourgoal,andwewouldcollaboratewithallinstitutesaroundtheworldtodothat,withthefinalaimtocreatewhatwecallthe“InternetofFAIRDataandServices”.Youcouldalsocallitthe‘InternetforMachines’wheremachinesareabletoindependentlyusetheinternetverymuchlikepeopleusetheinternettoday,find,access,interoperateandreusethedatathatareneededtosupportourgoalsandourinterventionstoreachthesustainabledevelopmentgoals.So,withthat,IwishyouallthesuccessintheworldandpleaseworkwithusasCODATAaroundtheglobetoreachthosegoals.Thankyouverymuch.36ChapterIIAddressDeliveredattheConferenceAlessandroAnnoni,PresidentoftheInternationalSocietyforDigitalEarthDearDelegatesandParticipants.OnbehalfoftheInternationalSocietyforDigitalEarth.IwouldliketoexpressmysincerecongratulationfortheestablishmentoftheInternationalResearchCenterofBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoalstosupporttheimplementationoftheUnitedNations2030agendaforsustainabledevelopment.Unlikelycovid-19isimposingtravelrestrictionandIcannotbewithyouforthisspecialeventinBeijing.Allowmewherevertosharemyviewabouttheobjectiveofthecenterofthisform.TheCenteraimstobeapublicscienceandtechnologyplatformsfocusonUNsustainabledevelopmentgoalsthroughbigdatascience.ItisexpectedtobecomeathinktankforUNorganizationsandmemberstatesrelevantfortheimplementationofAgenda2030oneofthemainavenuefortheimplementationoftheagendaisourcapacitytomeasureprogressrelevanttowardstheSustainableDevelopmentGoals.Specificindicatorshavebeendefined.Theseindicatorsrequireappropriatedata.Todaythereisariseofdataduetodigitaltransformationofoursocietybutstilltoolimitedcapacitytoaccess,analyze,searchinformationandturnittoknowledgeforbetterdecisionmaking.Forthisreason,wemustbetterprofitfromthescientifictechnologicalprogressinthebillionsofdigitaldevicesthatcollectpetabytesofinformationonadailybasis,theso-calleddatatsunamiordatarevolution.Itisnecessarytofocusourresearchonbigdataanditsintegrationwithdatafromdifferentnaturalandsocialsciencedomains,thisincludesland,seas,atmosphere,urbansettlementandhumanactivityandasthemeanstopotentialfornewsolutiontowardssustainabledevelopmentgoals.Unfortunately,COVID19hasastrongunforeseenandrapidimpactonseveralindicators,poverty,education,health,economicgrowthtonamefewofthem.Onlybyusingbigdataanalyticsreal-timeprocessingwewillbeabletomonitorandassessinquasi-realtimewhatishappeningandmakerightdecisions.InthiscontextthisnewinternationalresearchcenterisbecomingevenmorerelevantandIhopeitcouldactsoonasanaggregatorandfacilitatorsforallresearchersandgovernmentthatspenteffortsinsustainabledevelopment.AspresidentoftheInternationalSocietyofDigitalEarth,Icanonlysharewithyouanambitionofthenew37ChapterIIAddressDeliveredattheConferenceCenter.IwouldliketoremindyouthatoursocietywasfoundedinBeijingin2006.ItsmissionistobenefitthesocietybypromotingthedevelopmentandrealizationofDigitalEarth.DigitalEarthmakesuseofdigitaltechnologiestomodelearthsystemsincludingitsculturalandsocialaspects,representedbythehumansocietythatliveintheplanet.TheDigitalEarthvisionincorporatesadigitallyformattedearthaccessibledirectlytocitizenconnectsviainternetandsupportfacilitatingtheprovisionofdataandinformationtoothers.ClearlyDigitalEarthtechnologyplayandin-depthroleinprovidingthenecessarybasisforreliableandresponsiblescientificunderstandingandknowledgetosupportinformeddecisionandevidence-basedpolicyadvise.WehaverecentlyestablishedsomeworkinggroupsthatareofparticularrelevancefortheobjectivesoftheInternationalResearchCenterofBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoalssuchastheworkinggroupondatagovernanceandethics,oneducation,onscienceandtechnologyandlastbutnotleasttheworkinggroupondigitalearthtosupporttosustainabledevelopmentgoals.Forthisreason,theInternationalSocietyofDigitalEarththatIrepresentisreadytohaveclosecollaborationwiththenewcenterintheareasofcommoninterests.IlookforwardgettofruitfulresultsfromtheCenterinthefutureandmybestwishestotheInternationalForumonBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoals.38ChapterIIIAcademicActivities39ChapterIIIAcademicActivitiesChapterIIIAcademicActivities40ChapterIIIAcademicActivitiesThe2021InternationalForumonBigDataforSDGsfeatured9keynotespeeches,63thematicsessions,and3specialsessions,includingtheForumonEarthObservationforSDGs,theDBAR2021,andtheHIST10thAnniversarySymposium.ThekeynotespeakersincludedDayaReddy(PresidentoftheInternationalScienceCouncil),GongKe(PresidentofWFEO),LiuJian(DirectoroftheScienceDivision,UNEP),DavidCastle(MemberoftheScienceAdvisoryCommitteeoftheCouncilofCanadianAcademies),DirkFransaer(ManagingDirectoroftheFlemishInstituteforTechnologicalResearch),MassimoMenenti(MemberoftheDBARScienceCommittee),MarkkuKulmala(ProfessorattheUniversityofHelsinki,ForeignMemberofCAS),ClovisFreire(DirectorofEconomicAffairsoftheUnitedNationsConferenceonTradeandDevelopment),andGretchenKalonji(AssistantDirector-GeneralforNaturalSciencesatUNESCO).Thekeynotespeechessharedtheirideasonscientific,technical,andpolicyconstraintsfacingtheachievementofSDGsimplementedbybigdata,promotedtheinteractionofscience,policyandsociety,andexploredscientificandtechnologicalsolutionsforsupportingtheachievementofSDGs.ThetechnicalsessionsdiscussedthedevelopmentofaDigitalSilkRoadandglobalpartnershipforSDGs,innovationanddemonstrationofbigdataapplicationsforsustainabledevelopment,advancedtechnologyandinformationplatformsforSDGevaluation,DigitalEarthandsustainabledevelopment,andresearchonBigEarthDatatosupportSDGs.DuringtheForumonEarthObservationforSDGs,effectivemeansanddevelopmentideasofspaceobservationformonitoringandassessingSDGsindicatorswerediscussed.AttheDBAR2021andtheHIST10thAnniversarySymposium,topicsfocusingoninternationalscientificandtechnologicalorganizationsandplansforpromotingglobalscienceandtechnologydevelopmentandcapacitybuilding,anddevelopmentofaglobaltechnologyplatformtofacilitatetheachievementofSDGswerediscussed.Overview41ChapterIIIAcademicActivities09-06ProgramataGlance09:30-11:00OpeningCeremony(ConventionHallNo.1)11:00-11:30TeaBreak11:30-12:30KeynoteSpeech(ConventionHallNo.1)12:30-13:30Lunch13:30-15:00BuildingaDigitalSilkRoadandGlobalPartnershipforSDGSCutting-edgeTechnologiesandInformationPlatformsforAssessingSDGsEnvironmentalDimensionofSDGsActivitiesaroundBeltandRoadfromScientificDataCenterAgricultureandFoodSecurityDigitalBeltandRoad-BigEarthDataforSustainableDevelopmentandManagementofCoastandSeaDigitalHeritageandSustainabilityAchievingtheSDGsincitiesandregionsHyperspectralEarthObservation-1FrontierTechnologyofMicrowaveEarthObservationHyperspectralLiDARTechnologyandApplicationVirtualGeographicScenarioandDigitalTwinBigSpaceEarthDataFrontierMethodsandTechniquesforEarthObservation203A203B203C203D201A201CD305E305D305C305B305A201B15:00-15:30TeaBreak15:30-17:00BuildingaDigitalSilkRoadandGlobalPartnershipforSDGSCutting-edgeTechnologiesandInformationPlatformsforAssessingSDGsBigEarthDataforDisasterRiskReductionandSustainableDevelopmentGoalsWaterResourceSecurityandEfficientUtilizationunderGlobalChangeBigEarthDataandSustainableCitiesBigEarthDataforSustainableDevelopmentinHighMountainAsiaandArcticregionDigitalEarthPolesandSDGs(Invited)DigitalModelingandSimulationHyperspectralEarthObservation-2ApplicationsofEarthObservationTechnologyforEnergyandEnvironmentBIM/CIMInformationModelandVirtualGeographicEnvironmentSystemApplicationofSpatialInformationTechnologyLiDAREarthObservationSustainableDevelopmentoftheUNESCODesignatedSites203A203B203C203D201CD201A305E305D305C305B305A201B42ChapterIIIAcademicActivities09:00-10:20KeynoteSpeech(ConferenceRoom201)10:20-10:45TeaBreak10:45-12:15ForumonEarthObervationforSustainableDevelopmentGoals(ConferenceRoom201)12:15-13:30Lunch13:30-15:00InnovationandDemonstrationofBigDataApplicationforSustainableDevelopmentDigitalEarthandSustainableDevelopmentDBARScienceTeamMeeting(Invited)307BigEarthDatainSupportofSDG2:ZeroHunger-1BigEarthDatainSupportofSDG6:CleanWaterandSanitation-1BigEarthDatainServiceofSDG11:SustainableCitiesandCommunities-1BigEarthDatainServiceofSDG13:ClimateChangeandClimateAction-1BigEarthDatainSupportofSDG14:LifeBelowWater-1BigEarthDataininSupportofSDG15:LifeonLand-1DigitalAgricultureandFoodSecurityDigitalMountainforMountainSustainableDevelopmentDigitalEarthPolesandSDGs:ScienceandApplicationDigitalOceanSupportingforSustainableOceanDevelopment-1DigitalEarthTheoryandModelDigitalEarthFrontierApplication-1203A203B203C203D305E305D305C305B305A201A201B201CD15:00-15:30TeaBreak15:30-17:00InnovationandDemonstrationofBigDataApplicationforSustainableDevelopmentDigitalEarthandSustainableDevelopmentBigEarthDatainSupportofSDG2:ZeroHunger-2BigEarthDatainSupportofSDG6:CleanWaterandSanitation-2BigEarthDatainServiceofSDG11:SustainableCitiesandCommunities-2BigEarthDatainServiceofSDG13:ClimateChangeandClimateAction-2BigEarthDatainSupportofSDG14:LifeBelowWater-2BigEarthDatainServiceofSDGs:Trade-offsandSynergiesDigitalDisasterReductionTechnologyforSustainableDevelopmentDigitalEarthPolesandSDGs:MethodsandTechniqueDigitalOceanSupportingforSustainableOceanDevelopment-2DigitalEarthandBigData-1203A203B203C203D305E305D305C305A201A201B19:00-21:00JointWorkshopofCASEarth-CODATA09-07ProgramataGlance43ChapterIIIAcademicActivities09:00-10:00KeynoteSpeech(ConferenceRoom201)10:00-10:30TeaBreak09:00-12:30HIST10thAnniversarySymposium(Room305)10:30-12:00ResearchonBigEarthDatatoSupportSustainableDevelopmentGoalsBigDataCurationandCloudComputingforSDGsBigEarthDatatoSupporttheUNSustainableDevelopmentGoalsintheEarth’sThreePoles"BigEarthData:ANewPowertoSupporttheSustainableDevelopmentGoalsBigEarthDatainSupportofSDG15:LifeonLand-2DigitalEarthandBigData-2DigitalEarthandBigData-3DigitalEarthandRemoteSensingModelingDigitalEarthandMoonBasedObservation203A203B203C203D201A201B201CD30312:00-13:30Lunch13:30-15:00ResearchonBigEarthDatatoSupportSustainableDevelopmentGoalsBiodiversityBigDataMiningandProtectionApplicationBigEarthDataforBuildingBeautifulChinaDigitalEarthTechnologySystemandGlobalBasicSpatialInformationProductsOceanBigDatainSupportoftheSustainableDevelopmentGoalsDigitalEarthFrontierApplication-2DigitalEarthFrontierApplication-3DigitalEarthandRemoteSensingRetrievalDigitalEarthFrontierApplication-4203A203B203C203D305A305B305C305D15:30-16:30ClosingCeremonyConferenceRoom20109-08ProgramataGlance44ChapterIIIAcademicActivitiesKeynoteSpeechesSpeechTitle:InternationalScientificCooperation,NewTechnologies,andSDGsSpeaker:DayaReddy,PresidentoftheInternationalScienceCouncilAbstract:TheglobalprogresstowardsachievingSDGsisuneven.TheimplementationoftheAgendainallcountriesstillfacesamajorobstacleofinequality,whichhasbeenaggravatedbytheCOVID-19pandemic.Accordingtothe2019GlobalSustainabilityReport,scienceandtechnologyareoneofthefourleverstoacceleratetheachievementofSDGs.Newtechnologiessuchasartificialintelligence(AI)andgenomeeditingneedtobeseenbothintermsoftheirenormouspotentialandthesocialinequalitiesandethicalissuestheypose.TheCOVID-19pandemic,whichintertwineswithotherchallengestohumandevelopment,presentsanopportunitytorethinkSDGs.Extensiveinternationalcooperationisrequiredforaddressingchallengeswhilenewtechnologiesarethedrivingforcebehindit.CBAS,thefirstresearchinstitutionconcentratingontheimplementationofSDGs,willcarryoutdeepcooperationwithinternationalscientificplatformsandutilizeavailablesourcestothefullestextenttomakeduecontributionstotheachievementofSDGs.45ChapterIIIAcademicActivitiesSpeechTitle:EngineeringforSustainableDevelopment-EnhancedbyBigDataandAISpeaker:GONGKe,PresidentofWFEOAbstract:ToworkonadvancingtheUN2030SDGs,WFEOhasdevelopedtheWFEO2030EngineeringPlancloselyintegratedwiththeUN2030AgendaforSustainableDevelopmentandparticipatedinscienceandtechnologyinnovationforumsandhigh-levelpoliticalforumseveryyear.Inaddition,WFEOhasalsomadecontributionstotheformulationofsomeimportantreportstogetherwithseveralUNorganizations.SDGsareintegratedandtheirimplementationrequiresengineeringsolutions.ItiswellrecognizedthattheachievementofSDGsneedstoberootedinadvancesinscience,technology,andengineering.BigdataandAIshowgreatpotentialinimprovingtheefficiency,safety,andeco-friendlinessofengineering.Besides,engineeringpoweredbybigdataandAIcanpromotetheachievementofSDGs.AllengineeringindustriesshouldadapttotheparadigmshiftbroughtaboutbyemergingdigitaltechnologiessuchasbigdataandAI.Sustainabledevelopmentisacommonchallengefacingmankind,andoneofthenecessaryconditionstosaveEarthandsustainhumansurvivalliesinglobalcooperation.WFEOhopestostrengthenthecooperationwithglobalpartnerstopromotetheachievementofSDGs.46ChapterIIIAcademicActivitiesSpeechTitle:MeasuringProgressinEnvironmentandSDGsSpeaker:LIUJian,DirectoroftheScienceDivision,UNEPAbstract:InordertodemonstrateprogressinindicatorsofSDGsrelatedtotheenvironment,UNEPhasreleasedthesecondeditionoftheAssessmentReportonProgressinEnvironmentandSDGs,withhopestostrengthenthecapacityforenvironmentalstatisticsandfillenvironmentaldatagapsthroughnewtechnologies.CorrelationcoefficientsandlinearregressionwereusedinthereporttoanalyzetherelationshipbetweenSDGindicators,aswellascorrelationsofSDGindicatorswithenvironment,socialconditions,andchanges,providingsupportforgovernmentdecision-making.Atpresent,datagapsstillremain.Thecomprehensiveunderstandingofthesynergisticeffectbetweensocio-economyandenvironmentisstilllimitedduetodeficienciesindata,analyticaltools,andanalyticalmethods.TheexplorationofBigEarthDatawilleffectivelymakeupforthelackofdataandenrichthestudymeansforSDGs.ItishopedthatgovernmentscanstrengthenthecomprehensiveanalysisoftheinternalrelationshipofSDGsindicators,andemploybigdatatostudySDGindicatorstoachieveSDGs.47ChapterIIIAcademicActivitiesSpeechTitle:MakingBigDataRelevanttoSDGsSpeaker:DavidCastle,ProfessorattheUniversityofVictoriaAbstract:Thecurrentsituationofbiodiversitylossisincreasinggloballyandtendstothreatennatureandhumanbeings.Biodiversityscienceandtechnologyhavebeendevelopingrapidlytocopewiththebiodiversitycrisis.Inthefieldofbiodiversitymonitoring,high-throughputtechnologyhasshownremarkableprogresscomparedwithmorphology.SupportedbymachinelearningandAI,advancesinbiodiversitysciencearedigital,withthepotentialtoextend,generatingmassiveamountsofbiodiversitydata.Bio-monitoringbigdatalaysasolidbasefortheformulationofmorethroughoutandimpactfulpolicyinitiatives.Withnaturalcapitalaccountingtechnology,anintegratedframeworkfortranslatingbio-monitoringdataintorealsupportfornewpolicyinitiativesisoffered,consideringtheintegrationofeconomicgrowthandsustainabledevelopmentofthebiosphere,improvingbiodiversityconservation,andachievingcoordinateddevelopmentofSDGswithothersocio-economicgoals.48ChapterIIIAcademicActivitiesSpeechTitle:BigDatafortheBenefitoftheSDGsSpeaker:DirkFransaer,ManagingDirectoroftheFlemishInstituteforTechnologicalResearchAbstract:Bigdataanddigitalsolutionsarehighlybeneficialforcarbondioxideemissionsreduction,promotingtheindustrialvaluechainstobelow-carbon,sustainableandenvironmental-friendly.Emissionreductionandenergyconservationcanbeachievedbysettingupmodelsbeforeimplementation,managingreal-timeurbanstaticanddynamicdatathroughbigdataplatforms,andcomprehensivelyanalyzingthedutiesandneedsofallparties.Atpresent,mostbigdataliesinthehandsofsomelargeInternetcompanies,notavailabletoindividuals.Thedevelopmentofindividual-specificmedicinehasbeenenabledbythetrackingandanalysisofallaspectsofanindividual'sonlineactivities,livingenvironment,genetics,andotherinformation.InternationalcooperationsurelyisaneffectivewaytoaddressSDGissues,throughwhichintegratedtechnologysolutionscanbedeveloped,organizationsinvolvedintheimplementationofSDGscanbeprovidedwithaplatformforcooperation,technologicalinnovationanddecision-makingofsustainabilitycanbelinked,andSDGscanbeservedwithtechnologyinanintegratedmanner.49ChapterIIIAcademicActivitiesSpeechTitle:EvaluatingaMulti-disciplinaryResearchandDevelopmentProgram:theDBARApproachSpeaker:MassimoMenenti,MemberoftheDBARScienceCommitteeAbstract:Theprogramassessmentsuggestsascientificbasisforprojectdecision-makingandlaysapathforthefuturedevelopmentoftheprogram,whichiscarriedoutontheprojectprocessesandresultsqualitativelyandquantitatively.Withrespecttoquality,originalityandsustainabilityarepaidmostattentionto,whilewithregardtoquantity,variousdatasuchasthenumberofpaperspublishedandtalentscultivatedistakenintoaccount.TheDBARInitiative,firstlyproposedin2016,isconceivedtodevelopaneffectivemechanismformulti-lateralcooperation,providemoresupporttodecision-makers,andemployBigEarthDatatoenablethecountriesintheBeltandRoadregiontoultimatelyachieveSDGs.TheassessmentofDBARwasimplementedinthreemainstagesoftheprojectcycleoninternalandexternalperformances,mainlyfocusingoninnovation,impact,andoutput.TheassessmentreportwasfirstlysubmittedbytheDBARWorkingGrouptotheAssessmentPlanningGroupforfollow-upevaluation,thenforwardedtotheExternalCommitteefordiscussion,andwasfinalizedafterrevision.TheassessmentreportatthecurrentstageshowsthatDBARhasaccumulatedalotofexperienceintheattainmentofSDGsandisshiningalightonfuturedevelopment.50ChapterIIIAcademicActivitiesSpeechTitle:Pan-EurasianExperiment:SignificanceofContinuousComprehensiveObservations-SMEARConceptSpeaker:MarkkuKulmala,ProfessorattheUniversityofHelsinkiAbstract:Publicbigdata,composedoflong-termsiteobservationsofEarthsystemprocesses,isapowerfultooltodealwithglobalgrandchallengesandisalsomakingcontributionstotheUNSDGs.TheStationforMeasuringEarthsurfaceAtmosphereRelations(SMEAR)isanintegratedsynergisticobservationapproachdesignedtoprovidehigh-qualityandunbiaseddataandassociatedmetadataonEarthsurface-atmosphereinteractionsforthepurposeofunderstandingthevariousfeedbacksposedbytheEarthsystemanddifferentcomponentsoftheentireplanet.Strictlyadheringtospecifictransmissionstandardsanddataprotocols,SMEARcontinuouslyobservesmorethan1,200variablesoveralongperiodoftime,recordsthevariousinteractionsbetweenthebiosphereandtheatmosphere,andbuildsamulti-disciplinary,multiscaleopendatabasetohelpunderstandtheinterplaybetweenclimatechangeandnatural-ecologicalsystems.ComprehensiveobservationstationshavealsobeendeployedbyBeijingbasedontheSMEARmodeltoprovidedataassuranceforsolvingairqualityproblemsandimprovingthequalityoflifeinbigcities.TheglobalSMEARobservationnetworkwillprovideenvironmentalbigdatatocouplewithremotesensingdata,experimentalmethods,andmodels,addressingcurrentenvironmentalchallenges,betterexploringtheresponsemechanismoftheecosystemtoclimatechange,andultimatelyattainingtheUNSDGs.51ChapterIIIAcademicActivitiesSpeechTitle:BigDatatoBridgeBigGaps:StrategicDirectionsforResearchSpeaker:ClovisFreire,DirectorofEconomicAffairsoftheUnitedNationsConferenceonTradeandDevelopmentAbstract:TheUNCTADTechnologyandInnovationReport2021showsthatdevelopmentinequalitiesbetweencountrieshavereducedinthelastfouryears.However,thegapbetweendevelopedanddevelopingcountriesiswidening,fromthepointofviewofabsolutetermsofincomedisparity.Thetechnologicalrevolutionisoneofthemajorfactorswideningthedevelopmentinequalitiesbetweencountries.Yet,therelevantfrontiertechnologieslieinthehandsofafewcountries,whichrequiresmoretechnologicalinputfordevelopingcountriestocatchupandfillthegap.Besides,intheapplicationofAIandbigdata,thedistributionofdataoftenleanstowarddevelopedcountrieswithmaturetechnology,causingdatadeficiencyinpoorandbackwardareasthatwillleadtoinequalityintechnologyuse.Therefore,bigdataandAIshouldbecombinedwithtraditionalproductionsectors,servedasatooltohelpdevelopingcountriesnarrowthetechnologygap,enhancetechnologicallearningandinnovationcapabilities,extendbigdatatobackwardgroupstoreduceinequalitieswithinsocialgroups,individuals,regions,andcountries,andacceleratetheachievementofSDGs.52ChapterIIIAcademicActivitiesSpeechTitle:IntegratingGlobal,Regional,NationalandLocalLevelEffortsonDataforDisasterRiskReductionandResponseSpeaker:GretchenKalonji,DeanoftheSichuanUniversity-TheHongKongPolytechnicUniversityInstituteforDisasterManagementandReconstructionAbstract:Inadequatedataandtechnologyarepracticalobstaclestodisasterriskreduction.Tobettercopewithdisastersandreducedisasterrisk,continuousimprovementofdatasystemsatglobal,regional,national,andlocallevelsisneededanddataatvariousscalesshouldbeintegratedtobetterenhancedisasterresilience.Severaltransnationalandmulti-disciplinaryorganizationsandgroupshavebeenestablishedbytheinternationalsocietyandthescientificcommunity,withafocusonsharinginformationondisasterriskreductionandunitingdiverseforcestoworkondisasterriskreduction.Youngexpertspossessunlimitedpotentialsotheyshouldbegrantedmoresupportindisasterreductionwork.Innovationinthehighereducationsystemplaysanimportantroleincultivatingmoreyoungtalents.Weshouldstrengthennotonlythetrainingofpostgraduateprofessionalprojectsbutalsothetrainingofrelevantinnovativeprojectsinundergraduateeducation.Atthisstage,disasterriskreductionischallengedbyinsufficientdataandalackoftechnology.Inaddition,socialbarriersandculturaldifferencesamongteampartnerswillalsoweakencohesionandinnovationability.Onlybyovercomingthesocialbarriersandculturalchallengesofacademiacanwebringtogethermultidisciplinarytalents,integratedataatalllevels,andmakegooduseofbigdatatoachievedisasterreductiongoals.53ChapterIIIAcademicActivitiesBackgroundSincethe1stInternationalSymposiumonDigitalEarthheldin1999inBeijingandco-sponsoredbyCAS,19ministriesandcommissionsandtherelatednationalandinternationalorganizations,DigitalEarththeoryandtechnologyhaveattractedwidespreadattentionaroundtheworldandgrownquitedramatically.ISDE,foundedin2006,isoneofthefewinternationalacademicorganizationsbasedinChinaandinitiatedandfoundedbyChinesescientists.ISDEhasbeencommittedtopromotingglobalacademicexchangesandinternationalcooperationonDigitalEarth.Aftertenyearsofdevelopment,12internationalsymposiaonDigitalEarthand8DigitalEarthsummitshavebeensuccessfullyheldin14countriesworldwide.Inaddition,ISDElaunchedtheInternationalJournalofDigitalEarthandanotherinternationaljournal-BigEarthDatarespectivelyin2008and2017,respectively.ImportanttotheprofessionalstandingofISDEisthepublishingofManualofDigitalEarth,thefirstEnglishmonographintheDigitalEarthdomainWhat'smore,ISDEhasbecomeamemberoftheInternationalScienceCouncil,GEO,andtheUNCommitteeofExpertsonGlobalGeospatialInformationManagement-GeospatialSocieties.ISDEisnowwidelyrecognizedasoneofthecrucialinternationalorganizations.Inthepast20years,especiallyinrecentyears,advancementsintechnologiessuchasbigdataandAI,DigitalEarthscienceandtechnologyhavebecomemoreandmoreimportantinpromotingsustainabledevelopment,dealingwithglobalenvironmentalchanges,anddisasteremergencymanagement.Withtheadventoftheeraofbigdata,moreprogressisneededtobemadeinDigitalEarthdomain.AchievingSDGs,implementingthe‘BeltandRoad’initiative,andpromotingthestrategyofDigitalChinaandBeautifulChinaallrequirethestrongsupportofDigitalEarthandBigEarthDatatechnologies.TofurtherpromotethedevelopmentofDigitalEarthscienceandtechnologyinChinaandboosttheEarthBigDatascienceandtechnologytoplayalargerroleinmajorscientificdiscoveriesandtheimplementationofnationalstrategies,ISDEdecidedtoholdaseriesofChinaDigitalEarthConference(CDEC).Withthethemeof‘BigEarthDatainsupportofSustainableDevelopment’,the1stCDECwassuccessfullyheldinBeijingonNovember18-20,2019,attractingabout800expertsandscholarsfromgovernmentdepartments,universities,researchinstitutes,andindustrialenterprisestoattend.The2ndChinaDigitalEarthConference(CDEC)54ChapterIIIAcademicActivitiesThe2ndCDECThemed‘DigitalEarthtowardsSustainableDevelopment’,the2ndCDECfocusedonthetheoreticalinnovation,cutting-edgetechnologies,applicationdemonstrationofDigitalEarth,andindustrydevelopment.theimportantroleofdigitalearthinachievingSDGswasalsodiscussedin-depth.Theconferenceprovidedacommonplatformtoexpertsandscholarsinvariousfieldsfromdecision-makingandmanagementdepartments,engineeringandR&Dpersonnelofventurecapitalenterprisestoexchangetheirthoughtsandresearchresults.Theconferencewasheldonlineandon-site,carryingout32topicsinthreedomains:advancedtechnologyandinformationplatformsforSDGs,DigitalEarthandsustainabledevelopment,andresearchonBigEarthDatainsupportofSDGs.Atotalof38sessions,around220oralpresentations,and42posterswereorganized,coveringthemesincludinghyperspectralEarthobservation,frontiertechnologiesofmicrowaveEarthobservation,hyperspectralLiDARtechnologiesandapplications,virtualgeographicscenarioanddigitaltwin,bigspaceEarthdata,frontiermethodsandtechnologiesforEarthobservation,applicationsofEarthobservationtechnologiesforenergyandenvironment,BIM/CIMinformationmodelandvirtualgeographicenvironmentsystem,applicationsofspatialinformationtechnology,LiDAREarthobservation,digitalagricultureandfoodsecurity,digitalmountainformountainsustainabledevelopment,digitalEarthpolesandsustainabledevelopmentofscienceandapplications,digitaloceansupportingforsustainableoceandevelopment,theoriesandmodelsforDigitalEarth,frontierapplicationsofDigitalEarth,DigitalEarthandremotesensingmodeling,DigitalEarthandremotesensinginversion,DigitalEarthandLunar-basedobservation.Atotalof262abstractsand46full-textpapersfrom62universitiesandresearchinstitutesathomeandabroadwerereceived.Amongthe46full-textpapers,5wereawardedBestPaperAwardafterpeer-reviewbytheacademiccommittee.Duringtheconference,20presenterswereawardedBestYouthPresentationAwardafterreviewandrecommendationbythechairmanofeachsession.Attheclosingceremony,theorganizingcommitteeoftheconferencepresentedtheawardcertificatestothewinners.55ChapterIIIAcademicActivitiesPurpose:ToselectandrecognizethebestpaperssubmittedtoCDECandmotivateauthorstostrivehardfornewandinnovativeachievementsandcontributionstothefieldofDigitalEarth.Thecandidatequalificationsare:1.ThecandidateshallregistertoparticipateinCDECandmakeoralpresentationsorposterpresentations,2.Fulltextsubmissionisrequired,3.ThepaperpresentsinnovationandprogressinDigitalEarthscience,technology,andapplications.Theorganizationandprocessoftheselection:Theorganizingcommitteeorganizesexpertstoreviewthefulltextofthepapersandselectsthebestpapersaccordingtothereviewopinions.Awardquota:Lessthanorequalto10%ofthenumberofpaperssubmitted.Throughpeer-reviewbytheacademiccommittee,theBestPaperAwardwasannouncedandawardedto5papersattheclosingceremonyofthe2ndCDEC.BestPaperAwardofthe2ndCDEC56ChapterIIIAcademicActivitiesPurpose:ToencourageyoungscientistsbyselectingandrecognizingtheexcellentoralpresentationsatCDEC.Thecandidateconditionsare:1.ThecandidateshallregistertoparticipateinCDECandmakeoralpresentations.2.ThepapersubmittedpresentsinnovationandprogressinDigitalEarthscience,technology,andapplicationswithanovelformandexcellentcontent.3.Thepresenterisundertheageof45(inclusive).Theorganizationandprocessoftheselection:Thechairsofeachsessionorganizeadiscussiontorecommendthebestyouthpresentationsofeachsessiontotheconferenceorganizingcommitteeforselectingthewinningpresentations.Awardquota:Lessthanorequalto30%ofthenumberofpresentations.Throughthereviewandrecommendationofthechairsofeachsession,theBestYouthPresentationAwardwasannouncedandawardedto20presentersattheclosingceremonyofthe2ndCDEC.BestYouthPresentationAwardofthe2ndCDEC57ChapterIIIAcademicActivitiesThe5thDigitalBeltandRoadConference(DBAR2021)andthe5thDBARScienceTeamMeeting(STM)wereheldinBeijing.Withthethemeof‘DBARInternationalPartnership’,DBAR2021aimedtoenhanceinternationalpartnershipsintheBeltandRoadregiontowardstheuseofBigEarthDatatosupportsustainabledevelopment.Intermsofdataservices,thetopicofscientificdatasharingandservicesintheBeltandRoadregion(DBAR-DATA)wasdiscussedattheconference.Astotheapplications,thefollowing6topicswerediscussed:agricultureandfoodsecurity(DBAR-AGRI),environmentalchangeandsustainabledevelopmentintheBeltandRoadregion(DBAR-ENVI),sustainabledevelopmentofdigitalheritage(DBAR-HERITAGE),BigEarthDatafordisasterriskreductionandSDGs(DBAR-DISASTER),waterresourcesecurityandefficientutilizationunderglobalchange(DBAR-WATER),andBigEarthDataandsustainablecities(DBAR-URBAN).WithrespecttothecomprehensivedevelopmentoftheBeltandRoadregion,discussionwasmadeonBigEarthDataforsustainabledevelopmentandmanagementofcoastandsea(DBAR-COAST),andBigEarthDataforsustainabledevelopmentinHighMountainAsiaandtheArcticregion(DBAR-HiMAC).Theconferencewasheldonlineandon-site.Morethan320expertsandscholarsfromover50countriesandregions,includingChina,Russia,Pakistan,theUnitedStates,theUnitedKingdom,Germany,Italy,Zambia,Morocco,Thailand,Finland,Australia,Sweden,Mongolia,SriLanka,Kenya,Ethiopia,andMozambiqueparticipatedintheconference,and62oralpresentationsand27postersinvolvingtheabove9topicswerereleased.DBAR2021ConferenceandDBARSTMDBAR-HiMACsessionofDBAR202158ChapterIIIAcademicActivitiesFocusingonscience,technology,andinnovationwiththecorecompetenceofbigdataandadvanceddatatechnology,participantsdemonstratedanddiscussedhowtobringintofullplaythekeyroleandtypicalapplicationsofbigdatainpromotingthesustainabledevelopmentoftheBeltandRoad,andeffectivelybuilttheBeltandRoadtechnologycooperationnetworkthroughcommunication.Afterthededicateddiscussion,participantsreachedaconsensusoncollaborationandcooperationtoachieveofSDGs.Itwashighlightedthatgoodpartnershipisneededtobebuiltinthenewdevelopmentperiodtofurthercarryoutin-depthscientificandtechnologicalcooperationandpromotethesharingofscientificandtechnologicaldataintheBeltandRoadregion,thusbetterprovidingsolutions,technologicalinnovations,andapplicationpracticesforsustainabledevelopmentchallenges,andtrulyturningthesustainabledevelopmentoftheBeltandRoadintoakeyfactortoimproveregionaldevelopment.DuringDBAR2021,GUOHuadong,chairofDBARandacademicianofCAS,chairedthe2021DBARSTM,conveyingtoallDBARmemberstheinternationalconsensusonsustainabledevelopmentandtheneedforjointeffortsbyallpartiestopromotethedevelopmentofregionalapplications.Hepointedoutthatafterfiveyearsofdevelopmentandpractice,theprogramofBigDataFacilitatingtheAchievementofSDGshasbeencarriedoutasoneofthebigscienceresearchplans,playinganimportantroleinpromotingtheachievementofSDGs,andhasshowngreatpotentialapplicationsinsustainabledevelopmentresearchfortheBeltandRoadregion.GroupphotoforDBAR2021STM59ChapterIIIAcademicActivitiesTheco-chairsof9DBARWorkingGroupsandheadsof8InternationalCentersofExcellence(ICoEs)attendedthemeetingandreportedtheirworkprogressanddevelopmentplans.TheDBARScienceCommitteereviewedtheconclusionsandrecommendationsoftheexternalevaluationresultforthepreparationphaseofDBARandacceptedtheapplicationofanewICoEinGhana.AttheSTM,themembersoftheDBARScienceCommitteeagreedthatafterfiveyearsofdevelopment,DBARhasbuiltaDBARBigEarthDataplatform,established9WorkingGroupsand8ICoEsaroundtheworld,makingDBARakeycontributortothesustainabledevelopmentoftheBeltandRoad.TheDBARConferenceisacrucialannualDBARevent,andtheSTMisanimportantmeetingforthedevelopmentofDBAR.Thisseriesofconferenceshasestablishedaninternationalacademicexchangeplatformforscientistsanddecision-makers,providingadviceanddecisionsforthedevelopmentandpromotionofDBAR.DBAR2021andDBARSTMwereheldduringtheInternationalForumonBigDataforSDGs,buildingabroaderexchangeplatformforthedevelopmentofDBAR.60ChapterIIIAcademicActivitiesWiththethemeof‘EarthObservationinSupportoftheAchievementofSGDs’,theForumonEarthObservationforSDGswashostedbyGuoHuadong,DirectorGeneralofCBAS,andLIAOXiaohan,DeputyDirectorofCBAS.ExpertsfromCAS,theMinistryofNaturalResources(MNR),theMinistryofEcologyandEnvironment(MEE),theStateAdministrationforScience,TechnologyandIndustryforNationalDefence(SASTIND),theChinaMeteorologicalAdministration(CMA)aswellasChinaAerospaceScienceandTechnologyCorporation(CASC)attendedtheForum.Asanimportantcomponentofthe2021InternationalForumonBigDataforSDGs,theForumonEarthObservationforSDGswasdesignedtoprovideanacademicexchangesplatformforexploringrelevanttheoriesandtechnologiesofearthobservationtoservetheUN2030AgendaforSustainableDevelopment.Sustainabledevelopmentshouldbeapermanentthemeforhumanslivingonearth,anditisincumbentuponthescientificandtechnologicalcirclestoutilizeadvancedscientifictechnologytobetterunderstandandprotecttheearthforitssustainabledevelopment,AcademicianGuoHuadong,DirectorGeneralofCBASandalsoChiefScientistForumonEarthObservationforSDGs61ChapterIIIAcademicActivitiesofSDGSatelliteSDG-1(SDGSAT-1),saidinthereportoftheForum.CHENLiangfu(chiefdesignerofthescientificapplicationsystemofSDGSAT-1),LINMingsen(DirectoroftheNationalSatelliteOceanApplicationService),TANGXinming(chiefengineeroftheLandSatelliteRemoteSensingApplicationCenter,MNR)andZHANGPeng(DeputyDirectoroftheNationalSatelliteMeteorologicalCenter,CMA)respectivelydeliveredspecialreports:SDGsandSDGSAT-1,OceanSatellitesServeSDGs,ResourceSatellitesServeSDGsaswellasMeteorologicalSatellitesServeSDGs.Inthesession‘SummitDialogue’oftheForum,fivetopexperts,includingAcademicianGUOHuadong,ZHAOJian(DirectoroftheMajorSpecialProjectCenter,SASTIND),YUETao(DirectorofChinaCentreforResourcesSatelliteDataandApplication),LIQing(ChiefScientistfromSatelliteApplicationCenterforEcologyandEnvironment,MEE)andWANXuefromTechnologyandEngineeringCenterforSpaceUtilization(CSU),CAS,heldin-depthdiscussionsonhowdifferentseriesofnationalearthobservationsystemsservedtheachievementofSDGs.TheexpertsattendingtheForumreachedaconsensusthatearthobservationisaneffectivewaytoacquirebigdataresourcesonearthandanessentialmeanstoresearchearthsystemscience,alsothatithasandwillcontinuetomakespecialcontributionstoachievingSGDsintheworldandeffectivelyservetheresearchofSDGindicatorswhichrepresentedtheinteractionofhumanactivitiesandearthenvironment.Witheffectiveacquisitionandsharingofglobaldataresources,itsalleviationoftheunevensustainabledevelopmentaroundtheworldwillbepossibleandalsohelptonarrowthedigitaldividebetweendifferentregions.Theexpertsindicatedthatinordertoachievethe2030SDGs,furthercooperationinthefieldofearthobservationsatellitesshouldbeencouragedtomakecollectiveeffortsforcontributingtoglobalsustainabledevelopment.Meanwhile,weshoulduniteinternationalcounterpartstomakejointeffortstoprotectourearthanddevoteoureffortstothesustainableexistenceofhumanbeings.Beingheldwithacombinationofonlineandon-site,theForumattractedapproximately600overseasanddomesticexpertsandscholarsfrommultifariousresearchinstitutesanduniversities.ItwashostedbyCBAStogetherwithCASEarthspecialproject,CAS,andco-organizedbyAIR,CAS,NationalSpaceScienceCenter(NSSC),CASandInnovationAcademyforMicrosatellitesofCAS(IAMCAS).62ChapterIIIAcademicActivitiesDuringtheForum,HISTheldthe10thAnniversarySymposiumbothonlineandon-site.AcademicianGUOHuadong,DirectoroftheHIST,extendedhiswarmwelcometoalldelegatesandreviewedtheprominentachievementsofHIST,includingpioneeringtheestablishmentofspatialarchaeology,launchofover70projectsincooperationwithmorethan20countriesincludingCambodiaandSriLanka,trainingforsurpassed200peopleinmanagement,technologyandresearchofheritagesitesfrommorethan20developingcountries,andset-upofnetworksforexchangesandcooperationwithover30countriesandinternationalorganizations.HeexpressedsincerethankstotheleadersandcolleaguesfromUNESCO,CASandrelevantministriesandcommissionswhichhavebeeninsupportofthedevelopmentofHISTforadecade.Inaddition,healsostatedthatasthefirstglobalscientificinstitutionservingtheUN2030AgendaforSustainableDevelopmentwithbigdata,thenewlyestablishedSDGCenterwilloffertalents,dataandotherresourcesforthedevelopmentofHIST.Someguestsmadeseparatespeechesatthesymposium,includingProfessorGretchenKalonji(formerAssistantDirector-GeneralforNaturalSciencesatUNESCO),QINChangwei(Secretary-generalofChina'sNationalCommissionforUNESCO),PalithaKohona(SriLankanambassadortoChina),ShahbazKhan(RepresentativeofUNESCOBeijingOffice),ZHANGLei(DeputyDirectorofWorldCulturalHeritageDepartment,NationalCulturalHeritageAdministration),level-twoinvestigatorSUNTiefromNatureReservesManagementHIST10thAnniversarySymposium63ChapterIIIAcademicActivitiesDepartment,NationalForestryandGrasslandAdministration,PeterShadie(SeniorAdviserofWorldHeritageDepartment,InternationalUnionforConservationofNature),DouglasComer(VicePresidentofAdvisoryCommittee,InternationalCouncilonMonumentsandSites)andWebberNdoro(Director-generalofInternationalCentrefortheStudyofthePreservationandRestorationofCulturalProperty).TheycongratulatedHISTontheirfruitfulachievementsinthepastdecadeandsaidtheyarereadyforcontinuedexchangesandcooperationwithHISTinthefutureinordertojointlypushforwardthesustainabledevelopmentofUNESCO-listedheritage.AreportonthedevelopmentofHISToverthepastdecadewasdeliveredbyDeputyDirectorWANGXinyuan,outliningthedevelopmenthistoryofHISTanditsplansforfuturegrowth.AsHISTcompleteditsfirstsix-yearoperationin2017,significantprogresshadbeenachievedinthemechanismandsystem,teambuilding,scientificresearch,andinternationalcooperationandexchanges,earningHISTtheappraisalof‘outstandingachievement’inaUNESCOevaluation.Groundedontheseachievements,HISThadembarkedonthesecondsix-year(2019-2024)operation.AnopendiscussionsessionwashostedbyDeputyDirectorCHENFulong.Attheconference,participatingrepresentativesweresolicitedfortheiropinionsandsuggestionsontheten-yeardevelopmentplanofHIST,proposingideasforsystemandmechanismconstruction,disciplinarydevelopment,aswellasfutureplanning.Attheendoftheconference,DirectorGUOHuadongexpressedgratitudetothosewhohadassistedandcaredaboutthedevelopmentofHISTandconcludedthatHISTshouldgivefullplaytowiderplatformslikeCBASandworkwithglobalpartnerstobetterconservetheUNESCO-listedheritageandboosttheimplementationoftheWorldHeritageConventionandtheUN2030AgendaforSustainableDevelopment.TheCooperationAward,ContributionAward,andYouthAwardwerepresentedbyDirectorGUOHuadongtoexcellentHISTpartnersandemployeestohonortheircriticalcontributionsinthedevelopmentofHISToverthepastdecade.Inaddition,tenrepresentativeachievementsbyHISTwereannouncedasfollows.1)IntroductiontoSpatialArchaeologywaspublished,thefirstworkontheories,techniques,applications,anddisciplinarydevelopmentofspatialarchaeologyaroundtheworld.2)Theworld'sfirstprototypeforaninformationservicesystemofnatural-culturalheritagemonitoringandevaluationwasdeveloped,whichfacilitatedtheintegrationofbigdataofworldheritageandthetypicalapplicationofspatialtechnology.3)TheremotesensingmonitoringandevaluationresultsoftheAngkorenvironmentalremotesensingprojectwereusedasfirst-handscientificstatisticsforthesustainableconservationanddevelopmentoftheAngkorWorldHeritagesite.4)IntheCentennialReviewofRemoteSensingArchaeology,thehistoryandresearchprogressofglobalremotesensingarchaeologyoverthepastcenturywerereviewedunprecedentedly,andfrontierorientationssuchasAIremotesensingarchaeologywereputforward.5)NewdiscoveriesweremadeinspatialarchaeologyinTunisia,whichwasthefirsttimeforChinesescientiststodiscoveraSilkRoadarchaeologicalsiteabroadusingspatialarchaeologytechniques.6)TheSilkRoadWorldHeritageOccurrenceEnvironmentalMapwasmade,whichdisplayedallatoncetheoutstandinguniversalvalue,authenticity,andintegrityoftheculturalheritageanditsoccurrenceenvironment,aswellastheSilkRoadandtheworldheritagealongit.64ChapterIIIAcademicActivities7)ThesoftwarePointCloudMagicwasdeveloped,whichwasChina'sfirstfree-to-useLiDARremotesensingsoftwarewithcompleteproprietaryintellectualpropertyrightsandhadbeenpopularizedinfieldsofheritageconservation,mapping,forestry,electricpower,etc.8)AtlasofRemoteSensingforWorldHeritage:China,thefirstprofessionalatlasshowingworldheritagesiteswithspatialtechnology,waspublished,offeringaperspectiveofremotesensingfortheresearch,conservation,anddevelopmentofworldheritage.9)IntheprojectonthequalityanddistributionofAmurtigerhabitatsinLesserKhingan,thecurrentquality,spatialdistributioncharacteristics,andinfluencingfactorsofhabitatsofAmurtigerandtheirpreypopulationsinLesserKhinganwereinvestigated,providingscientificevidenceforthepopulationrecoveryandconstructionofecologicalcorridorsforAmurtigerandtheirpreypopulations.10)Intheprojectonthedigitalinheritanceandconservationoftraditionalvillages,landscapegeneticstheoriesandmethodsfortraditionalvillageswereproposed,andaplatformforcollaborativeinnovationforthedigitalinheritanceoftheheritageintraditionalvillageswasestablishedaspartofadigitaltechnologysystem,pioneeringanorientationindigitalinheritanceandconservationoftraditionalvillagesandtownsinChina.65ChapterIIIAcademicActivitiesHeldunderthethemeof‘BigdataforimplementingtheSustainableDevelopmentGoals’,theforumincludesdiscussionsfocusingonbuildingaDigitalSilkRoadandglobalpartnershipforSDGs,innovationanddemonstrationofbigdataapplicationforsustainabledevelopment,advancedtechnologyandinformationplatformsforSDGevaluation,DigitalEarthandsustainabledevelopment,andresearchonBigEarthDatatosupportSDGs.Focusingonthesetopics,9participantsdeliveredkeynotespeechesand348peoplemadeoralpresentationsin63thematicsessions,with53postersbeingpostedup.TechnicalSession:OralPresentationsandPosters66ChapterIIIAcademicActivities67ChapterIIIAcademicActivities68ChapterIVPlatformlaunchandpromotionalvideo69ChapterIVPlatformlaunchandpromotionalvideoChapterIVPlatformLaunchandPromotionalVideo70ChapterIVPlatformlaunchandpromotionalvideoDuringtheopeningceremonyoftheForum,the‘BigDataPlatformSystemforSDGs’wasofficiallylaunchedbyZHANGTao,VicePresidentofCAS.DevelopedandbuiltbyCASEarth,apriorityresearchprogramofCAS(ClassA),thesystemisChina'sfirstbigdatacloudserviceinfrastructureplatformforUNSDGs.Theintegrationofcomputing,analysis,presenting,anddatasharingallowsittoprovideone-stopSDGservicesandpublicdataproductsforavarietyofusersincludingthepublic,researchers,anddecisionmakers.FocusingonSDGindicatorsderivedfrombigdata,thesystemprioritizessixSDGs,namelyzerohunger,cleanwaterandsanitation,sustainablecitiesandcommunities,climateaction,lifebelowwater,andlifeonland.Multi-dimensionalservicesofrelatedtypicalresources(suchasdataproducts,onlinecalculationtools,visualizedcloudservices,anddecisionsupporttools)areprovidedtoensuredataandcomputingresourcesforHIST.ViatheChinese-Englishbilingualportalofthesystem,userscanaccessoverahundredSDGs-relatedcasesandabundantdatavisualization.Theresearchworkbench,integratedwithmultiplekindsofdataandonlinetools,providesdataandtoolfoundationsforSDGresearch,whileitssupportforlifecyclecurationofallkindsofapplicationservicesenablesresearcherstoshareapplicationanddataresourceswithprojectteammembers.Thedatarepositoryservesresearchers,projectteams,journals,institutions,universities,andmanyotherstakeholdersbyofferingservicesincludingsubmission,long-termstorage,publication,sharing,andaccessofscientificdata.Withlicensingofaccessandusageofdiversifieddata,thesystemfacilitatesthediscovery,citing,andreusingofdatawhileensuringthedataownershiprights.Incorporatedwithawiderangeofdatafromfundamentalgeographyandremotesensingtogroundmonitoringandsocialstatistics,thesystemcanperformcorefunctionslikeon-demandproductionofdatasets,onlinecalculationofindicators,interactiveanalysisanddecisionsupport,anddedicatedSDGdatarepository,whilealsoofferingone-stopservicesofdatacomputing,analysis,presenting,andsharing.Theplatformwasbuiltwithaproprietarynovelhyperconvergedsysteminfrastructuresynthesizedwithfourmodules,namelysupercomputing,bigdatacould,datastorage,andhigh-speednetwork.Itiscompetenttoperformdouble-precisionfloating-pointsupercomputing10trilliontimespersecond,store50petabytes(PB)ofdata,andperformcloudcomputingwithLaunchoftheSDGBigDataPlatform71ChapterIVPlatformlaunchandpromotionalvideo10,000CPUcores.BuiltinwithoverahundreddedicateddataanalysisandAIalgorithmtools,theplatformprovidesmultiplecloudservicesforSDGresearchanddecisions,includingon-demandproductionofdatasetsandonlinecalculationofSDGindicators,allthroughaunifiedbilingualportal.Basedonaproprietarydatamanagementandanalysisengine,on-demandproductionofwide-rangingSDGdatasets,e.g.forests,waterbody,andcities,onglobal,regional,andnationalscalescanbeprocessed,supportingsimultaneouscomputingandanalysisofdataonaPBscaleforamassivenumberofusers.EmpoweredbyEarthDataMiner,anin-housedevelopedbigdataanalysisengine,researchteamsareallowedtodevelopPythoncodeonline,accessSDGdigitalproductsinDatabox,conductintegrativedevelopmentandportingofonlineSDGindicatorcalculationalgorithms,anddevelopwebapplicationsforsingleindicatorsandreleasethemontheInternet.TheplatformhassuchfunctionsasSDGs-orienteddatavisualization,onlinecalculationofindicators,anddecisionsupport.Plug-inSDGdataandproductvisualizationmethodscanbedevelopedtoenablethecomprehensiveandefficientintegrationandvisualizationofSDGbigdata,aswellastheintegrationofonlinecalculationandapplicationdemonstrationfortypicalSDGindicators.Forinstance,astoSDG11orSDG13,theplatformcanassisttoachievenaturaldisasterpreventiongoalsbyreal-timeaccess,automaticprocessing,analysis,visualization,andservicereleasesofmulti-sourcemeteorologicalmonitoringdata,aswellascomprehensivemonitoringandwarningoftyphoons,earthquakes,andbasinfloods,formingaDigitalEarth-baseddecisionsupportapplicationsystemfortheindustry.Conformingtotheprincipleoffindable,accessible,interoperable,andreusable(FAIR),theplatformalsoincludesadedicatedSDGdatarepositoryLaunchceremonyoftheSDGBigDataPlatformwith10PBdata,providingglobaluserswithone-stopreleasingservicesforSDGdataresourcesfrommultiplefields.Againstaseriesoftechnicalbottlenecks,theSDGBigDataPlatformisabreakthroughinunifiedschedulingandaggregationservicesofultra-large-scaledistributedcomputingresources,managementandcomputationofpetabyte-levelgriddeddata,andinteractiveonlineanalysisofBigEarthData.IthasbeenintegratedaspartoftheTechnologyFacilitationMechanismonlineplatformandwillmakeconstantcontributionstotheUN2030AgendaforSustainableDevelopment.72ChapterIVPlatformlaunchandpromotionalvideoTransformingourWorld:the2030AgendaforSustainableDevelopment,adoptedbyall193UNmembercountriesinSeptember2015,givesanoverviewfor17SDGswhichencompasspoverty,hunger,health,climateaction,cleanenergy,andresponsibleconsumption.TheAgendaistodatethemostcomprehensivedevelopmentplanaddressingthesocial,economic,andenvironmentalissuesfacinghumansociety.TheprogressoftheAgendahasbeenhinderedbyinadequatestatistics,technicalobstacles,andfundingshortages.TheglobalpandemicofCOVID-19startingfromearly2020hasexacerbatedthisdifficultsituationfacingallcountriestoachieveSDGs,evenreversingtheirpreviouspositiveresults.ScientificandtechnologicalinnovationfacilitatestheachievementofSDGs.Therefore,theUNhasadoptedtheSDGs-orientedTechnologyFacilitationMechanism.AsemphasizedbyUNSecretary-GeneralAntonioGuterres,datashouldbemadebetteruseof,andmoreattentionshouldbepaidtodigitaltransformationintheuseofscientificandtechnologicalinnovation.Adatarevolutionistransforminghumansociety.Thankstorapidadvancesinscienceandtechnologyaswellastheincreasingpopularizationofdigitaldevicesandservices,theglobalvolumeofdataisexperiencingexponentialgrowth.Thedevelopmentofcomputationanddatasciencehasmadeitarealitytoprocessandanalyzedatainrealtime.Newer,faster,andmoreeffectivewaysareinneedtoaddressthedatachallengesinthecontextofsustainabledevelopment,callingforoutside-the-boxthinkingaswellasscientificandtechnologicalinnovation.Newdataacquiredbydataminingcanbecomplementarytodataacquiredbyofficialcensusesandsurveys,therebyacceleratingthedataaccumulationofhumanbehaviorsandempiricalinformation.SuchPromotionalVideo:BigDataFacilitatingtheAchievementofSDGs73ChapterIVPlatformlaunchandpromotionalvideocombinationofnewandtraditionaldataisboundtoproducemoredetailed,timely,andrelevanthigh-qualityinformation.Itisnowaninternationalacknowledgmentthatsustainabledevelopmentrequiresthestimulationofscientificandtechnologicalinnovation.CASEarth,initiatedbyCASin2018,providessuchinnovativesupportfortheachievementofSDGsagainstthegloballackofdataandtheresearchinadequacyoftheindicatorsystembyleveragingBigEarthData.ThereportsBigEarthDatainSupportoftheSustainableDevelopmentGoalswerereleasedbyChina'sstateleadershiponthe74thand75thUNGeneralAssemblyconsecutivelyasChina'sofficialdocuments.Chinahasallalongtakenanactivepartin,givenfirmsupportto,andmadeimportantcontributiontotheglobalsustainabledevelopment.ChinesePresidentXiJinpingmadeastatementattheGeneralDebateofthe75thSessionoftheUNGeneralAssemblyonSeptember22,2020,inwhichheannouncedthattosupporttheUNinplayingitscentralroleininternationalaffairs,ChinawillsetupaUNGlobalGeospatialKnowledgeandInnovationCenterandanSDGCentertofacilitatetheimplementationoftheUN2030AgendaforSustainableDevelopment.AsthefirstinternationalscientificresearchinstitutionservingSDGswithbigdataintheworld,CBASaimstocontributetotheglobalimplementationofSDGs,constructasystemoftheories,methodologies,andtechnologiesforbigdatainsupportofSDGs,establishanopensharingDigitalEarthscienceplatform,leadthewayinglobaldevelopmentofthebigdataforsustainabledevelopmentdiscipline,andprovidecomprehensiveservicesincludingdatasharing,fundamentaltheories,technicalapproaches,anddecisionsupportforChinaaswellasUNinstitutionsandmembercountriesforaddressingmajorsustainabledevelopmentissues.Devotedtoexploringinterdisciplinaryfrontiersofnaturalandsocialsciencesaswellassustainabilityscience,CBASaimstocarryoutsystematicresearchonthemonitoring,evaluation,andpredictionofSDGindicatorsinthebigdata-drivenfields,includingenvironmentalcommons,urbanandruraldevelopment,foodsecurity,andenergydecarbonization.CBASisalsocommittedtodevelopingbigdataplatformsanddecisionsupportsystemsinsupportofsustainabledevelopment,developingandoperatingSDGsatellites,buildingthinktanksforscientificandtechnologicalinnovation,andconductingrelevanteducationandtrainingfordevelopingcountries.TheachievementofSDGshingesonrapidgrowthinscientificandtechnologicalinnovation.AsaninnovativepracticeforSDGachievement,bigdatacanunleashahugetechnologicaldrivingforcefortheglobalsustainabledevelopment.Therefore,CBASiscommittedtotransformbigdataintoanewengineforsustainabledevelopmenttobringcountriestogetherforasustainablehumansocietyandletthelightofbigdatashineontheEarthnowandintothefuture.74ChapterIVPlatformlaunchandpromotionalvideoVideoscriptReproduction,migration,survival,creation,development,prosperity,challenge.Onthisblueplanet,humanprogresshasneverceased.Today,sustainabledevelopmenthasbecomeaninternationalconsensus,butclimatechange,naturaldisasters,chaosandturmoilmakeourfutureanddestinyfullofuncertainties.TransformingourWorld:The2030AgendaforSustainableDevelopmenthas17sustainabledevelopmentgoalsatitscoreaimingtoresolveeconomic,social,andenvironmentalissues.Theagendaisanactionplanforpeople,theplanet,andprosperity.TheUnitedNationshasalsoproposedtheTechnologyFacilitationMechanismtopromotescience,technology,andinnovationforglobalsustainabledevelopment.Intheprocessofdigitalization,bigdataprovidesuswithnewideasandmethodstounderstandtheplanetandundertakestheepicmissionofsustainabledevelopmentwithanewimpetus.In2018,theChineseAcademyofScienceslaunchedtheBigEarthDataScienceEngineeringProgramwhichusesbigdatatostudytheimpactofhumanactivityonecosystems.ItexplorestheutilityofBigEarthDatatosupportscience,technology,andinnovationforglobalsustainabledevelopment.TheBigEarthDataScienceEngineeringProgramhasbeenselectedfortheUnitedNations2030Connectonlinetechnologyplatformforthesustainabledevelopmentgoals.In2019and2020,theChinesegovernmentreleasedaseriesofreportstitledBigEarthDatainSupportoftheSustainableDevelopmentGoalsduringthe74thand75thGeneralAssembliesoftheUnitedNationsIn2020,Chinaannouncedduringthe75thGeneralAssemblyoftheUnitedNationsthatitwillsetupanInternationalResearchCenterofBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoals(CBAS).Inlinewiththesustainabledevelopmentgoals,CBASwillbuildasystemofbigdatatoolsforsustainabledevelopmentgoalsandestablishaDigitalEarthscienceplatformtoprovidescientificsupportforglobalsustainabledevelopment.CBAShasfivekeymissionsinseveralcross-disciplinary,frontierfieldsrelatedtosustainabledevelopment.Itwillconductsystematicresearchbasedonbigdataformonitoring,evaluating,andpredictingprogresstowardsthesustainabledevelopmentgoals.Itwillalsodevelopabigdataplatformanddecisionsupportsystem;developandoperatescientificsatellitesforsustainabledevelopmentgoals;establishathinktankforscience,technology,andinnovationforsustainabledevelopment;andcarryoutrelatededucationandtrainingindevelopingcountries.Weknowthathumanshaveneverstoppedexploringthisblueplanet.Inthefuture,oureffortstowardssustainabledevelopmentwillfacemorechallenges,suchasdatadeficiencyandtechnicalbarriers.Bigdatahasalongwaytogotoservethesustainabledevelopmentofhumankind,butwefirmlybelieveinabrighterfutureforhumandevelopment.Bykeepingakindandtenderheartontheroadofexploration,wecankeepinnovatingandblazingnewtrails.Bigdata:aninexhaustibledrivingforceforglobalsustainabledevelopment.75ChapterIVPlatformlaunchandpromotionalvideo76ChapterVExhibitiononBigEarthDataFacilitatingtheMonitoringandEvaluationofSDGs77ChapterVExhibitiononBigEarthDataFacilitatingtheMonitoringandEvaluationofSDGsChapterVExhibitiononBigEarthDataFacilitatingtheMonitoringandEvaluationofSDGs78ChapterVExhibitiononBigEarthDataFacilitatingtheMonitoringandEvaluationofSDGsThe‘ExhibitiononBigEarthDataFacilitatingtheMonitoringandEvaluationofSDGs’,hostedbyCASandorganizedbyCBAS,AIR,andCASEarth,wasoneofaseriesofactivitiestocommemoratethe50thAnniversaryoftherestorationofthelawfulseatofthePRCintheUN.Over100caseswereexhibitedbywaysofpanels,videos,systeminteraction,andmodelsunderthethemeof‘ScientificandTechnologicalInnovationFacilitatingtheUN2030AgendaforSustainableDevelopment’withinanareaofabout1,500squaremeters,fullyshowcasingthetechnologicalfacilitationofBigEarthDatainsupportofthemonitoringandevaluationofSDGs.ZHANGYaping,VicePresidentofCAS,addressedtheopeningceremonyoftheExhibition,notingthattheExhibitiondemonstratsthepracticalandapplicationpotentialofbigdatainfacilitatingtheachievementofSDGsandofferedChina'sapproachandexperiencetoinvolvedcountries,particularlydevelopingcountries,forimplementingthe2030AgendaforSustainableDevelopment.ZHANGYaping,VicePresidentofCAS,addressestheopeningceremonyoftheExhibition79ChapterVExhibitiononBigEarthDataFacilitatingtheMonitoringandEvaluationofSDGsGUOHuadong,DirectorGeneralofCBAS,presidedovertheopeningceremonyoftheExhibitionandguidedgueststhroughtheExhibitionwithdetailedexplanation.Containingfoursections,namelycasestudiesonBigEarthDatainsupportofSDGs,comprehensivedemonstrationofbigdatafacilitatingSDGs,dataproductsforthemonitoringandevaluationofSDGs,andSDGsciencesatellites,theExhibitiondisplayedtothepublicthelatestprogressofBigEarthDatamethodology,model,datasharing,decisionsupport,andtechnicalinnovationsandshowcasedthevalueandprospectsofapplyingBigEarthDatatechnologiesandmethodstothemonitoringandevaluationofSDGs,demonstratinghowEarthsciencecouldfacilitatetheachievementofSDGs.80ChapterVExhibitiononBigEarthDataFacilitatingtheMonitoringandEvaluationofSDGs(1)CaseStudiesonBigEarthDatainSupportofSDGsInthissection,thecasestudiesinthe2019and2020‘BigEarthDatainSupportoftheSustainableDevelopmentGoals’publicationswereexhibited.ThesecasestudiespresentedthemonitoringandevaluationresultsofSDGindicatorsfromSDG2zerohunger,SDG6cleanwaterandsanitation,SDG11sustainablecitiesandcommunities,SDG13climateaction,SDG14lifebelowwater,andSDG15lifeonland.(2)ComprehensiveDemonstrationofBigDataFacilitatingSDGsByintegratingmultipleindicators,sustainabledevelopmentissueswerestudiedandanalyzedonvaryingregionalscales(national,provincial,municipal,andcounty-level).ComprehensiveapplicationanddemonstrationofthemonitoringandevaluationofSDGindicatorswerecarriedouttoprovidedecisionsupportforthearea'ssustainablesocio-economicdevelopment.BAIChunli(PresidentofANSO),ZHANGYaping(VicePresidentofCAS),ZHANGTao(VicePresidentofCAS),GUOHuadong(DirectorGeneralofCBAS),andGONGKefromWFEOvisittheExhibition81ChapterVExhibitiononBigEarthDataFacilitatingtheMonitoringandEvaluationofSDGs(3)DataProductfortheMonitoringandEvaluationofSDGsInthissection,theachievementsoftheCASEarthdatasharingservicewereexhibited,includingarangeofSDGs-relateddataproductssuchasglobal30-mfineland-coverdynamicmonitoringproductsforyearsfrom1985to2020,globalcroplandmonitoringproduct,andremotesensingproductofglobalurbanimpervioussurface.(4)SDGScienceSatellites(SDGSAT-1)TheexhibitofthissectionwasSDGSAT-1,theworld'sfirstsciencesatelliteforsustainabledevelopment,developedbyCASandlaunchedinOctober2021.Equippedwiththreekindsofpayloadsincludingthermalinfrared,low-light-levelandmulti-spectralimagers,SDGSAT-1wastailoredformonitoringandevaluatingSDGs-relatedindicators.Besides,China'sEarthobservationsatellitesystemswerealsoexhibited,includingmeteorologicalsatellites,seasatellites,resourcesatellites,environmentalsatellites,GFsatellites,andotherseriesofoperatingsatellitesystemsandreceivableinternationalsatellitedata.82ChapterVExhibitiononBigEarthDataFacilitatingtheMonitoringandEvaluationofSDGs83ChapterVExhibitiononBigEarthDataFacilitatingtheMonitoringandEvaluationofSDGsForvisitors'reference,aninformationsectionwasalsosetuptodisplayrecentreportsandpublicationsrelatedtostudiesofBigEarthDatainsupportofSDGs.Heldbothon-siteandonlineaswellasbroadcastliveonnewmediaplatforms,theExhibitionattractedabout54,000visitorsincludingministryandcommissionleadership,academicians,CASleadership,andrepresentativesfromembassiesandinternationalorganizations.ItwasfullyshownintheExhibitionthatBigEarthDatawasanessentialscientificandtechnologicalinnovationformonitoringandevaluationofSDGsanddisplayedgreatdemonstrativeeffectintermsofresearchexperience,datasharing,andtechnologyinnovation.GreatattentionandcoveragefrommainstreammediaincludingCCTVNews,China.org.cn,andCGTNwerereceived,manifestingtotheworldChina'swisdominpromotingtheimplementationoftheUN2030AgendaforSustainableDevelopment.第七部分新闻媒体报道ChapterVINewsMedia86ChapterVINewsMediaTheInaugurationCeremonyoftheCBAS&OpeningCeremonyofthe2021InternationalForumonBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoalsreceivedwideattentionathomeandabroad,andplayedapositiveroleinestablishingandenhancingtheinfluenceoftheCBAS,andgavefullplaytothedueroleof"improvingqualityandincreasingefficiency"ofpublicitywork.Ithasgivenfullplaytotheroleof"improvingqualityandincreasingefficiency"ofpublicitywork.Accordingtoincompletestatistics,therearemorethan40originalreportsaroundthisactivity,whichinterpretedandpublicizedthesignificance,positioningandfutureworkobjectivesoftheCenterthroughall-roundandmulti-angle.Amongthem,onlyCCTV-Newsbroadcastreleased3newsarticles,andmajormediasuchasPeople'sDaily,GuangmingDaily,ChinaDaily,ScienceandTechnologyDailyandCGTNgavefrontpageandin-depthreport.习近平向可持续发展大数据国际研究中心成立大会暨2021年可持续发展大数据国际论坛致贺信【新华社】习近平向可持续发展大数据国际研究中心成立大会暨2021年可持续发展大数据国际论坛致贺信新华社北京9月6日电9月6日,国家主席习近平向可持续发展大数据国际研究中心成立大会暨2021年可持续发展大数据国际论坛致贺信。习近平指出,设立可持续发展大数据国际研究中心是我在第75届联合国大会上宣布的支持落实联合国2030年可持续发展议程的重要举措。2030年议程为各国发展和国际发展合作提出了明确目标。当前,世界正遭受新冠肺炎疫情巨大冲击,科技创新和大数据应用将有利于推动国际社会克服困难、在全球范围内落实2030年议程。习近平强调,希望各方充分利用可持续发展大数据国际研究中心平台和本次论坛,共谋大数据支撑可持续发展之计,加强国际合作,合力为落实2030年议程、推动构建人类命运共同体作出贡献。NewsMedia87ChapterVINewsMedia可持续发展大数据国际研究中心成立大会暨2021年可持续发展大数据国际论坛开幕式当日在北京举行。原文链接:https://xhpfmapi.zhongguowangshi.com/vh512/share/10237071?channel=weixin习近平向可持续发展大数据国际研究中心成立大会暨2021年可持续发展大数据国际论坛致贺信9月6日,国家主席习近平向可持续发展大数据国际研究中心成立大会暨2021年可持续发展大数据国际论坛致贺信。习近平指出,设立可持续发展大数据国际研究中心是我在第75届联合国大会上宣布的支持落实联合国2030年可持续发展议程的重要举措。2030年议程为各国发展和国际发展合作提出了明确目标。当前,世界正遭受新冠肺炎疫情巨大冲击,科技创新和大数据应用将有利于推动国际社会克服困难、在全球范围内落实2030年议程。习近平强调,希望各方充分利用可持续发展大数据国际研究中心平台和本次论坛,共谋大数据支撑可持续发展之计,加强国际合作,合力为落实2030年议程、推动构建人类命运共同体作出贡献。可持续发展大数据国际研究中心成立大会暨2021年可持续发展大数据国际论坛开幕式当日在北京举行。原文链接:http://m.news.cctv.com/2021/09/06/ARTIeopATvQHlg20LkdILWCe210906.shtml我国设立全球首个SDGs大数据研究机构央视新闻客户端2021年9月6日(总台央视记者郑玮玮李兵)2021年9月6日,可持续发展大数据国际研究中心在京成立,这是全球首个以大数据服务联合国《2030年可持续发展议程》的国际科研机构。《2030年可持续发展议程》指的是,在第70届联合国大会上,193个成员国通过的包括17个可持续发展目标(SDGs)和169项具体目标为核心内容的文件。17个可持续88ChapterVINewsMedia发展目标,旨在以综合方式全面解决社会、经济和环境3个维度的发展问题,从而使人类全面走向可持续发展的道路。数据缺失、发展不均衡、目标间关联且相互制约等问题正在成为SDGs实现的主要挑战,2020年全球新冠肺炎疫情的暴发,使SDGs如期实现面临更为严峻的局面,这对科技创新提出了更高的需求。为此,可持续发展大数据国际研究中心将建立全球可持续发展目标监测与评估体系,为联合国相关机构、成员国提供数据共享、科技支撑、决策支持。中心主任、中国科学院院士郭华东介绍,地球大数据是具有空间属性的地球科学领域大数据,不仅具有海量、多源、异构、多时相、多尺度、非平稳等大数据的一般性质,同时还具有很强的时空关联和物理关联,以及数据生成方法和来源的可控性。目前,广泛用于SDGs研究的地球大数据主要包括卫星遥感数据、传感网络数据、轨迹数据、社会经济统计数据、观点和行为数据、交易数据及调查数据等。从地球大数据在SDGs研究中发挥的作用来看,地球大数据能够通过生产新的数据集,从而进一步提高监测指标的覆盖范围,并可提供更及时的数据以填补和重构时间序列的空缺,在此基础上,得到时空分辨率更精细的SDG指标监测结果。可持续发展大数据国际研究中心,将建立可持续发展大数据信息平台系统;开展SDG指标监测与评估科学研究;研制和运行可持续发展系列科学卫星;建设科技创新促进可持续发展智库;以及提供面向发展中国家的教育和培训。原文链接:http://m.news.cctv.com/2021/09/06/ARTI3YFAbBlPZbBD9yQtsZJq210906.shtml习近平向可持续发展大数据国际研究中心成立大会暨2021年可持续发展大数据国际论坛致贺信新华社北京9月6日电9月6日,国家主席习近平向可持续发展大数据国际研究中心成立大会暨2021年可持续发展大数据国际论坛致贺信。习近平指出,设立可持续发展大数据国际研究中心是我在第75届联合国大会上宣布的支持落实联合国2030年可持续发展议程的重要举措。2030年议程为各国发展和国际发展合作提出了明确目标。当前,世界正遭受新冠肺炎疫情巨大冲击,科技创新和大数据应用将有利于推动国际社会克服困难、在全球范围内落实2030年议程。习近平强调,希望各方充分利用可持续发展大数据国际研究中心平台和本次论89ChapterVINewsMedia坛,共谋大数据支撑可持续发展之计,加强国际合作,合力为落实2030年议程、推动构建人类命运共同体作出贡献。可持续发展大数据国际研究中心成立大会暨2021年可持续发展大数据国际论坛开幕式当日在北京举行。(2021-09-07第1版要闻)原文链接:http://data.people.com.cn/rmrb/pic/20210907/1习近平向可持续发展大数据国际研究中心成立大会暨2021年可持续发展大数据国际论坛致贺信新华社北京9月6日电9月6日,国家主席习近平向可持续发展大数据国际研究中心成立大会暨2021年可持续发展大数据国际论坛致贺信。习近平指出,设立可持续发展大数据国际研究中心是我在第75届联合国大会上宣布的支持落实联合国2030年可持续发展议程的重要举措。2030年议程为各国发展和国际发展合作提出了明确目标。当前,世界正遭受新冠肺炎疫情巨大冲击,科技创新和大数据应用将有利于推动国际社会克服困难、在全球范围内落实2030年议程。习近平强调,希望各方充分利用可持续发展大数据国际研究中心平台和本次论坛,共谋大数据支撑可持续发展之计,加强国际合作,合力为落实2030年议程、推动构建人类命运共同体作出贡献。可持续发展大数据国际研究中心成立大会暨2021年可持续发展大数据国际论坛开幕式当日在北京举行。(2021年9月7日01版)原文链接:https://epaper.gmw.cn/gmrb/html/2021-09/07/nw.D110000gmrb_20210907_3-01.htm90ChapterVINewsMedia习近平向可持续发展大数据国际研究中心成立大会暨2021年可持续发展大数据国际论坛致贺信2021年9月7日01版新华社北京9月6日电9月6日,国家主席习近平向可持续发展大数据国际研究中心成立大会暨2021年可持续发展大数据国际论坛致贺信。习近平指出,设立可持续发展大数据国际研究中心是我在第75届联合国大会上宣布的支持落实联合国2030年可持续发展议程的重要举措。2030年议程为各国发展和国际发展合作提出了明确目标。当前,世界正遭受新冠肺炎疫情巨大冲击,科技创新和大数据应用将有利于推动国际社会克服困难、在全球范围内落实2030年议程。习近平强调,希望各方充分利用可持续发展大数据国际研究中心平台和本次论坛,共谋大数据支撑可持续发展之计,加强国际合作,合力为落实2030年议程、推动构建人类命运共同体作出贡献。可持续发展大数据国际研究中心成立大会暨2021年可持续发展大数据国际论坛开幕式当日在北京举行。原文链接:http://zqb.cyol.com/html/2021-09/07/nw.D110000zgqnb_20210907_3-01.htm习近平向可持续发展大数据国际研究中心成立大会暨2021年可持续发展大数据国际论坛致贺信新华社北京9月6日电9月6日,国家主席习近平向可持续发展大数据国际研究中心成立大会暨2021年可持续发展大数据国际论坛致贺信。习近平指出,设立可持续发展大数据国际研究中心是我在第75届联合国大会上宣布的支持落实联合国2030年可持续发展议程的重要举措。2030年议程为各国发展和国际发展合作提出了明确目标。当前,世界正遭受新冠肺炎疫情巨大冲击,科技创新和大数据应用将有利于推动国际社会克服困难、在全球范围内落实2030年议程。习近平强调,希望各方充分利用可持续发展大数据国际研究中心平台和本次论坛,共谋大数据支撑可持续发展之计,加强国际合作,合力为落实2030年议程、推动构建人类命运共同体作出贡献。91ChapterVINewsMedia可持续发展大数据国际研究中心成立大会暨2021年可持续发展大数据国际论坛开幕式当日在北京举行。原文链接:http://paper.ce.cn/jjrb/html/2021-09/07/node_2.htm#习近平向可持续发展大数据国际研究中心成立大会暨2021年可持续发展大数据国际论坛致贺信2021年9月6日原文链接:https://tv.cctv.com/2021/09/06/VIDExdlcdIH4GxEktMFXRNtk210906.shtml可持续发展大数据国际研究中心在京成立今天(9月6日),可持续发展大数据国际研究中心在北京成立,这是全球首个以大数据服务联合国2030年可持续发展议程的国际科研机构。中心将建立全球可持续发展目标监测与评估体系,为联合国相关机构、成员国提供数据共享、科技支撑、决策支持。原文链接:https://tv.cctv.com/2021/09/06/VIDEdpR4UEwjvayl4nLtrZj2210906.shtml央视快评:共谋大数据支撑可持续发展之计2021年9月6日原文链接:https://tv.cctv.com/2021/09/06/VIDELWMCMRAlIWxEWchFrflU210906.shtml92ChapterVINewsMedia可持续发展大数据国际研究中心成立利用大数据技术助力全球可持续发展2021年9月6日原文链接:https://tv.cctv.com/2021/09/06/VIDEyC2VW5uAyifLVEtj38Sn210906.shtml大数据看地球,探究可持续发展的过去与未来2011年9月6日原文链接:http://app.cctv.com/special/cportal/newlive/index.html?id=LiveHJAeWyTPTzORiHMeikpH210906ChinalaunchesresearchcentertohelpUNmeetsustainabledevelopmentgoalsByZhengYibingChineseAcademyofSciences(CAS)haslaunchedaresearchcentertouseandshareearthobservationdatatohelptheworldmeettheUnitedNationsGlobalSustainableDevelopmentGoal(SDG).ChinesePresidentXiJinpingsentacongratulatoryletterfortheevent,urgingallsidestostrengthencooperationandcontributetotheUNSDG2030andestablishacommunitywithasharedfutureformankind.ThecenterhelpsChinafulfillthepromisemadetothe75thsessionoftheUNGeneralAssemblylastyear.LaunchingceremonyofInternationalResearchCenterofBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoals(CBAS)inBeijing,September6,2021./CGTNItwillpoolinformationfromsatellites,aircraft,drones,andgroundarraysandsensorsonissueslikeenvironmentalcommons,urbanandrural-urbanfringedevelopment,foodsecurity,andenergydecarbonization.93ChapterVINewsMedia"Wewillestablishmonitoringandevaluationsystemsforthesegoals,andsharecollecteddatawithrelevantUNorganizationsanddevelopingcountries,"saidGuoHuadong,DirectorGeneralofthenewlyestablishedInternationalResearchCenterofBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoals(CBAS).TheUNhasattachedgreatimportancetothecollectionandsharingofsuchdata.IngerAndersen,UNUnder-Secretary-GeneralandExecutiveDirectoroftheUNEnvironmentProgram,saidthatsheisverypleasedtoseeCASisworkingtogetherwithotherstobridgethedatagapsfortheSustainableDevelopmentGoals(SDGs)andtoimprovetheeffectivenessinusingenvironmentaldata."Environmentrelateddataandindicatorsatallfingertipsarecriticalsothatwecanunderstandwhichofouractionsareimprovingtheenvironmentandwhicharedeterioratingitfurther.Investinginbigdatafortheenvironment,therefore,isnotanoption.It'sanabsolutenecessity,"shestressed.InternationalparticipantsjoinedthelaunchingceremonyofCBASinpersonoronline./CGTNProf.GretchenKalonji,formerassistantdirector-generalforNaturalSciencesatUNESCOpraisedthatthecenterhasaninternationalvision."Itwillbecontributingtoaworkforceworldwidethatknowshowtoworkacrossdisciplinaryboundaries,andtoworkacrossthenationalboundariestocomewithsomesolutionsforourcommonproblemsthatweallface,"shesaid.CBASDirectorGuoHuadongtoldCGTNthatChineseresearchershavevowedtoovercomechallengeslikelackofdata,insufficientresearch,andunevenprogressinimplementation."Aslongashumanbeingsexist,wealwaysfacethechallengeofhowtomaintainsustainabledevelopment.Andapplyingbigdatatounderstandandtopromoteresearchonthesubjectisoureternaltask,"hesaid.Theresearchcentersaysthattheywillprovidecriticalsupportintheformofknowledge,expertise,andtechnicalmeansandthisistohelpachieveabalancedandsustainabledevelopmentinstepwiththeUNgoals.原文链接:https://news.cgtn.com/news/2021-09-06/China-launches-research-center-to-meet-sustainable-development-goals-13lfchPgoU0/index.html94ChapterVINewsMedia习近平向可持续发展大数据国际研究中心成立大会暨2021年可持续发展大数据国际论坛致贺信新华社北京9月6日电9月6日,国家主席习近平向可持续发展大数据国际研究中心成立大会暨2021年可持续发展大数据国际论坛致贺信。习近平指出,设立可持续发展大数据国际研究中心是我在第75届联合国大会上宣布的支持落实联合国2030年可持续发展议程的重要举措。2030年议程为各国发展和国际发展合作提出了明确目标。当前,世界正遭受新冠肺炎疫情巨大冲击,科技创新和大数据应用将有利于推动国际社会克服困难、在全球范围内落实2030年议程。习近平强调,希望各方充分利用可持续发展大数据国际研究中心平台和本次论坛,共谋大数据支撑可持续发展之计,加强国际合作,合力为落实2030年议程、推动构建人类命运共同体作出贡献。可持续发展大数据国际研究中心成立大会暨2021年可持续发展大数据国际论坛开幕式当日在北京举行。原文链接:http://paper.people.com.cn/rmrbhwb/html/2021-09/07/content_25877868.htm可持续发展大数据国际研究中心成立人民日报海外版北京9月6日电(记者吴月辉)9月6日,可持续发展大数据国际研究中心成立大会暨2021年可持续发展大数据国际论坛在北京开幕。当天,可持续发展大数据国际研究中心(下称“中心”)宣告成立,这是全球首个以大数据服务联合国2030年可持续发展议程的国际科研机构。中心主任、中国科学院院士郭华东介绍说,中心面向可持续发展目标实现的重大需求,在地球大数据科学工程专项基础上,建设多学科融合的可持续发展大数据云服务系统平台,建立全球可持续发展目标监测与评估体系,建成具有全球影响力的可持续发展大数据国际研究中心,为联合国和中国落实2030年可持续发展议程提供科技支撑。中心依托中国科学院建设,秉承可持续发展技术促进机制,开拓地球大数据驱动的可持续发展研究新范式,建立全球可持续发展目标监测与评估体系,为联合国相关机构、成员国提供数据共享、科技支撑、决策支持,建设国际一流水准的科研机构。95ChapterVINewsMedia中心五大任务包括:研发和建设可持续发展大数据平台、开展可持续发展指标监测与评估科学研究、研制和运行可持续发展科学卫星、建设科技创新促进可持续发展智库、提供面向发展中国家的教育和培训。开幕式当天,“地球大数据促进可持续发展目标监测和评估成果展”正式开展,包括可持续发展目标专题研究案例、大数据促进可持续发展目标综合示范、可持续发展目标监测与评估数据产品和可持续发展科学卫星1号等四部分内容。中国科学院副院长、党组成员张亚平在展览开幕仪式上致辞时指出,展览展示了大数据在支撑可持续发展目标实现方面的实践与应用潜力,为相关国家尤其是发展中国家落实2030年可持续发展议程提供了方案和借鉴。此外,中心研制的“可持续发展大数据平台系统”在开幕式期间发布。该系统是国内首个面向可持续发展目标的大数据云服务基础平台,为公众、科研人员及决策者等不同用户提供一站式可持续发展目标服务和数据公共产品。2021年可持续发展大数据国际论坛由中国科学院、联合国环境规划署等共同主办。论坛采取线上线下相结合方式,设置9场大会报告、63场主题分会、3场专题会议,来自61个国家和地区的近千人参加。原文链接:http://paper.people.com.cn/rmrbhwb/html/2021-09/07/content_25877877.htm谋大数据支撑可持续发展之计我国成立全球首个专门国际研究机构(9月7日头版)科技日报作者:陆成宽9月6日,可持续发展大数据国际研究中心成立大会暨2021年可持续发展大数据国际论坛开幕,宣告可持续发展大数据国际研究中心(以下简称中心)正式成立。这是全球首个以大数据服务联合国2030年可持续发展议程的国际科研机构。国家主席习近平在贺信中强调,希望各方充分利用可持续发展大数据国际研究中心平台和本次论坛,共谋大数据支撑可持续发展之计,加强国际合作,合力为落实2030年议程、推动构建人类命运共同体作出贡献。96ChapterVINewsMedia支持联合国在国际事务中发挥核心作用的实质举措“中心的成立是中国为支持联合国在国际事务中发挥核心作用的实质举措,为全球科学家参与和推动实现可持续发展目标(SDGs)提供了全新的平台。”中心主任、中国科学院院士郭华东说道。联合国秘书长安东尼奥•古特雷斯在论坛开幕式上视频致辞,充分肯定中国设立中心具有重大而广泛的国际影响力,对全球推动科技创新促进2030年可持续发展议程落实具有重要意义。“中心依托中国科学院建设,面向可持续发展目标实现的重大需求,在地球大数据科学工程专项基础上,建设多学科融合的可持续发展大数据云服务系统平台,建立全球可持续发展目标监测与评估体系,建成具有全球影响力的可持续发展大数据国际研究中心,为联合国和中国落实2030年可持续发展议程提供科技支撑。”郭华东指出。中心有五大任务,分别是研发和建设可持续发展大数据平台、开展可持续发展指标监测与评估科学研究、研制和运行可持续发展科学卫星、建设科技创新促进可持续发展智库、提供面向发展中国家的教育和培训。郭华东表示,中心将瞄准科技创新促进SDGs实现的重要方向,全方位加强国际科技创新合作,加快建设成为可持续发展科学研究中心、技术创新中心和高端科技智库,在可持续发展目标全球落实中提出中国解决方案。地球大数据可为实现SDGs作出重要贡献2015年,在第70届联合国大会上,193个成员国通过包括17个可持续发展目标和169项具体目标为核心内容的《变革我们的世界:2030年可持续发展议程》。“然而,数据缺失、发展不均衡、目标间关联且相互制约等问题正在成为SDGs实现的主要挑战,2020年全球新冠肺炎疫情的暴发使SDGs如期实现面临更为严峻的局面,这对科技创新提出了更高的需求。”郭华东坦言。“地球大数据是具有空间属性的地球科学领域大数据,不仅具有海量、多源、异构、多时相、多尺度、非平稳等大数据的一般性质,同时还具有很强的时空关联和物理关联,以及数据生成方法和来源的可控性。”郭华东说,目前广泛用于SDGs研究的地球大数据主要包括卫星遥感数据、传感网络数据、轨迹数据、社会经济统计数据、观点和行为数据、交易数据及调查数据等。从地球大数据在SDGs研究中发挥的作用来看,地球大数据能够通过生产新的数据集,从而进一步提高监测指标的覆盖范围,并可提供更及时的数据以填补和重构时间序列的空缺,在此基础上,得到时空分辨率更精细的SDGs指标监测结果。97ChapterVINewsMedia“总之,地球大数据可促进理解地球自然系统与人类社会系统间复杂的交互作用和发展演进过程,可为实现SDGs作出重要贡献。”郭华东说道。中心是科技创新促进SDGs实现的推动者郭华东透露,中心未来将致力成为地球大数据支撑SDGs实现研究的引领者。“中心利用大数据、人工智能、空间信息等新兴科技,加强自然科学、社会科学和工程学等多学科知识的交叉融合,深入理解地球自然系统与人类社会系统间复杂的交互作用和发展演进过程,开拓地球大数据驱动的可持续发展研究新范式。”郭华东说,中心是“一带一路”沿线发展中国家SDGs大数据方法的传播者。通过支持和发展“数字丝路”国际科学计划,中心将不断加强数字丝路国际卓越中心建设,构建形成共同研究、优势互补、互利共赢的“一带一路”SDGs大数据合作开放基地,并以“数字丝路”国际科学计划的国际卓越中心为支点,形成具有不同区域优势和研究特色的、辐射周边地区的SDGs大数据合作网络。郭华东表示,中心还是科技创新促进SDGs实现的推动者。中心建立全球SDG指标监测与评估体系,为把握SDGs实现的总体进程,定量解读全球及相关国家和地区在具体SDG指标上的动态变化趋势,以及所面临的可持续发展问题等提供科学依据和决策支持。此外,中心研制的“可持续发展大数据平台系统”在论坛开幕式期间发布。该系统是国内首个面向SDGs的大数据云服务基础平台,为公众、科研人员及决策者等不同用户提供一站式SDGs服务和数据公共产品。原文链接:http://www.stdaily.com/index/kejixinwen/2021-09/06/content_1217854.shtml全球首个可持续发展大数据国际研究中心在北京成立2021-09-06中科院院士、可持续发展大数据国际研究中心主任郭华东介绍该中心相关情况。中新社记者孙自法摄中新网北京9月6日电(记者孙自法)全球首个以大数据服务联合国2030年可持续发展议程的国际科研机构——可持续发展大数据国际研究中心,9月6日在北京正式揭牌98ChapterVINewsMedia成立。这是中国为支持联合国在国际事务中发挥核心作用的实质举措,为全球科学家参与和推动实现可持续发展目标(SDGs)提供的全新平台。可持续发展大数据国际研究中心成立大会暨2021年可持续发展大数据国际论坛当天在北京开幕。联合国秘书长安东尼奥•古特雷斯发表视频致辞表示,中国设立可持续发展大数据国际研究中心具有重大而广泛的国际影响力,对全球推动科技创新促进2030年可持续发展议程落实具有重要意义。中国科学院院长侯建国、副院长张涛分别主持大会暨论坛开幕式。侯建国指出,中科院将充分发挥多学科、多领域的基础科研和前沿技术的建制化综合优势,统筹该院优质资源和人才队伍,为可持续发展大数据国际研究中心建设提供坚强支撑,切实为全球的可持续发展做出实质贡献。张涛表示,可持续发展是人类永恒的主题,科技创新是人类进步的必由之路。中科院将全力建设可持续发展大数据国际研究中心,办好可持续发展大数据国际论坛,为各界同行搭建高层次的交流平台。中科院院士、可持续发展大数据国际研究中心主任郭华东介绍说,在中科院地球大数据科学工程专项基础上,新成立的中心将面向SDGs实现的重大需求,建设多学科融合的可持续发展大数据云服务系统平台,建立全球可持续发展目标监测与评估体系,建成具有全球影响力的可持续发展大数据国际研究中心,为联合国和中国落实2030年可持续发展议程提供科技支撑。可持续发展大数据国际研究中心确立有五大任务,包括研发和建设可持续发展大数据平台、开展可持续发展指标监测与评估科学研究、研制和运行可持续发展科学卫星、建设科技创新促进可持续发展智库、提供面向发展中国家的教育和培训。郭华东表示,可持续发展大数据国际研究中心将瞄准科技创新促进SDGs实现的重要方向,全方位加强国际科技创新合作,加快建设成为可持续发展科学研究中心、技术创新中心和高端科技智库,在SDGs全球落实中提出中国解决方案。2021年可持续发展大数据国际论坛由中科院、联合国环境规划署、联合国防治荒漠化公约共同主办,可持续发展大数据国际研究中心、中科院空天信息创新研究院、中科院地球大数据科学工程先导专项联合承办,论坛设有9场大会报告、63场主题分会、3场专题会议,来自61个国家和地区近千人通过线上线下相结合方式参加。论坛开幕式上,可持续发展大数据国际研究中心研制的“可持续发展大数据平台系统”正式发布。作为中国恢复联合国合法席位50周年纪念活动之一,“地球大数据促进99ChapterVINewsMedia可持续发展目标监测和评估成果展”也在论坛期间推出。(完)原文链接:https://m.chinanews.com/wap/detail/chs/zw/9559297.shtml中国新成立的这个国际科研机构联合国等纷纷“点赞”中新网北京9月6日电(记者孙自法)“中心的成立是中国为支持联合国在国际事务中发挥核心作用的实质举措”“期待与中心在数据系统集成、数据共享政策制定等方面进一步合作”“中心的成立为面向可持续发展研究构建了开放数据平台”……这个备受赞誉的中心,就是全球首个以大数据服务联合国2030年可持续发展议程的国际科研机构——可持续发展大数据国际研究中心,其9月6日在北京正式揭牌成立,联合国秘书长及多位副秘书长、地球观测组织、国际科学理事会数据委员会、国际数字地球学会、“一带一路”国际科学组织联盟等国际组织负责人分别致辞,祝贺并“点赞”。联合国秘书长安东尼奥古特雷斯视频致辞指出,可持续发展大数据国际研究中心可与联合国大数据区域中心并肩作战,以联合国技术促进机制为动力,使科学服务政策提供创新、解决方案,为支撑可持续发展目标(SDGs)提供解决方案,并取得更加卓越的成果,共同为联合国大数据全球平台作出贡献。“全球应共同努力,在消除贫困、保护地球和促进和平等方面谋求共同发展。”古特雷斯强调,数据信息在实现SDGs、应对气候变化和新冠肺炎疫情等方面具有巨大潜力,联合国将进一步致力于充分利用为人类服务的大数据。他呼吁和动员科技界携手共进,全方位加强国际合作,共同助力SDGs实践与落实。联合国副秘书长刘振民说,可持续发展大数据国际研究中心的成立,这是专注于为SDGs建立全球伙伴关系,为SDGs保护弱势群体、确保科学技术的公正、平等和公众信任而取得的重要成就,展示了大数据在促进可持续发展方面的应用前景。他呼吁进一步国际合作,为实现SDGs而广泛协调科学、技术和创新方面的伙伴关系。联合国副秘书长兼环境规划署执行主任英格•安德森(IngerAndersen)表示,大数据对SDGs实现具有重要作用,尤其是与环境相关的SDGs指标至关重要。数字化进程中,大数据已成为核心动能,各国也在利用大数据服务SDGs方面取得重大进展,但同时,100ChapterVINewsMedia全球各国仍需加强合作与行动,缩小数据鸿沟,最大化发挥数据效能。联合国副秘书长兼《防治荒漠化公约》执行秘书易卜拉欣·蒂亚夫指出,大数据是全球资源,对于最脆弱的地区实现SDGs具有变革作用。联合国和《防治荒漠化公约》期待与可持续发展大数据国际研究中心在数据系统集成、数据共享政策制定等方面进一步合作。他呼吁共同努力,充分实现大数据等先进技术的深度应用以促进科学发现,从而实现全人类的目标。地球观测组织执行主任亚纳·格沃吉安(YanaGevorgyan)表示,为确保SDGs实现,必须利用所有可用渠道加快数据、知识和技术的全球共享。可持续发展大数据国际研究中心的成立,为面向可持续发展研究构建了开放数据平台,可提供有价值的解决方案。国际科学理事会数据委员会主席巴伦德·蒙斯(BarendMons)表示,可持续发展大数据国际研究中心的成立可推动学科间的交叉合作,弥补SDGs现存的数据问题。国际科学理事会数据委员会将持续与该中心深入开展数据服务的跨学科和跨区域合作,为数据驱动可持续发展作出贡献。“利用大数据具有强大的分析实时处理能力,将为SDGs实现提供准确可靠的决策支持。”国际数字地球学会主席亚历山德罗·安诺尼(AlessandroAnnoni)认为,可持续发展大数据国际研究中心的成立为致力于全球可持续发展的研究人员和决策者建立了沟通交流的平台,国际数字地球学会将与该中心开展紧密合作,为全球可持续发展共同贡献科技力量。“一带一路”国际科学组织联盟主席白春礼表示,通过科技创新促进SDGs实现比以往任何时候都更为紧迫。可持续发展大数据国际研究中心为通过大数据手段解决可持续发展面临的信息、技术等瓶颈,提供了一个重要的平台。“一带一路”国际科学组织联盟愿与该中心携手,推动科学–政策–社会的衔接互动,为共同面对可持续发展这个人类共同的宏大使命所面临的新需求和新挑战,提供解决方案和科学支撑。2021年可持续发展大数据国际论坛科学委员会主席徐冠华说,作为科技促进机制的重要实践,地球大数据在SDGs实现中可发挥重要示范作用。他希望可持续发展大数据国际研究中心与国际科技界深入合作,发挥中国倡导的创新驱动理念,共同应对可持续发展面临的新挑战,致力深化和提升可持续发展理论研究和大数据技术应用,共同创建全人类可持续发展的未来。(完)原文链接:https://m.chinanews.com/wap/detail/chs/zw/9559404.shtml101ChapterVINewsMedia中科院已完成全球首颗可持续发展科学卫星研制中国新闻网2021-09-06中新网北京9月6日电(记者孙自法)中国科学院院士、可持续发展大数据国际研究中心(CBAS)主任郭华东6日透露,经过3年多努力,中科院自主研发的全球首颗可持续发展科学卫星——可持续发展科学卫星1号(SDGSAT-1)已完成研制,后续将择机发射。可持续发展大数据国际研究中心成立大会暨2021年可持续发展大数据国际论坛当天开幕,全球首个以大数据服务联合国2030年可持续发展议程的国际科研机构在北京正式揭牌成立。郭华东院士在开幕式上介绍新成立的可持续发展大数据国际研究中心称,研制和运行可持续发展科学卫星是该中心五大任务之一,已完成研制的可持续发展科学卫星1号通过昼夜全天时、多载荷协同观测,可为可持续发展指标监测和评估提供先进的、开放共享的数据资源。他说,作为全球首颗专门服务联合国2030年可持续发展议程的科学卫星,可持续发展科学卫星1号由中科院“地球大数据科学工程”重大科技专项(CASEarth)负责研制,其拥有热红外、微光和多光谱成像仪3种载荷,具有300千米幅宽的数据获取能力,11天可实现全球覆盖,从而实现对地球上“人类活动痕迹”的精细刻画,为表征人与自然交互作用的可持续发展指标提供强专属数据支撑。郭华东表示,对地观测卫星数据是重要的大数据来源,针对可持续发展主要指标的特定需求,综合论证和设计规划可持续发展系列科学卫星,可为联合国成员国提供可持续发展目标研究专有卫星数据。“我们建议国家进一步支持研制可持续发展系列科学卫星和卫星星座”。据了解,作为中华人民共和国恢复联合国合法席位50周年系列国家活动之一,“地球大数据促进可持续发展目标监测和评估成果展”也在国际论坛期间推出,可持续发展科学卫星1号是展览的一项重要内容。(完)原文链接:https://m.chinanews.com/wap/detail/chs/zw/9559561.shtml102ChapterVINewsMedia“可持续发展大数据平台系统”最新发布可提供“一站式”服务2021-09-07中新网北京9月7日电(记者孙自法)2021年可持续发展大数据国际论坛7日继续在北京举行,论坛最新发布的“可持续发展大数据平台系统”是中国首个面向联合国可持续发展目标的大数据云服务基础平台,其如何开展工作、有何功能特点等议题颇受关注。可持续发展大数据平台系统由依托中国科学院建设的全球首个以大数据服务联合国2030年可持续发展议程的国际科研机构——可持续发展大数据国际研究中心研制。该系统集数据计算、数据分析、数据展示、数据共享为一体,为公众、科研人员及决策者等不同用户提供“一站式”可持续发展目标服务和数据公共产品。联合国秘书长安东尼奥·古特雷斯为可持续发展大数据国际研究中心成立发表视频致辞。中新社记者孙自法摄研发团队介绍说,可持续发展大数据平台系统围绕联合国可持续发展目标的指标,以大数据为核心,重点关注零饥饿、清洁饮水和卫生设施、可持续发展城市和社区、气候行动、水下生物和陆地生物6个可持续发展目标,提供相关典型资源的多维度服务,包括数据产品、在线计算工具、可视化云服务与决策支持工具等,为可持续发展大数据国际研究中心提供数据与计算资源保障。目前,可持续发展大数据平台系统向用户提供的“一站式”服务主要包括:通过中英双语门户网站访问百余可持续发展目标相关案例和丰富的数据可视化展示。通过科研工作台集成多类数据和在线工具,为可持续发展研究提供数据和工具基础,支持对各类应用服务的生命周期进行管理,科研人员可通过工作台在项目团队成员间共享应用和数据资源。通过数据存储库为科研人员、科研项目/团队、科研期刊、科研机构及高校等利益攸关方,提供科学数据汇交、长期保存、出版、共享和获取等服务,支持多种的数据获取与使用许可,在保障数据所有人权益的基础上,促进数据的可发现、可引用、可重用。103ChapterVINewsMedia2021年可持续发展大数据国际论坛为期3天,设有9场大会报告、63场主题分会、3场专题会议。(完)原文链接:https://m.chinanews.com/wap/detail/chs/zw/9560284.shtml地球大数据促进可持续发展目标监测和评估成果展开幕光明日报北京9月6日电(记者齐芳)可持续发展大数据国际研究中心成立大会暨2021年可持续发展大数据国际论坛6日召开,“地球大数据促进可持续发展目标监测和评估成果展”同时开展。这一展览在北京国际会议中心举行,以“科技创新助力联合国2030年可持续发展议程”为主题,全面展示了地球大数据在促进可持续发展目标(SDGs)监测与评估方面的科技支撑作用。此次展览包括SDGs专题研究案例、大数据促进SDG综合示范、SDGs监测与评估数据产品和可持续发展科学卫星1号等四部分内容,向社会大众展示了地球大数据在方法、模型、数据共享、决策支持和技术创新等方面的最新进展,呈现了地球大数据技术和方法对SDGs监测评估的应用价值和前景,从地球科学角度为推动SDGs实现作出了示范。中国科学院副院长张亚平表示,展览展示大数据在支撑SDGs实现方面的实践与应用潜力,为相关国家尤其是发展中国家落实2030年可持续发展议程提供中国方案和借鉴。据介绍,此次展览是中华人民共和国恢复联合国合法席位50周年系列国家活动之一,由中国科学院主办,可持续发展大数据国际研究中心、中国科学院空天信息创新研究院和地球大数据科学工程专项共同承办。《光明日报》(2021年09月07日09版)原文链接:https://m.gmw.cn/baijia/2021-09/07/35143463.htmlXi:Innovation,bigdatatoaid2030Agenda(9月7日头版、3版)ByZHANGZHIHAOChinaDailyUpdated:2021-09-0706:56Stakeholdersurgedtotakeadvantageofintlresearchcenter,stepupcooperation104ChapterVINewsMediaPresidentXiJinpingcalledonMondayontheinternationalcommunitytotakeadvantageofscientificinnovationandbigdatatoovercomekeyobstaclesinfulfillingtheUnitedNations'SustainableDevelopmentGoals.XimadetheremarkinacongratulatorylettertotheinaugurationceremonyoftheInternationalResearchCenterofBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoalsandtheInternationalForumonBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoalsinBeijing.TheresearchcenterwaspledgedbyXiduringhisspeechattheGeneralDebateofthe75thsessionoftheUNGeneralAssemblylastyear.Thisyearalsomarksthe50thanniversaryoftherestorationofChina'slawfulseatintheUN.In2015,theUNadoptedthe2030AgendaforSustainableDevelopment,whichincludes17sustainabledevelopmentgoals,rangingfromendingpovertytotacklingclimatechange.Intheletter,Xisaidtheagendahasprovidedclearobjectivesforinternationaldevelopmentandcooperation."TheworldiscurrentlysufferingfromthegreatimpactoftheCOVID-19pandemic,utilizingscientificandtechnologicalinnovationandbigdatawillhelptheinternationalcommunityovercomedifficultiesandachievethe2030UNagendaaroundtheglobe,"hesaid.Xiexpressedhishopethatvariouspartiesandstakeholdersaroundtheworldcantakeadvantageofthenewresearchcentertoenhanceinternationalcooperation,jointlyfacilitatethefulfillmentofthe2030UNagenda,andcontributetobuildingacommunitywithasharedfutureformankind.UNSecretary-GeneralAntonioGuterressaidinavideomessagetotheeventsthatinformationfromtheresearchcenter,whichisoperatedbytheChineseAcademyofSciences,"hasenormouspotentialtohelpaddressclimatechange,advancetheSDGsandrespondtotheCOVID-19pandemic".TheresearchcenterwillworkalongsidewiththeRegionalHubforBigDatatosupporttheUNGlobalPlatformandbuildonthemomentumgeneratedbytheUNTechnologyFacilitationMechanism,hesaid."Together,wecanmobilizescientificandtechnologicalcommunitiestohelpachievethesustainabledevelopmentgoals,"headded.GuoHuadong,directoroftheresearchcenterandanacademicianoftheCAS,saidfulfillingthesustainabledevelopmentgoalswouldrequireovercomingthreemajorobstacles,namelyalackofdata,unequalsocioeconomicdevelopmentbetweendifferentnations,andthecomplexcorrelationsbetweenthegoals."Thesechallengeswillrequireustofindbettersolutionsfromscience,technologyandinnovation,"Guosaid.Totackletheseissues,ChinesescientistshavebeenusingbigdataandEarthobservation105ChapterVINewsMediatechnologiestocollectalargequantityofdatarelatedtoenvironmentalmonitoring,forestandwaterdistribution,urbanization,foodsecurity,climateandmarineresources,aswellasotherEarthandsocialsciencesfields.TheBigEarthDataScienceEngineeringProgramoftheChineseAcademyofSciences,amassiveresearchprojectanddata-sharingplatform,currentlyhostsatotalof10petabytesofdata,whichisequivalentto10milliongigabytes.Thisincludesoverfourdecades'worthofsatelliteimagingand5.6PBofbiologicalandecologicaldata,andaround3PBofdataisupdatedontheplatformeachyear.Asofthismonth,morethan280,000usersfrom174countriesandregionshaveaccessedtheplatformsinceitslaunchin2019,withitstotalonlinetrafficexceeding57.9millionvisits,Guosaid."Thisdatawillhelpscientistsandpolicymakersbetterunderstandandmakemoreaccuratepredictionsandevaluationsonthestatusofthesustainabledevelopmentgoalindicators,whichfacilitatesmoreefficientplanningandmeasures,"hesaid.Thesixgoalsthattheresearchcenterwillfocusonmonitoringarezerohunger,cleanwaterandsanitation,sustainablecitiesandcommunities,climateaction,lifebelowwaterandlifeonland.Theresearchcenterwillalsoprovidepowerfuldataanalyticaltools,soresearcherscanprocesstheirdatainthecloudwithoutneedingtoinvestinextrasoftware."Itwillbeaone-stopdataserviceplatformforyourresearchneeds,"Guosaid.Meanwhile,Chinaissettolaunchtheworld'sfirstscientificsatellitededicatedtoachievingthesustainabledevelopmentgoalsinOctober,calledSDGSAT-1,Guosaid.Thesatelliteaimstoprovidedetaileddataontracesofhumanactivitiesandmovementsonaplanetaryscale,whichwillbeimportantforanalyzingthegoalsthatarerelatedtointeractionbetweenhumansandnature,hesaid.UNUnder-Secretary-GeneralforEconomicandSocialAffairsLiuZhenminsaidthatbigdataisattheheartofrevolutionaryadvancesinscience,technologyandinnovation,whichwillhelpaddresscommonglobalchallenges."ItistimetoharnessthepowerofbigdatatohelpsolvethemultifacetedchallengesfacedbycountriesandmeetingtheSDGs,andtodosoinaspiritofinternationalcooperation,"hesaid.IbrahimThiaw,UNunder-secretary-generalandexecutivesecretaryoftheUNConventiontoCombatDesertification,saidChinahasmadeconsiderableadvancesinEarthobservationandbigdatatosupportclimatechangestudies,andmanagebiodiversityandnaturalresources.Heurgedtheinternationalcommunitytousebigdataandothertechnologiestoidentifypatternsandcorrelationstoosubtleandcomplexforhumanstonotice."Thiswillhelpachievelanddegradationneutralityandotherobjectivesrelatedto106ChapterVINewsMediadesertification,landdegradationanddrought,butwillalsoachievesomuchmoreforallofhumanity,"hesaid.AlessandroAnnoni,presidentoftheInternationalSocietyforDigitalEarth,saidbigdataanalyticsallowscientiststomonitorandassesswhatishappeningonEarthandmaketherightdecisions."Inthiscontext,thisnewinternationalresearchcenterisbecomingevenmorerelevant,andIhopeitwillactasanaggregatorandfacilitatorforallresearchersandgovernmentthatspenteffortsinsustainabledevelopment,"hesaid.原文链接:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202109/07/WS61369cbea310efa1bd66db1f.html可持续发展大数据国际研究中心成立经济日报新闻客户端沈慧2021-09-069月6日,可持续发展大数据国际研究中心在京成立。这是全球首个以大数据服务联合国2030年可持续发展议程的国际科研机构。是中国为支持联合国在国际事务中发挥核心作用推出的实质举措,也为全球科学家参与和推动实现可持续发展目标(SDGs)提供了全新的平台。中国科学院院长侯建国指出,科技创新已被国际社会公认为是促进SDGs实现的关键途径,设立中心即是充分发挥科学技术贡献可持续发展的具体实践。国家把建设和运行中心的任务交给了中国科学院,是荣誉、更是责任。中国科学院将充分发挥多学科、多领域的基础科研和前沿技术的建制化综合优势,统筹全院的优质资源和人才队伍,为中心建设提供坚强支撑。中国科学院会在国家的指导和协调下,与国内相关部门协同配合;在联合国为核心的国际体系下,积极同世界各国、国际组织等开展国际合作;在可持续发展技术促进机制的框架下,以科技创新支撑2030年可持续发展议程实施为抓手,充分发挥中心的战略支点作用,向国际社会,特别是发展中国家,贡献中国智慧、提供中国方案,分享各国发展经验,切实为全球的可持续发展做出实质贡献。中心主任、中国科学院院士郭华东介绍说,中心将面向SDGs实现的重大需求,在地球大数据科学工程专项基础上,建设多学科融合的可持续发展大数据云服务系统平台,建立全球可持续发展目标监测与评估体系,建成具有全球影响力的可持续发展大数据国际研究中心,为联合国和中国落实2030年可持续发展议程提供科技支撑。107ChapterVINewsMedia据了解,该中心确立了五大任务:研发和建设可持续发展大数据平台、开展可持续发展指标监测与评估科学研究、研制和运行可持续发展科学卫星、建设科技创新促进可持续发展智库、提供面向发展中国家的教育和培训。郭华东表示,中心将瞄准科技创新促进SDGs实现的重要方向,全方位加强国际科技创新合作,加快建设成为可持续发展科学研究中心、技术创新中心和高端科技智库,在SDGs全球落实中提出中国解决方案。(经济日报记者沈慧)原文链接:https://proapi.jingjiribao.cn/detail.html?id=360702&user_id=129909&source=wechat_friend可持续发展大数据国际研究中心成立助力实现可持续发展目标中国科学家在行动9月6日,可持续发展大数据国际研究中心成立,成为全球首个以大数据服务联合国2030年可持续发展议程的国际科研机构。“联合国可持续发展目标的实现过程中,充满着挑战和变数,科技创新是解决各类挑战和变数的重要手段。”联合国技术促进机制10人组成员、可持续发展大数据国际研究中心主任郭华东院士告诉《中国科学报》。以该中心为平台,上千名中国科学家正齐心协力为联合国可持续发展目标的实现而努力。全球可持续发展的数据困境2015年,在第70届联合国大会上,193个成员国通过了《变革我们的世界:2030年可持续发展议程》(以下简称《2030年可持续发展议程》),提出到2030年要实现的17个可持续发展目标(SDGs)和169项具体目标。经过6年努力,到2020年12月,联合国摸清了部分可持续发展目标指标的现实情况,然而,仍有42%的指标虽有明确的计算评估方法,却缺乏监测评估数据。全球耕地的土壤养分变化情况如何?有多少人能喝到被安全管理的饮用水?有多少地方政府在依照国家减少灾害风险战略通过和执行了减少灾害风险战略……这些问题依然没有答案。“整体而言,由于缺少充分有效的数据支持,无法对全球范围内约68%的可持续发展目标指标进行及时有效的监测。”郭华东说。108ChapterVINewsMedia他表示,面向全球环境变化导致的极端高温热浪、火灾频次增加、海洋酸化、富营养化加剧、持续的土地退化、生物多样性减少、农业生产生态环境影响增加等问题,采集科学数据,及时定量评估其状态,准确预测其未来趋势,将为有效应对这些问题,促进可持续发展目标实施提供重要参考。从“专项”到“中心”2020年9月,在第75届联合国大会期间,我国宣布将设立可持续发展大数据国际研究中心,作为中国助力落实《2030年可持续发展议程》的一项重要举措和具体行动。正在开展“地球大数据科学工程”专项的中国科学院,成为建立可持续发展大数据国际研究中心的依托单位。早在2018年,中科院就已启动战略性先导科技专项(A类)“地球大数据科学工程”(以下简称地球大数据专项),组织了来自全国129个单位的1200余名专家,利用大数据、云计算、人工智能、空间技术、网络通信技术等,开展全球和区域多尺度可持续发展研究。利用地球大数据服务联合国可持续发展目标,恰好是该专项的重大目标之一。郭华东介绍,地球大数据专项重点推动地球大数据服务于联合国可持续发展目标中的“零饥饿”“清洁饮用水和卫生设施”“可持续城市和社区”“气候行动”“水下生物”“陆地生物”六项目标指标的监测和评估,为了助力这些目标的科技实践与落实,地球大数据专项做了四件事。“一是研制了可持续发展科学卫星1号,以实现对人类活动痕迹的精细刻画;二是构建了可持续发展大数据信息平台系统,从数据共享、产品在线按需生产、指标在线计算、成果可视化演示方面为可持续发展目标指标监测与评估提供支撑;三是利用大数据构建可持续发展目标的方法体系,实现可持续发展目标指标监测与评估;四是每年发布‘地球大数据支撑可持续发展目标’年度系列报告,展示大数据支持《2030可持续发展议程》落实的新进展。”郭华东说。基于前期的科研积累和对国家优势科技资源的整合,在2020年国家提出设立可持续发展大数据国际研究中心时,中科院已具备了中心启动和建设的条件。“做实实在在的工作”“中心什么时候建成?要建成什么样的机构?该怎么建?”接到任务后,作为地球大数据专项负责人的郭华东反复思考中心成立的目标、机制细节、人才凝聚等诸多问题。他时刻提醒自己:“时间紧迫,一刻都不能耽误。”2020年12月,中科院组织了“建设高水平可持续发展大数据国际研究中心研讨109ChapterVINewsMedia会”,召集了来自联合国系统及国际组织、智库学界及社会组织70多位专家学者,围绕中心成立的意义、定位职能、体制机制、数据服务、国际合作等问题集思广益。在这次讨论的基础上,结合地球大数据专项的成果,经过为期一年的摸索,如今,中心的目标任务和运行机制都已经清晰。“可持续发展大数据国际研究中心的定位是全球首个以大数据服务联合国可持续发展目标的机构,是可持续发展科学研究中心、数据信息服务于技术创新中心、全球可持续发展高端智库、人才培养与培训能力建设中心。”郭华东说。他介绍,中心的主要任务是建立可持续发展大数据信息平台系统,开展可持续发展目标指标监测与评估科学研究,研制和运行可持续发展系列科学卫星,建设科技创新促进可持续发展智库,并向发展中国家提供教育和培训。目前,该中心凝聚了来自全国的研究力量,并以年轻人为主力。“做这件事不容易,光靠一个团队、一个单位是不够的。我们采取的路线是联合业内、国内专家一起做,参与中心建设的机构共有120多个。同时,我们也给年轻人以信任,给他们压担子,不少优秀成果的第一作者都是青年科研人员。”郭华东说。此外,郭华东表示,今年10月,在我国恢复联合国合法席位50周年之际,可持续发展大数据国际研究中心将发射全球首颗专门服务《2030年可持续发展议程》的科学卫星,举办有4大类、100个案例的可持续发展成就展,并发布2021年的可持续发展报告。“人类命运共同体的构建,不只是一个概念,它是通过一件件实实在在的事情完成的,中心成立之后,我们将继续通过实实在在的工作,服务国际可持续发展,服务人类命运共同体构建。”郭华东说。原文链接:http://news.sciencenet.cn/htmlnews/2021/9/464552.shtm中科院宣布成立可持续发展大数据国际研究中心成立原文链接:https://ytweb.radio.cn/share/albumPlay?correlateId=1560247&columnId=15989606326660110ChapterVINewsMedia习近平向可持续发展大数据国际研究中心成立大会暨2021年可持续发展大数据国际论坛致贺信原文链接:https://ytweb.radio.cn/share/albumPlay?correlateId=1560250&columnId=15989606326660中国设立全球首个SDGs大数据研究机构可持续发展大数据国际研究中心成立新华丝路北京9月6日电(邵非)为支撑联合国技术促进机制,助力中国创新驱动发展,可持续发展大数据国际研究中心成立大会暨2021年可持续发展大数据国际论坛9月6日在北京开幕,论坛采取线上线下相结合方式,设置9场大会报告、63场主题分会、3场专题会议,来自61个国家和地区的近千人参加。可持续发展大数据国际研究中心(以下简称“研究中心”)在会上正式宣布成立。这是全球首个以大数据服务联合国2030年可持续发展议程的国际科研机构。研究中心的成立是中国为支持联合国在国际事务中发挥核心作用的实质举措,为全球科学家参与和推动实现联合国可持续发展目标(SustainableDevelopmentGoals,缩写为SDGs)提供了全新的平台。联合国秘书长安东尼奥•古特雷斯在论坛开幕式上视频致辞,充分肯定了中国设立研究中心具有重大而广泛的国际影响力,对全球推动科技创新促进2030年可持续发展议程落实具有重要意义。安东尼奥•古特雷斯指出,研究中心可与大数据区域中心并肩作战,以联合国技术促进机制为动力,使科学服务政策提供创新、解决方案,为支撑SDGs提供解决方案,并取得更加卓越的成果,共同为联合国大数据全球平台作出贡献。联合国副秘书长刘振民、联合国副秘书长兼环境规划署执行主任IngerAndersen(英格•安德森)、联合国副秘书长兼《防治荒漠化公约》执行秘书IbrahimThiaw(易卜拉欣•蒂亚夫)分别视频致辞,对研究中心的成立表示祝贺。刘振民称,研究中心成立是为SDGs建立全球伙伴关系,为SDGs保护弱势群体、确保科学技术的公正、平等和公众信任而取得的重要成就,展示了大数据在促进可持续发展方面的应用前景。他指出,科技创新为可持续发展目标带来新的、切实可行的解决方案的潜力,而大数据是科技创新革命性进展的核心。他呼吁进一步加强国际合作,表示将与研究中心合作,为实现SDGs而广泛协调科学、技术和创新方面的伙伴关系。111ChapterVINewsMedia英格•安德森强调,大数据对SDGs实现具有重要作用,尤其是与环境相关的SDGs指标至关重要。数字化进程中,大数据已成为核心动能,各国也在利用大数据服务SDGs方面取得了重大进展,但同时,全球各国仍需加强合作与行动,缩小数据鸿沟,最大化发挥数据效能。易卜拉欣•赛奥指出,大数据是全球资源,对于最脆弱的地区实现可持续发展目标具有变革作用。联合国已在利用大数据实现SDGs方面开展了一系列工作。联合国和《防治荒漠化公约》期待与研究中心在数据系统集成、数据共享政策制定等方面进一步合作。他呼吁共同努力,充分实现大数据等先进技术的深度应用以促进科学发现,从而实现全人类的目标。中科院院长侯建国在主持成立大会和论坛开幕式时表示,建设好、运行好可持续发展大数据国际研究中心,是一项意义重大的科技任务。中科院将坚持共商共建、合作共赢,瞄准联合国可持续发展目标和科学前沿,加快将中心打造成为可持续发展科学研究中心、技术创新中心和高端科技智库,与世界各国科研机构和科学家一道,为推动人类可持续发展作出应有贡献。中国科学院副院长张涛表示,可持续发展是人类永恒的主题,科技创新是人类进步的必由之路。中国科学院将尽全力建设好研究中心,办好可持续发展大数据国际论坛为各界同行搭建高层次的交流平台,大家共同努力为落实2030年可持续发展议程做出更大的贡献。可持续发展大数据国际研究中心主任、中国科学院院士郭华东介绍说,研究中心是面向SDGs实现的重大需求,在地球大数据科学工程专项基础上,建设多学科融合的可持续发展大数据云服务系统平台,建立全球SDGs监测与评估体系,建成具有全球影响力的研究中心,为联合国和中国落实2030年可持续发展议程提供科技支撑。研究中心五大任务包括,研发和建设可持续发展大数据平台;开展可持续发展指标监测与评估科学研究;研制和运行可持续发展科学卫星;建设科技创新促进可持续发展智库;提供面向发展中国家的教育和培训。在开幕式上,地球观测组织(GEO)秘书处执行主任YanaGevorgyan(亚纳•格沃吉安)、国际科学理事会数据委员会(CODATA)主席BarendMons(巴伦德•蒙斯)和国际数字地球学会(ISDE)主席AlessandroAnnoni(亚历山德罗•安诺尼)分别视频致辞。“一带一路”国际科学组织联盟主席白春礼、2021年可持续发展大数据国际论坛科学委员会主席徐冠华现场致辞。亚纳•格沃吉安表示,为确保SDGs实现,必须利用所有可用渠道加快数据、知识和技术的全球共享。研究中心的成立为面向可持续发展研究构建了开放数据平台,可提112ChapterVINewsMedia供有价值的解决方案。巴伦德•蒙斯表示,研究中心的成立可推动学科间的交叉合作,弥补SDGs现存的数据问题。国际科学理事会数据委员会将持续与研究中心深入开展数据服务的跨学科和跨区域合作,为数据驱动可持续发展作出贡献。亚历山德罗•安诺尼表示利用大数据具有强大的分析实时处理能力,将为SDGs实现提供准确可靠的决策支持。研究中心的成立为致力于全球可持续发展的研究人员和决策者建立了沟通交流的平台。国际数字地球学会将与研究中心开展紧密合作,为全球可持续发展共同贡献科技力量。白春礼表示,通过科技创新促进SDGs实现比以往任何时候都更为紧迫。研究中心的成立,为凝聚领域优质力量,通过大数据手段解决可持续发展面临的信息、技术等瓶颈,提供了一个重要的平台。“一带一路”国际科学组织联盟愿与研究中心携手,推动科学—政策—社会的衔接互动,为共同面对可持续发展这个人类共同的宏大使命所面临的新需求和新挑战,提供解决方案和科学支撑。徐冠华表示,作为科技促进机制的重要实践,地球大数据在可持续发展目标实现中发挥了重要示范作用。希望研究中心与国际科技界深入合作,发挥中国倡导的创新驱动理念,共同应对可持续发展面临的新挑战,致力深化和提升可持续发展理论研究和大数据技术应用,共同创建全人类可持续发展的未来。会上,播放了“地球大数据促进可持续发展目标实现”宣传片。此外,研究中心研制的“可持续发展大数据平台系统”在开幕式期间发布。该系统是国内首个面向SDGs的大数据云服务基础平台,为公众、科研人员及决策者等不同用户提供一站式SDGs服务和数据公共产品。科技部部长王志刚,中国科学技术协会书记处第一书记张玉卓,中国工程院院长李晓红,中国科学院副院长、党组副书记阴和俊,国家自然科学基金委员会主任李静海,外交部副部长马朝旭,国家发改委秘书长赵辰昕,中国科学院副院长张亚平,国家统计局总工程师文兼武,中国科学院秘书长汪克强,教育部科学技术与信息化司一级巡视员高润生,世界工程组织联合会主席龚克等出席了上述活动。2021年可持续发展大数据国际论坛由中国科学院、联合国环境规划署、联合国防治荒漠化公约共同主办,可持续发展大数据国际研究中心、中国科学院空天信息创新研究院、地球大数据科学工程先导专项联合承办,中国科学技术协会、国家自然科学基金委员会、国家统计局、“一带一路”国际科学组织联盟、地球观测组织、国际科学理事会数据委员会、国际数字地球学会、灾害风险综合研究计划、联合国教科文组织国际自然与文化遗产空间技术中心、“数字丝路”国际科学计划支持,54家国际组织、113ChapterVINewsMedia科研院所和大学等协办。原文链接:https://www.imsilkroad.com/news/p/462883.html可持续发展大数据国际研究中心成立中国网/中国发展门户网讯2021年9月6日,可持续发展大数据国际研究中心成立大会暨2021年可持续发展大数据国际论坛开幕,宣告可持续发展大数据国际研究中心(InternationalResearchCenterofBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoals-CBAS,以下简称“中心”)正式成立。这是全球首个以大数据服务联合国2030年可持续发展议程的国际科研机构。中心的成立是中国为支持联合国在国际事务中发挥核心作用的实质举措,为全球科学家参与和推动实现联合国可持续发展目标(SDGs)提供了全新的平台。联合国秘书长安东尼奥•古特雷斯在论坛开幕式上视频致辞,充分肯定了中国设立中心具有重大而广泛的国际影响力,对全球推动科技创新促进2030年可持续发展议程落实具有重要意义。古特雷斯指出,中心可与大数据区域中心并肩作战,以联合国技术促进机制为动力,为支撑SDGs提供解决方案,并取得更加卓越的成果,共同为联合国大数据全球平台作出贡献。他表示,全球应共同努力,在消除贫困、保护地球和促进和平等方面谋求共同发展。数据信息在实现SDGs、应对气候变化和新冠肺炎疫情等方面具有巨大潜力,联合国将进一步致力于充分利用为人类服务的大数据。他呼吁和动员科技界携手共进,全方位加强国际合作,共同助力SDGs实践与落实。联合国副秘书长刘振民、联合国副秘书长兼环境规划署执行主任英格•安德森、联合国副秘书长兼《防治荒漠化公约》执行秘书易卜拉欣•蒂亚夫分别视频致辞,对中心的成立表示祝贺。刘振民表示,中心的成立是专注于为SDGs建立全球伙伴关系,为SDGs保护弱势群体,确保科学技术的公正、平等和公众信任而取得的重要成就,展示了大数据在促进可持续发展方面的应用前景。他呼吁进一步加强国际合作,表示将与中心合作,为实现SDGs而广泛协调科学、技术和创新方面的伙伴关系。英格•安德森强调,数字化进程中,大数据已成为核心动能,各国也在利用大数据服务SDGs方面取得了重大进展,但同时,全球各国仍需加强合作与行动,缩小数据鸿沟,最大化发挥数据效能。114ChapterVINewsMedia易卜拉欣•蒂亚夫指出,大数据是全球资源,对于最脆弱的地区实现SDGs具有变革作用。联合国和《防治荒漠化公约》期待与中心在数据系统集成、数据共享政策制定等方面进一步合作。中心主任、中国科学院院士郭华东介绍,中心面向SDGs实现的重大需求,在地球大数据科学工程专项基础上,建设多学科融合的可持续发展大数据云服务系统平台,建立全球可持续发展目标监测与评估体系,建成具有全球影响力的可持续发展大数据国际研究中心,为联合国和中国落实2030年可持续发展议程提供科技支撑。中心五大任务包括,研发和建设可持续发展大数据平台、开展可持续发展指标监测与评估科学研究、研制和运行可持续发展科学卫星、建设科技创新促进可持续发展智库、提供面向发展中国家的教育和培训。郭华东表示,中心将瞄准科技创新促进SDGs实现的重要方向,全方位加强国际科技创新合作,加快建设成为可持续发展科学研究中心、技术创新中心和高端科技智库,在SDGs全球落实中提出中国方案。在开幕式上,地球观测组织执行主任亚纳•格沃吉安、国际科学理事会数据委员会主席巴伦德•蒙斯和国际数字地球学会主席AlessandroAnnoni亚历山德罗•安诺尼视频致辞。“一带一路”国际科学组织联盟主席白春礼、2021年可持续发展大数据国际论坛科学委员会主席徐冠华现场致辞。亚纳•格沃吉安表示,为确保SDGs实现,必须利用所有可用渠道加快数据、知识和技术的全球共享。中心的成立为面向可持续发展研究构建了开放数据平台,可提供有价值的解决方案。巴伦德•蒙斯表示中心的成立可推动学科间的交叉合作,弥补SDGs现存的数据问题。国际科学理事会数据委员会将持续与中心深入开展数据服务的跨学科和跨区域合作,为数据驱动可持续发展作出贡献。亚历山德罗•安诺尼表示利用大数据具有强大的分析实时处理能力,将为SDGs实现提供准确可靠的决策支持。中心的成立为致力于全球可持续发展的研究人员和决策者建立了沟通交流的平台。国际数字地球学会将与中心开展紧密合作,为全球可持续发展共同贡献科技力量。白春礼表示,通过科技创新促进SDGs实现比以往任何时候都更为紧迫。中心的成立,为凝聚领域优质力量,通过大数据手段解决可持续发展面临的信息、技术等瓶颈,提供了一个重要的平台。“一带一路”国际科学组织联盟愿与中心携手,推动科学–政策–社会的衔接互动,为共同面对可持续发展这个人类共同的宏大使命所面临的新需求和新挑战,提供解决方案和科学支撑。115ChapterVINewsMedia徐冠华表示,作为科技促进机制的重要实践,地球大数据在SDGs实现中发挥了重要示范作用。希望中心与国际科技界深入合作,发挥创新驱动理念,共同应对可持续发展面临的新挑战,致力深化和提升可持续发展理论研究和大数据技术应用,共同创建全人类可持续发展的未来。中心研制的“可持续发展大数据平台系统”在开幕式期间发布。该系统是国内首个面向SDGs的大数据云服务基础平台,为公众、科研人员及决策者等不同用户提供一站式SDGs服务和数据公共产品。据悉,2021年可持续发展大数据国际论坛由中国科学院、联合国环境规划署、联合国防治荒漠化公约共同主办,可持续发展大数据国际研究中心、中国科学院空天信息创新研究院、地球大数据科学工程先导专项联合承办,中国科学技术协会、国家自然科学基金委员会、国家统计局、“一带一路”国际科学组织联盟、地球观测组织、国际科学理事会数据委员会、国际数字地球学会、灾害风险综合研究计划、联合国教科文组织国际自然与文化遗产空间技术中心、“数字丝路”国际科学计划支持,54家国际组织、科研院所和大学等协办。论坛采取线上线下相结合方式,设置9场大会报告、63场主题分会、3场专题会议,来自61个国家和地区的近800人参加。原文链接:http://ydyl.china.com.cn/2021-09/07/content_77738196.htm中国以大数据服务支持联合国可持续发展目标人民网北京9月7日电(赵竹青)科学技术为社会进步带来助力,大数据服务全球可持续发展的实践正在迈出新步伐。记者从中国科学院获悉,9月6日,可持续发展大数据国际研究中心正式成立,全球首个以大数据服务联合国2030年可持续发展议程的国际科研机构正式落户中国,为全球科学家参与和推动实现可持续发展目标提供平台。此外,由中国科学院研制的全球首颗专门服务《2030年可持续发展议程》的科学卫星SDGSAT-1将于今年10月发射。这意味着中国正在以实际行动,为全球的可持续发展作出实质贡献。可持续发展目标的实现面临严峻挑战2015年,在第70届联合国大会上,193个成员国通过包括17个可持续发展目标(SDGs)和169项具体目标为核心内容的《变革我们的世界:2030年可持续发展议116ChapterVINewsMedia程》,旨在以综合方式全面解决社会、经济和环境3个维度的发展问题,从而使人类全面走向可持续发展的道路。中国科学院院士、可持续发展大数据国际研究中心主任郭华东告诉记者,面向全球环境变化导致的极端高温热浪、火灾频次增加、海洋酸化、富营养化加剧、持续的土地退化、生物多样性减少、农业生产生态环境影响增加等问题,采集科学数据,及时定量评估其状态,能够准确预测其未来趋势。这些科学实践,将为有效应对上述问题,促进可持续发展提供重要参考。当前,数据缺失、发展不均衡、目标间关联且相互制约等问题正在成为实现联合国可持续发展目标的主要挑战。据了解,由于缺少充分有效的数据支持,对全球范围内约68%的相关指标无法获得进行有效的监测。同时,受疫情影响,低收入国家和地区的基本数据收集和分析能力显著降低,导致目标实现进程受阻。地球大数据成为应对挑战的方式之一郭华东介绍,地球大数据可促进理解地球自然系统与人类社会系统间复杂的交互作用和发展演进过程,可为实现这些目标作出重要贡献。广泛用于相关研究的地球大数据主要包括卫星遥感数据、传感网络数据、轨迹数据、社会经济统计数据、观点和行为数据、交易数据及调查数据等。不同尺度、客观精准的空间数据可为其提供必要的数据支撑。这类数据不仅具有海量、多源、异构、多时相、多尺度、非平稳等大数据的一般性质,同时还具有很强的时空关联和物理关联,以及数据生成方法和来源的可控性。因此,地球大数据科学不仅为研究和实现全球跨领域、跨学科协作提供了一种解决方案,更是技术促进机制支撑联合国可持续发展目标实现的一项创新性实践。助力世界可持续发展的“中国方案”我国科技界在利用地球大数据服务可持续发展方面已开展了全面实践。2018年,中国科学院启动了战略性先导科技专项“地球大数据科学工程”(CASEarth),而利用地球大数据服务联合国可持续发展目标,成为该专项的一个重大目标。据了解,我国通过该专项,推动地球大数据服务于“零饥饿”“清洁饮水和卫生设施”“可持续城市和社区”“气候行动”“水下生物”和“陆地生物”6个可持续发展目标的监测与评估,在数据产品、技术方法和决策支持方面作出贡献。比如,针对“零饥饿”中“5岁以下儿童生长迟缓率”,地球大数据科学工程监测了2002至2017年中国5岁以下儿童生长迟缓率空间格局及动态变化;并发现监测期间中国117ChapterVINewsMedia5岁以下儿童生长迟缓率从18.8%下降至4.8%,已达到相对应的目标。郭华东表示,未来中心将进一步提升数据服务能力,研究数据资源实时获取、按需汇聚、融合集成、开放共享与分析技术方法,形成相关空间信息产品,向联合国各机构、成员国等开放共享。同时还将面向发展中国家,特别是“一带一路”沿线国家和地区,提供相关的专业人才教育培养和能力建设。原文链接:http://finance.people.com.cn/n1/2021/0907/c1004-32219831.html全球首个可持续发展大数据国际研究中心成立中国青年报客户端讯(中青报•中青网记者邱晨辉)9月6日,全球首个可持续发展大数据国际研究中心成立大会暨2021年可持续发展大数据国际论坛在北京开幕,宣告可持续发展大数据国际研究中心正式成立。这是我国为支持联合国在国际事务中发挥核心作用的实质举措,为全球科学家参与和推动实现可持续发展目标(SDGs)提供的全新平台。据可持续发展大数据国际研究中心主任、中科院院士郭华东介绍,在中科院地球大数据科学工程专项基础上,新成立的中心将面向SDGs实现的重大需求,建设多学科融合的可持续发展大数据云服务系统平台,建立全球可持续发展目标监测与评估体系,建成具有全球影响力的可持续发展大数据国际研究中心,为联合国和中国落实2030年可持续发展议程提供科技支撑。郭华东说,可持续发展大数据国际研究中心有五大任务,包括研发和建设可持续发展大数据平台、开展可持续发展指标监测与评估科学研究、研制和运行可持续发展科学卫星、建设科技创新促进可持续发展智库、提供面向发展中国家的教育和培训。2021年可持续发展大数据国际论坛由中科院、联合国环境规划署、联合国防治荒漠化公约共同主办,可持续发展大数据国际研究中心、中科院空天信息创新研究院、中科院地球大数据科学工程先导专项联合承办,论坛设有9场大会报告、63场主题分会、3场专题会议,来自61个国家和地区近千人通过线上线下相结合方式参加。当天,可持续发展大数据国际研究中心研制的“可持续发展大数据平台系统”正式发布,“地球大数据促进可持续发展目标监测和评估成果展”也在论坛期间正式推出。原文链接:https://s.cyol.com/articles/2021-09/07/content_Dg5aM0sz.html?gid=2V1Qqd1E118ChapterVINewsMedia可持续发展大数据平台系统发布中国网/中国发展门户网讯2021年9月6日,可持续发展大数据国际研究中心成立大会暨2021年可持续发展大数据国际论坛在京开幕。论坛开幕式发布可持续发展大数据国际研究中心研制的“可持续发展大数据平台系统”。据悉,该系统是国内首个面向联合国可持续发展目标的大数据云服务基础平台,集数据计算、数据分析、数据展示、数据共享为一体,为公众、科研人员及决策者等不同用户提供一站式可持续发展目标服务和数据公共产品。系统围绕可持续发展目标的指标,以大数据为核心,重点关注零饥饿、清洁饮水和卫生设施、可持续发展城市和社区、气候行动、水下生物和陆地生物6个可持续发展目标,提供相关典型资源的多维度服务(如数据产品、在线计算工具、可视化云服务与决策支持工具等),为中心提供数据与计算资源保障。通过该系统,用户可通过中英双语门户访问百余可持续发展目标相关案例和丰富的数据可视化展示;通过科研工作台集成多类数据和在线工具,为可持续发展研究提供数据和工具基础,支持对各类应用服务的生命周期进行管理,科研人员可通过工作台在项目团队成员间共享应用和数据资源;通过数据存储库为科研人员、科研项目/团队、科研期刊、科研机构及高校等利益攸关方,提供科学数据汇交、长期保存、出版、共享和获取等服务,支持多种的数据获取与使用许可,在保障数据所有人权益的基础上,促进数据的可发现、可引用、可重用。原文链接:http://t.m.china.com.cn/convert/c_w2dUCQd8.html119ChapterVINewsMedia为更好的报道宣传,成立了国际宣传小组,由国际合作局负责整体协调,空天院国际合作处负责执行及记者对接、稿件审校等相关内容。据不完全统计,共计有英语、法语、俄语、意大利语等近10种语言的40篇报道,包括转载等。XiextendscongratulationsonfoundingofInt'lResearchCenterofBigDataforSDGsByhuaxiaBEIJING,Sept.6(Xinhua)--ChinesePresidentXiJinpingMondaysentacongratulatorylettertothefoundingconferenceoftheInternationalResearchCenterofBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoals(SDGs).Inhisletter,Xinotedthatthefoundingofthecenterisanimportantmovetoimplementhiscallatthe75thSessionoftheUnitedNations(UN)GeneralAssemblytosupporttheUN2030AgendaforSustainableDevelopment,whichsetscleargoalsfornationaldevelopmentaswellasglobaldevelopmentandcooperation.TheworldisreelingunderthehugeimpactofCOVID-19.Thesci-techinnovationandapplicationofbigdatawillhelptheinternationalcommunitytoovercomedifficultiesandimplementtheUN2030Agendaglobally,Xisaidinhisletter.HeexpressedthehopethatallsidescanmakefulluseoftheplatformprovidedbytheInternationalResearchCenterofBigDataforSDGsandtheforumtoexplorewaysofsustainabledevelopmentsupportedbybigdata,strengtheninternationalcooperation,andmakejointeffortstocontributetotheimplementationoftheUN2030Agendaandthebuildingofacommunitywithasharedfutureforhumanity.ThefoundingconferenceofthecenterandtheopeningceremonyoftheforumwereheldinBeijingonMonday.Enditem原文链接:XiextendscongratulationsonfoundingofInt'lResearchCenterofBigDataforSDGs-Xinhua(news.cn)XiextendscongratulationsonfoundingofInt'lResearchCenterofBigDataforSDGs(转载新华社)ChinesePresidentXiJinpingMondaysentacongratulatorylettertothefoundingconference120ChapterVINewsMediaoftheInternationalResearchCenterofBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoals(SDGs).Inhisletter,Xinotedthatthefoundingofthecenterisanimportantmovetoimplementhiscallatthe75thSessionoftheUnitedNations(UN)GeneralAssemblytosupporttheUN2030AgendaforSustainableDevelopment,whichsetscleargoalsfornationaldevelopmentaswellasglobaldevelopmentandcooperation.TheworldisreelingunderthehugeimpactofCOVID-19.Thesci-techinnovationandapplicationofbigdatawillhelptheinternationalcommunitytoovercomedifficultiesandimplementtheUN2030Agendaglobally,Xisaidinhisletter.HeexpressedthehopethatallsidescanmakefulluseoftheplatformprovidedbytheInternationalResearchCenterofBigDataforSDGsandtheforumtoexplorewaysofsustainabledevelopmentsupportedbybigdata,strengtheninternationalcooperation,andmakejointeffortstocontributetotheimplementationoftheUN2030Agendaandthebuildingofacommunitywithasharedfutureforhumanity.ThefoundingconferenceofthecenterandtheopeningceremonyoftheforumwereheldinBeijingonMonday.原文链接:http://english.scio.gov.cn/topnews/2021-09/06/content_77735748.htmXiextendscongratulationsonfoundingofInt'lResearchCenterofBigDataforSDGs(转载新华社)ByLiWeiChinesePresidentXiJinpingMondaysentacongratulatorylettertothefoundingconferenceoftheInternationalResearchCenterofBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoals(SDGs).Inhisletter,Xinotedthatthefoundingofthecenterisanimportantmovetoimplementhiscallatthe75thSessionoftheUnitedNations(UN)GeneralAssemblytosupporttheUN2030AgendaforSustainableDevelopment,whichsetscleargoalsfornationaldevelopmentaswellasglobaldevelopmentandcooperation.TheworldisreelingunderthehugeimpactofCOVID-19.Thesci-techinnovationandapplicationofbigdatawillhelptheinternationalcommunitytoovercomedifficultiesandimplementtheUN2030Agendaglobally,Xisaidinhisletter.HeexpressedthehopethatallsidescanmakefulluseoftheplatformprovidedbytheInternationalResearchCenterofBigDataforSDGsandtheforumtoexplorewaysofsustainabledevelopmentsupportedbybigdata,strengtheninternationalcooperation,and121ChapterVINewsMediamakejointeffortstocontributetotheimplementationoftheUN2030Agendaandthebuildingofacommunitywithasharedfutureforhumanity.ThefoundingconferenceofthecenterandtheopeningceremonyoftheforumwereheldinBeijingonMonday.原文链接:http://english.chinamil.com.cn/view/2021-09/06/content_10086819.htmXiextendscongratulationsonfoundingofInt'lResearchCenterofBigDataforSDGsChinesePresidentXiJinpingonMondaysentacongratulatorylettertothefoundingconferenceoftheInternationalResearchCenterofBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoals(SDGs).ThecenterwasofficiallyinauguratedonMonday.Tomarkthisimportantoccasion,theInternationalForumonBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoals(FBAS)willbeheldinBeijingfromMondaytoWednesday.Xiannouncedsettinguptheresearchcenterduringhisaddressatthe75thUNGeneralAssemblytosupporttheimplementationoftheUnitedNations2030AgendaforSustainableDevelopment.Atpresent,theworldissufferingfromthehugeimpactoftheCOVID-19pandemic,scienceandtechnologyinnovationandbigdataapplicationswillhelptheinternationalcommunitytoovercomedifficultiesandimplementthe2030Agenda,Xinoted.Xistressedthathehopedallpartieswouldmakefulluseoftheplatformoftheresearchcenterandthisforumtoworktogetherontheplanofusingbigdatatosupportsustainabledevelopment,strengtheninternationalcooperationandmakejointeffortstocontributetotheimplementationofthe2030Agendaandpromotethebuildingofacommunitywithasharedfutureformankind.Thethemeoftheforumis"BigdataforimplementingtheSustainableDevelopmentGoals,"withaspecialfocusonbuildingadigitalsilkroadandglobalpartnershipforSustainableDevelopmentGoals,innovationanddemonstrationofbigdataapplicationsforsustainabledevelopment,cutting-edgetechnologiesandinformationplatformsforassessingSustainableDevelopmentGoals,DigitalEarthandsustainabledevelopment,andBigEarthDatatosupportSustainableDevelopmentGoals.原文链接:https://news.cgtn.com/news/2021-09-06/Xi-sends-congratulatory-letter-to-intl-forum-on-big-data-13ku0da5C6s/index.html122ChapterVINewsMediaXiextendscongratulationsonfoundingofInt'lResearchCenterofBigDataforSDGs(转载新华社)BEIJING,Sept.6(Xinhua)--ChinesePresidentXiJinpingonMondaysentacongratulatorylettertothefoundingconferenceoftheInternationalResearchCenterofBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoals(SDGs).原文链接:http://en.people.cn/n3/2021/0906/c90000-9892606.htmlChinasetsupworld'sfirstbigdataresearchcenterforSDGs(转载新华社)ByZhangDongfangChinaestablishedanInternationalResearchCenterofBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoals(SDGs)inBeijingonMonday.Itistheworld'sfirstinternationalscientificresearchinstitutionusingbigdatatofacilitatetheimplementationoftheUnitedNations'2030AgendaforSustainableDevelopment–ablueprintadoptedbyallUNmemberstatesin2015with17SDGsand169targetsatthecoreforpeaceandprosperity.ThecenterwillestablishaglobalmonitoringandevaluationsystemforSDGs,providingrelevantUNagenciesandmemberstateswithdatasharing,technologicalassistanceanddecision-makingsupport.BigEarthdata,atypeofbigdataassociatedwiththeEarthsciences,playsaroleinSDGsresearch."BigEarthdatacanfurtherimprovethecoverageofmonitoringindicatorsbyproducingnewdatasets,andprovidemoretimelydatatofillandreconstructthegapsintimeseries,basedonwhich,monitoringresultsofSDGindicatorswithhigherspatialandtemporalresolutioncanbeobtained,"saidGuoHuadong,directorofthecenterandmemberoftheChineseAcademyofSciences.GuosaidthebigEarthdatawidelyusedinSDGsresearchnowadaysmainlyincludessatelliteremotesensingdata,sensornetworkdata,trajectorydata,socialandeconomicstatisticsdata,opinionandbehaviordata,transactiondataandsurveydata.原文链接:http://www.ecns.cn/news/sci-tech/2021-09-06/detail-ihaqussy0898280.shtml123ChapterVINewsMediaXiextendscongratulationsonfoundingofInt'lResearchCenterofBigDataforSDGs(转载新华社)ByWangYifanChinesePresidentXiJinpingonMondaysentacongratulatorylettertothefoundingconferenceoftheInternationalResearchCenterofBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoals(SDGs).原文链接:http://www.ecns.cn/news/politics/2021-09-06/detail-ihaqussy0898202.shtmlXicongratulatesinaugurationofbigdataresearchcenterPresidentXiJinpingonMondaysentacongratulatorylettertotheconferencemarkingtheinaugurationoftheInternationalResearchCenterofBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoals.Inhisletter,Xinotedthatthefoundingofthecenterisanimportantmovetoimplementhiscallatthe75thSessionoftheUnitedNations(UN)GeneralAssemblytosupporttheUN2030AgendaforSustainableDevelopment,whichsetscleargoalsfornationaldevelopmentaswellasglobaldevelopmentandcooperation.TheworldisreelingunderthehugeimpactofCOVID-19.Thesci-techinnovationandapplicationofbigdatawillhelptheinternationalcommunitytoovercomedifficultiesandimplementtheUN2030Agendaglobally,Xisaidinhisletter.HeexpressedthehopethatallsidescanmakefulluseoftheplatformprovidedbytheInternationalResearchCenterofBigDataforSDGsandtheforumtoexplorewaysofsustainabledevelopmentsupportedbybigdata,strengtheninternationalcooperation,andmakejointeffortstocontributetotheimplementationoftheUN2030Agendaandthebuildingofacommunitywithasharedfutureforhumanity.ThefoundingconferenceofthecenterandtheopeningceremonyoftheforumwereheldinBeijingonMonday.原文链接:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202109/06/WS61358264a310efa1bd66d916.html124ChapterVINewsMediaСиЦзиньпинпоздравилссозданиемМеждународногоисследовательскогоцентрабольшихданныхдляосуществленияцелейустойчивогоразвитияПекин,6сентября/Синьхуа/--ПредседательКНРСиЦзиньпинвпонедельникнаправилпоздравительноепосланиевадресконференции,посвященнойсозданиюМеждународногоисследовательскогоцентрабольшихданныхдляосуществленияцелейустойчивогоразвития/InternationalResearchCenterofBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoals(SDGs)/.原文链接:http://russian.news.cn/2021-09/06/c_1310170966.htmСиЦзиньпинпоздравилссозданиемМеждународногоисследовательскогоцентрабольшихданныхдляосуществленияцелейустойчивогоразвития(转载新华社俄语)Пекин,6сентября/Синьхуа/--ПредседательКНРСиЦзиньпинвпонедельникнаправилпоздравительноепосланиевадресконференции,посвященнойсозданиюМеждународногоисследовательскогоцентрабольшихданныхдляосуществленияцелейустойчивогоразвития/InternationalResearchCenterofBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoals(SDGs)/.原文链接:http://russian.china.org.cn/china/txt/2021-09/06/content_77735767.htmXiextendscongratulationsonfoundingofInt'lResearchCenterofBigDataforSDGs(转载新华社)ByZhangRuiBEIJING,Sept.6(Xinhua)--ChinesePresidentXiJinpingonMondaysentacongratulatorylettertothefoundingconferenceoftheInternationalResearchCenterofBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoals(SDGs).125ChapterVINewsMedia原文链接:https://english.cctv.com/2021/09/06/ARTIELymL4deizduMhUyzb49210906.shtmlXiExtendsCongratulationsonFoundingofInt'lResearchCenterofBigDataforSDGs(转载新华社)BEIJING,Sept.6(Xinhua)—ChinesePresidentXiJinpingMondaysentacongratulatorylettertothefoundingconferenceoftheInternationalResearchCenterofBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoals(SDGs).Inhisletter,Xinotedthatthefoundingofthecenterisanimportantmovetoimplementhiscallatthe75thSessionoftheUnitedNations(UN)GeneralAssemblytosupporttheUN2030AgendaforSustainableDevelopment,whichsetscleargoalsfornationaldevelopmentaswellasglobaldevelopmentandcooperation.TheworldisreelingunderthehugeimpactofCOVID-19.Thesci-techinnovationandapplicationofbigdatawillhelptheinternationalcommunitytoovercomedifficultiesandimplementtheUN2030Agendaglobally,Xisaidinhisletter.HeexpressedthehopethatallsidescanmakefulluseoftheplatformprovidedbytheInternationalResearchCenterofBigDataforSDGsandtheforumtoexplorewaysofsustainabledevelopmentsupportedbybigdata,strengtheninternationalcooperation,andmakejointeffortstocontributetotheimplementationoftheUN2030Agendaandthebuildingofacommunitywithasharedfutureforhumanity.ThefoundingconferenceofthecenterandtheopeningceremonyoftheforumwereheldinBeijingonMonday.原文链接:https://www.womenofchina.cn/womenofchina/html1/news/Highlight/2109/3120-1.htmXiextendscongratulationsonfoundingofInt'lResearchCenterofBigDataforSDGs转载新华社BEIJING--ChinesePresidentXiJinpingMondaysentacongratulatorylettertothefoundingconferenceoftheInternationalResearchCenterofBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoals(SDGs).Inhisletter,Xinotedthatthefoundingofthecenterisanimportantmovetoimplementhis126ChapterVINewsMediacallatthe75thSessionoftheUnitedNations(UN)GeneralAssemblytosupporttheUN2030AgendaforSustainableDevelopment,whichsetscleargoalsfornationaldevelopmentaswellasglobaldevelopmentandcooperation.TheworldisreelingunderthehugeimpactofCOVID-19.Thesci-techinnovationandapplicationofbigdatawillhelptheinternationalcommunitytoovercomedifficultiesandimplementtheUN2030Agendaglobally,Xisaidinhisletter.HeexpressedthehopethatallsidescanmakefulluseoftheplatformprovidedbytheInternationalResearchCenterofBigDataforSDGsandtheforumtoexplorewaysofsustainabledevelopmentsupportedbybigdata,strengtheninternationalcooperation,andmakejointeffortstocontributetotheimplementationoftheUN2030Agendaandthebuildingofacommunitywithasharedfutureforhumanity.ThefoundingconferenceofthecenterandtheopeningceremonyoftheforumwereheldinBeijingonMonday.原文链接:http://en.qstheory.cn/Chinadevelopssustainabledevelopmentsatellite(9月8日)TheChineseAcademyofSciences(CAS)hasdevelopedasatelliteforpursuingsustainabledevelopment.Thesatellite,SDGSAT-1,hasalreadypassedtheround-the-clockandmulti-loadcoordinatedobservation.Itisexpectedtoprovideadvanced,openandshareddataresourcesformonitoringandevaluatingthesustainabledevelopmentindexrepresentingtheinteractionbetweenhumanandnature.TheInternationalResearchCenterofBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoals(SDGs)wasinauguratedinBeijingonMondaytosupporttheUN2030AgendaforSustainableDevelopment.ThedevelopmentandoperationoftheSDGSAT-1areamongthemainmissionsofthisnewlyestablishedresearchcenter,saidGuoHuadong,anacademicianwiththeCAS.Thesatellitehasthreepayloadsofthermalinfrared,lowlightlevelandmultispectralimager,with300kmwidedataacquisitioncapability.Itcanachieveglobalcoveragewithin11days.Thesatellitewillbelaunchedatalatertime.原文链接:http://www.news.cn/english/2021-09/07/c_1310174006.htm127ChapterVINewsMediaChinadevelopssustainabledevelopmentsatellite(转载新华)TheChineseAcademyofSciences(CAS)hasdevelopedasatelliteforpursuingsustainabledevelopment.Thesatellite,SDGSAT-1,hasalreadypassedtheround-the-clockandmulti-loadcoordinatedobservation.Itisexpectedtoprovideadvanced,openandshareddataresourcesformonitoringandevaluatingthesustainabledevelopmentindexrepresentingtheinteractionbetweenhumanandnature.TheInternationalResearchCenterofBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoals(SDGs)wasinauguratedinBeijingonMondaytosupporttheUN2030AgendaforSustainableDevelopment.ThedevelopmentandoperationoftheSDGSAT-1areamongthemainmissionsofthisnewlyestablishedresearchcenter,saidGuoHuadong,anacademicianwiththeCAS.Thesatellitehasthreepayloadsofthermalinfrared,lowlightlevelandmultispectralimager,with300kmwidedataacquisitioncapability.Itcanachieveglobalcoveragewithin11days.Thesatellitewillbelaunchedatalatertime.原文链接:http://www.china.org.cn/china/2021-09/08/content_77739515.htmChinadevelopssustainabledevelopmentsatellite(转载新华)(9月8日)TheChineseAcademyofSciences(CAS)hasdevelopedasatelliteforpursuingsustainabledevelopment.Thesatellite,SDGSAT-1,hasalreadypassedtheround-the-clockandmulti-loadcoordinatedobservation.Itisexpectedtoprovideadvanced,openandshareddataresourcesformonitoringandevaluatingthesustainabledevelopmentindexrepresentingtheinteractionbetweenhumanandnature.TheInternationalResearchCenterofBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoals(SDGs)wasinauguratedinBeijingonMondaytosupporttheUN2030AgendaforSustainableDevelopment.ThedevelopmentandoperationoftheSDGSAT-1areamongthemainmissionsofthisnewlyestablishedresearchcenter,saidGuoHuadong,anacademicianwiththeCAS.Thesatellitehasthreepayloadsofthermalinfrared,lowlightlevelandmultispectralimager,with300kmwidedataacquisitioncapability.Itcanachieveglobalcoveragewithin11days.Thesatellitewillbelaunchedatalatertime.原文链接:http://www.china.org.cn/china/2021-09/08/content_77739515.htm128ChapterVINewsMediaChinaeröffnetForschungszentrumzurUnterstützungderVereintenNationenDieChinesischeAkademiederWissenschaftenhateinForschungsinstituteröffnet,dasdenVereintenNationenbeiderErreichungderZielezurnachhaltigenEntwicklungunterstützensoll.ImMittelpunktstehenDatenzurErdbeobachtung.DieChinesischeAkademiederWissenschaften(CAS)hateinForschungszentrumzurNutzungundzumAustauschvonErdbeobachtungsdatengegründet,umdieWeltbeiderErreichungderglobalenZielefürnachhaltigeEntwicklungderVereintenNationenzuunterstützen.ChinasPräsidentXiJinpingsandtedazueinGlückwunschschreibenundfordertealleSeitenauf,dieZusammenarbeitzustärkenundeinenBeitragzudenUN-EntwicklungszielenfürdasJahr2030zuleisten,umeineGemeinschaftmiteinergemeinsamenZukunftfürdieMenschheitzuerrichten.DasZentrumsollChinadabeihelfen,seinUmweltversprecheneinzulösen,dasesaufder75.SitzungderUN-GeneralversammlungimvergangenenJahrgegebenhat.EswirdInformationenvonSatelliten,Flugzeugen,DrohnenundBodenmessgerätenund-sensorenzuThemenwieökologischeGemeingüter,städtischeundländlich-urbaneEntwicklung,ErnährungssicherheitundDekarbonisierungderEnergieversorgungbündeln.„WirwerdenÜberwachungs-undAuswertungssystemefürdieseZieleeinrichtenunddiegesammeltenDatenmitrelevantenUN-OrganisationenundEntwicklungsländernteilen“,sagteGuoHuadong,DirektordesneugegründetenInternationalResearchCenterofBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoals(CBAS).DieVereintenNationenmessenderSammlungdieserDatenhoheBedeutungbei.IngerAndersen,UntergeneralsekretärinundExekutivdirektorindesUN-Umweltprogramms,sagte,siefreuesichsehr,dassdieCASmitanderenzusammenarbeite,umdieDatenlückenfürdieZielefürnachhaltigeEntwicklungzuschließenunddieEffizienzbeiderNutzungvonUmweltdatenzuverbessern.„UmweltbezogeneDatenundIndikatoren,diefürjedenzugänglichsind,sindentscheidend,damitwirverstehenkönnen,welcheunsererHandlungendieUmweltverbessernundwelchesieweiterverschlechtern.InvestitioneninBigDatafürdieUmweltsinddahernichtnureineMöglichkeit,siesindeineabsoluteNotwendigkeit“,betontesie.ProfessorGretchenKalonji,ehemaligestellvertretendeGeneraldirektorinfürNaturwissenschaftenbeiderUnesco,lobtedieinternationaleVisiondesZentrums.„Eswirddazubeitragen,dassweltweitFachkräftezurVerfügungstehen,diewissen,wieman129ChapterVINewsMediadisziplin-undländerübergreifendarbeitet,umLösungenfürdiegemeinsamenProblemezufinden,mitdenenwirallekonfrontiertsind“,sagtesie.CBAS-DirektorGuoHuadongerklärtedemchinesischenFernsehnetzwerkCGTN,dasschinesischeForschersichverpflichtethätten,dieHerausforderungenwieDatenmangel,unzureichendeForschungundungleicheFortschrittebeiderUmsetzungzuüberwinden.„SolangeesMenschengibt,stehenwirimmervorderHerausforderung,wiewireinenachhaltigeEntwicklungaufrechterhaltenkönnen.UnddieAnwendungvonBigDatazumVerständnisundzurFörderungderForschungzudiesemThemaistunsereewigeAufgabe“,sagteer.NachAngabendesForschungszentrumswerdeesentscheidendeUnterstützunginFormvonWissen,ExpertiseundtechnischenMittelnleisten,umeineausgewogeneundnachhaltigeEntwicklungimEinklangmitdenUN-Zielenzuerreichen.原文链接:ChinaeröffnetForschungszentrumzurUnterstützungderVereintenNationen(beijingreview.com.cn)Chinadevelopssustainabledevelopmentsatellite(转载新华)(9月8日)TheChineseAcademyofSciences(CAS)hasdevelopedasatelliteforpursuingsustainabledevelopment.Thesatellite,SDGSAT-1,hasalreadypassedtheround-the-clockandmulti-loadcoordinatedobservation.Itisexpectedtoprovideadvanced,openandshareddataresourcesformonitoringandevaluatingthesustainabledevelopmentindexrepresentingtheinteractionbetweenhumanandnature.TheInternationalResearchCenterofBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoals(SDGs)wasinauguratedinBeijingonMondaytosupporttheUN2030AgendaforSustainableDevelopment.ThedevelopmentandoperationoftheSDGSAT-1areamongthemainmissionsofthisnewlyestablishedresearchcenter,saidGuoHuadong,anacademicianwiththeCAS.Thesatellitehasthreepayloadsofthermalinfrared,lowlightlevelandmultispectralimager,with300kmwidedataacquisitioncapability.Itcanachieveglobalcoveragewithin11days.Thesatellitewillbelaunchedatalatertime.原文链接:https://chinaminutes.com/News/News-Article/china-develops-sustainable-development-satellite130ChapterVINewsMediaChinadevelopssustainabledevelopmentsatellite(转载新华)TheChineseAcademyofSciences(CAS)hasdevelopedasatelliteforpursuingsustainabledevelopment.Thesatellite,SDGSAT-1,hasalreadypassedtheround-the-clockandmulti-loadcoordinatedobservation.Itisexpectedtoprovideadvanced,openandshareddataresourcesformonitoringandevaluatingthesustainabledevelopmentindexrepresentingtheinteractionbetweenhumanandnature.TheInternationalResearchCenterofBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoals(SDGs)wasinauguratedinBeijingonMondaytosupporttheUN2030AgendaforSustainableDevelopment.ThedevelopmentandoperationoftheSDGSAT-1areamongthemainmissionsofthisnewlyestablishedresearchcenter,saidGuoHuadong,anacademicianwiththeCAS.Thesatellitehasthreepayloadsofthermalinfrared,lowlightlevelandmultispectralimager,with300kmwidedataacquisitioncapability.Itcanachieveglobalcoveragewithin11days.Thesatellitewillbelaunchedatalatertime.原文链接:https://nampa.org/index.php?model=categories&function=display&id=21550413ChinaLaunchesResearchCentreforSustainableDevelopmentGoals(9月8日)ChineseAcademyofSciences(CAS)haslaunchedaresearchcentretouseandshareearthobservationdatatohelptheworldmeettheUnitedNationsGlobalSustainableDevelopmentGoals(SDGs).ChinesePresidentsentacongratulatoryletterforthelaunch,urgingallsidestostrengthencooperationandcontributetotheUNSDG2030andestablishacommunitywithasharedfutureformankind.TheresearchcentrehelpsChinafulfilthepromisemadetothe75thsessionoftheUNGeneralAssemblylastyear.Thebigdataresearchcentrewillpoolinformationfromsatellites,aircraft,drones,andgroundarraysandsensorsonissueslikeenvironmentalcommons,urbanandrural-urbanfringedevelopment,foodsecurity,andenergydecarbonisation.Wewillestablishmonitoringandevaluationsystemsforthesegoals,andsharecollecteddatawithrelevantUNorganisationsanddevelopingcountries.–Director,InternationalResearchCenterofBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoalsTheUNhasattachedgreatimportancetothecollectionandsharingofsuchdata.UNUnder-Secretary-GeneralandExecutiveDirectoroftheUNEnvironmentProgrammesupportedCAS131ChapterVINewsMediaforworkingtogetherwithotherstobridgethedatagapsfortheSustainableDevelopmentGoals(SDGs)andtoimprovetheeffectivenessinusingenvironmentaldata.Environment-relateddataandindicatorsatallfingertipsarecriticalsothatpeoplecanunderstandwhichoftheiractionsareimprovingtheenvironmentandwhicharedeterioratingitfurther.Investinginbigdatafortheenvironmentisnolongeranoption,butanabsolutenecessity.Formerassistantdirector-generalforNaturalSciencesatUNESCOpraisedthatthecentrehasaninternationalvision.Thecentrewillbecontributingtoaworkforceworldwidethatknowshowtoworkacrossdisciplinaryboundariesandtoworkacrossthenationalboundariestocomewithsomesolutionsforthecommonproblems.Chineseresearchershavepromisedtoovercomechallengeslikelackofdata,insufficientresearch,andunevenprogressinimplementation.CBASDirectorsaidthatAslongashumanbeingsexist,wealwaysfacethechallengeofhowtomaintainsustainabledevelopment.Hence,applyingbigdatatounderstandandtopromoteresearchonthesubjectisoureternaltask.Theresearchcentrewillprovidecriticalsupportintheformofknowledge,expertise,andtechnicalmeansandthisistohelpachieveabalancedandsustainabledevelopmentinstepwiththeUNgoals.Accordingtoanarticle,theChinesegovernmenthasissuedaThreeYearPlanfornewdatacentres,demandingthatnewfacilitiesbecomemoreefficient.TheThree-yearActionPlanfortheDevelopmentofNewDataCenters(2021-2023)alsolimitsthegrowthofdatacentresto20%andsetsoutanationalarchitecturesupportingnationalcloudhubs,provincialdatacentres,andEdgedatacentres.AsreportedbyOpenGovAsia,Chinahasbeenactivelatelyinpassingseveralnewlawsandregulationsrelatingtodataprivacyandsecurity.Thetworecentlawswhichtendtofocusmoreonthosehandlingdatanationalsecurityand/orpublicinterestareCriticalInformationInfrastructureorImportantData.ChinapassedtheDataSecurityLaw(DSL).ThekeyfocusoftheDSListheprotectionandsecurityofcriticaldatarelatingtonationalsecurityandthepublicinterest.Themostsignificantelementofthelawistheso-calleddataclassificationsystemwherebythegovernmentwillclassifydifferenttypesofdatabasedonitslevelofimportanceandthenpublishaprotection/securitystandardforeachclassofdata.ThenationhasreleasedtheSecurityProtectionRegulationsonCriticalInformationInfrastructure(CIIRegulation).TheCIIRegulationisanimplementingruleoftheCybersecurityLaw(CSL).ItappliesonlytoCriticalInformationInfrastructure(CI”),whichreferstothenetworkandITsystemthatiscriticaltonationalsecurityandpublicinterestbutmayalsohaveimplicationsforcompaniesthatsupplyorservicesuchnetworksandsystems.原文链接:https://opengovasia.com/china-launches-research-centre-for-sustainable-development-goals/132ChapterVINewsMediaСіЦзіньпінпривітавзіствореннямМіжнародногодослідницькогоцентрувеликихданихдляздійсненняцілейсталогорозвитку(转载新华社)ГоловаКНРСіЦзіньпінупонеділокнаправиввітальнепосланнянаконференцію,присвяченуствореннюМіжнародногодослідницькогоцентрувеликихданихдляздійсненняцілейсталогорозвитку/InternationalResearchCenterofBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoals(SDGs)/.原文链接:http://ukrainian.cri.cn/home/focus2/3438/20210906/699889.htmlKauna-unahangbigdataresearchcenterparasaSDGssadaigdig,itinayongTsinaItinatagkahapon,Setyembre6,2021ngTsinaangInternationalResearchCenterofBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoals(SDGs)saBeijing.Itoangkauna-unahangpandaigdigangsentrongsiyentipikongpananaliksiksadaigdignanaglilingkodsa2030AgendaforSustainableDevelopmentngUnitedNations(UN),sapamamagitanngbigdata.原文链接:http://filipino.cri.cn/20210907/a98e1ffd-4d8e-9e90-4b8f-76f320268ba5.htmlChinalaunchesresearchcentertohelpUNmeetsustainabledevelopmentgoalsChineseAcademyofSciences(CAS)haslaunchedaresearchcentertouseandshareearthobservationdatatohelptheworldmeettheUnitedNationsGlobalSustainableDevelopmentGoal(SDG).ChinesePresidentXiJinpingsentacongratulatoryletterfortheevent,urgingallsidestostrengthencooperationandcontributetotheUNSDG2030andestablishacommunitywitha133ChapterVINewsMediasharedfutureformankind.ThecenterhelpsChinafulfillthepromisemadetothe75thsessionoftheUNGeneralAssemblylastyear.Itwillpoolinformationfromsatellites,aircraft,drones,andgroundarraysandsensorsonissueslikeenvironmentalcommons,urbanandrural-urbanfringedevelopment,foodsecurity,andenergydecarbonization."Wewillestablishmonitoringandevaluationsystemsforthesegoals,andsharecollecteddatawithrelevantUNorganizationsanddevelopingcountries,"saidGuoHuadong,directorofthenewlyestablishedInternationalResearchCenterofBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoals(CBAS).TheUNhasattachedgreatimportancetothecollectionandsharingofsuchdata.IngerAndersen,UNUnder-Secretary-GeneralandExecutiveDirectoroftheUNEnvironmentProgram,saidthatsheisverypleasedtoseeCASisworkingtogetherwithotherstobridgethedatagapsfortheSustainableDevelopmentGoals(SDGs)andtoimprovetheeffectivenessinusingenvironmentaldata."Environmentrelateddataandindicatorsatallfingertipsarecriticalsothatwecanunderstandwhichofouractionsareimprovingtheenvironmentandwhicharedeterioratingitfurther.Investinginbigdatafortheenvironment,therefore,isnotanoption.It'sanabsolutenecessity,"shestressed.Prof.GretchenKalonji,formerassistantdirector-generalforNaturalSciencesatUNESCOpraisedthatthecenterhasaninternationalvision."Itwillbecontributingtoaworkforceworldwidethatknowshowtoworkacrossdisciplinaryboundaries,andtoworkacrossthenationalboundariestocomewithsomesolutionsforourcommonproblemsthatweallface,"shesaid.CBAS'DirectorGuoHuadongtoldCGTNthatChineseresearchershavevowedtoovercomechallengeslikelackofdata,insufficientresearch,andunevenprogressinimplementation."Aslongashumanbeingsexist,wealwaysfacethechallengeofhowtomaintainsustainabledevelopment.Andapplyingbigdatatounderstandandtopromoteresearchonthesubjectisoureternaltask,"hesaid.Theresearchcentersaysthattheywillprovidecriticalsupportintheformofknowledge,expertise,andtechnicalmeansandthisistohelpachieveabalancedandsustainabledevelopmentinstepwiththeUNgoals.原文链接:https://news.cgtn.com/news/2021-09-06/China-launches-research-center-to-meet-sustainable-development-goals-13lfchPgoU0/index.html134ChapterVINewsMedia【CGTN法语频道】#可持续发展大数据国际研究中心#为全球可持续发展贡献中国力量9月6日,可持续发展大数据国际研究中心#CBAS#成立大会暨2021年可持续发展大数据国际论坛开幕式在中国北京举行,宣告全球首个以大数据服务联合国2030年可持续发展议程的国际科研机构成立。AfinderéaliserleProgrammededéveloppementdurableàl'horizon2030desNationsunies,laChinealancéuncentrederechercheinternationalduBigData.Ils'agitdelapremièreinstitutionderechercheconçuepourmettreenœuvrelesobjectifsdedéveloppementdurable.原文链接:微博(weibo.cn)Xi:Innovation,bigdatatoaid2030AgendaPresidentXiJinpingcalledonMondayontheinternationalcommunitytotakeadvantageofscientificinnovationandbigdatatoovercomekeyobstaclesinfulfillingtheUnitedNations'SustainableDevelopmentGoals.XimadetheremarkinacongratulatorylettertotheinaugurationceremonyoftheInternationalResearchCenterofBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoalsandtheInternationalForumonBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoalsinBeijing.TheresearchcenterwaspledgedbyXiduringhisspeechattheGeneralDebateofthe75thsessionoftheUNGeneralAssemblylastyear.Thisyearalsomarksthe50thanniversaryoftherestorationofChina'slawfulseatintheUN.In2015,theUNadoptedthe2030AgendaforSustainableDevelopment,whichincludes17sustainabledevelopmentgoals,rangingfromendingpovertytotacklingclimatechange.Intheletter,Xisaidtheagendahasprovidedclearobjectivesforinternationaldevelopmentandcooperation."TheworldiscurrentlysufferingfromthegreatimpactoftheCOVID-19pandemic,utilizingscientificandtechnologicalinnovationandbigdatawillhelptheinternationalcommunityovercomedifficultiesandachievethe2030UNagendaaroundtheglobe,"hesaid.Xiexpressedhishopethatvariouspartiesandstakeholdersaroundtheworldcantakeadvantageofthenewresearchcentertoenhanceinternationalcooperation,jointlyfacilitatethefulfillmentofthe2030UNagenda,andcontributetobuildingacommunitywithashared135ChapterVINewsMediafutureformankind.UNSecretary-GeneralAntonioGuterressaidinavideomessagetotheeventsthatinformationfromtheresearchcenter,whichisoperatedbytheChineseAcademyofSciences,"hasenormouspotentialtohelpaddressclimatechange,advancetheSDGsandrespondtotheCOVID-19pandemic".TheresearchcenterwillworkalongsidewiththeRegionalHubforBigDatatosupporttheUNGlobalPlatformandbuildonthemomentumgeneratedbytheUNTechnologyFacilitationMechanism,hesaid."Together,wecanmobilizescientificandtechnologicalcommunitiestohelpachievethesustainabledevelopmentgoals,"headded.GuoHuadong,directoroftheresearchcenterandanacademicianoftheCAS,saidfulfillingthesustainabledevelopmentgoalswouldrequireovercomingthreemajorobstacles,namelyalackofdata,unequalsocioeconomicdevelopmentbetweendifferentnations,andthecomplexcorrelationsbetweenthegoals."Thesechallengeswillrequireustofindbettersolutionsfromscience,technologyandinnovation,"Guosaid.Totackletheseissues,ChinesescientistshavebeenusingbigdataandEarthobservationtechnologiestocollectalargequantityofdatarelatedtoenvironmentalmonitoring,forestandwaterdistribution,urbanization,foodsecurity,climateandmarineresources,aswellasotherEarthandsocialsciencesfields.TheBigEarthDataScienceEngineeringProgramoftheChineseAcademyofSciences,amassiveresearchprojectanddata-sharingplatform,currentlyhostsatotalof10petabytesofdata,whichisequivalentto10milliongigabytes.Thisincludesoverfourdecades'worthofsatelliteimagingand5.6PBofbiologicalandecologicaldata,andaround3PBofdataisupdatedontheplatformeachyear.Asofthismonth,morethan280,000usersfrom174countriesandregionshaveaccessedtheplatformsinceitslaunchin2019,withitstotalonlinetrafficexceeding57.9millionvisits,Guosaid."Thisdatawillhelpscientistsandpolicymakersbetterunderstandandmakemoreaccuratepredictionsandevaluationsonthestatusofthesustainabledevelopmentgoalindicators,whichfacilitatesmoreefficientplanningandmeasures,"hesaid.Thesixgoalsthattheresearchcenterwillfocusonmonitoringarezerohunger,cleanwaterandsanitation,sustainablecitiesandcommunities,climateaction,lifebelowwaterandlifeonland.Theresearchcenterwillalsoprovidepowerfuldataanalyticaltools,soresearcherscanprocesstheirdatainthecloudwithoutneedingtoinvestinextrasoftware.136ChapterVINewsMedia"Itwillbeaone-stopdataserviceplatformforyourresearchneeds,"Guosaid.Meanwhile,Chinaissettolaunchtheworld'sfirstscientificsatellitededicatedtoachievingthesustainabledevelopmentgoalsinOctober,calledSDGSAT-1,Guosaid.Thesatelliteaimstoprovidedetaileddataontracesofhumanactivitiesandmovementsonaplanetaryscale,whichwillbeimportantforanalyzingthegoalsthatarerelatedtointeractionbetweenhumansandnature,hesaid.UNUnder-Secretary-GeneralforEconomicandSocialAffairsLiuZhenminsaidthatbigdataisattheheartofrevolutionaryadvancesinscience,technologyandinnovation,whichwillhelpaddresscommonglobalchallenges."ItistimetoharnessthepowerofbigdatatohelpsolvethemultifacetedchallengesfacedbycountriesandmeetingtheSDGs,andtodosoinaspiritofinternationalcooperation,"hesaid.IbrahimThiaw,UNunder-secretary-generalandexecutivesecretaryoftheUNConventiontoCombatDesertification,saidChinahasmadeconsiderableadvancesinEarthobservationandbigdatatosupportclimatechangestudies,andmanagebiodiversityandnaturalresources.Heurgedtheinternationalcommunitytousebigdataandothertechnologiestoidentifypatternsandcorrelationstoosubtleandcomplexforhumanstonotice."Thiswillhelpachievelanddegradationneutralityandotherobjectivesrelatedtodesertification,landdegradationanddrought,butwillalsoachievesomuchmoreforallofhumanity,"hesaid.AlessandroAnnoni,presidentoftheInternationalSocietyforDigitalEarth,saidbigdataanalyticsallowscientiststomonitorandassesswhatishappeningonEarthandmaketherightdecisions."Inthiscontext,thisnewinternationalresearchcenterisbecomingevenmorerelevant,andIhopeitwillactasanaggregatorandfacilitatorforallresearchersandgovernmentthatspenteffortsinsustainabledevelopment,"hesaid.原文链接:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202109/07/WS61369cbea310efa1bd66db1f.htmlChinaopensbigdatacentreinsupportofUN’sSustainableDevelopmentGoalswhileBeijingclampsdownondataathomeChina’snewbigdataresearchcentrededicatedtosustainabilityhasofficiallyopeneditsdoors,addinganewtooltoBeijing’seffortstosupporttheUnitedNations’SustainableDevelopmentGoalswhilethegovernmentisalsorampingupeffortstocontrolothertypesofdigitaldata.ChinesePresidentXiJinpingfirstannouncedplansfortheInternationalResearchCentreof137ChapterVINewsMediaBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoalslastSeptemberattheUNGeneralAssembly.Sincethen,Beijinghaspassedtwonewlawsgoverningdatasecurityandpersonalinformation,juxtaposingChina’sdesiretotightlycontroldataathomewhilewelcominginternationalcollaboration.TohelpmeettheUN’sgoals,Chinahaspledgedtoreachpeakcarbonemissionsby2030andcarbonneutralityby2060.Thecentre,whichoperatesundertheChineseAcademyofSciences(CAS),ismeanttocontributetothesegoalsbysharingpublicdataproductsandservicestoaidotherUNmembers.Thecentreusesdatacompiledbytheacademy’sBigEarthDataScienceEngineeringProject,saidGuoHuadong,thecentre’sdirectorandanacademicianattheCAS,whenthecentrewasannouncedlastyear.Thelaunchofanewcentrededicatedtobigdatacomesamidanefforttoclampdownondataathome,whichhasdrawnglobalattentionovernewrulesexpectedtofurtherrestricttheflowofdataacrossborders.Thecountry’sPersonalInformationProtectionLawisoneoftheworld’sstrictestgovernanceregimesforpersonaldata.Thelaw,whichgoesintoeffectinNovember,hasbeenlikenedtotheEuropeanUnion’sGeneralDataProtectionRegulation(GDPR).TheDataSecurityLaw,whichwentintoeffectthismonth,establishesstrictrulesfordatamanagement,suchasrequirementsforencrypting,backingupandclassifyingdatawhilemakingitaccessibletoauthoritiesuponrequest.Bothlawsalsocallfortheestablishmentofaviablemarketfordata,whichBeijinghasclassifiedasaproductionfactoralongwithland,labour,capitalandtechnology.SeverallocalgovernmentshavealreadyestablishedtheirowndatamarketplacesinsupportofBeijing’sgoalsandintroducedtheirownrelatedrules.InShenzhen,forexample,anewdataregulationpassedinJuneandsettogointoeffectnextyearhasachapterdedicatedtosharingpublicdata.Theregulationhasledsometocallthecityapioneerforits“maximumopening”ofpublicdatawithinthescopeoflawsandregulations.WhilenotofficiallypartofChina’sdatamarketplaceefforts,thenewresearchcentrehighlightsBeijing’spushtoappearasaresponsibleinternationalstakeholderasitseekstobeadatagatekeeperdomestically.GovernmentconcernsaboutthedataheldbyChineseBigTechcompaniespubliclylistedoverseashasalreadyledtomultiplecybersecurityinvestigations.Inacongratulatoryletterforthecentre’sinaugurationonMonday,Xiwrotethathehopes“allpartieswillmakefulluseoftheplatform”toboostinternationalcooperationonsustainabledevelopment.原文链接:https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3147778/china-opens-big-data-centre-support-uns-sustainable-development-goals138ChapterVINewsMedia【Dabignews】CHINAISCREATINGAHUGEDATACENTERINSUPPORTOFTHEUNITEDNATIONS’SUSTAINABLEDEVELOPMENTGOALS,WHILERESTRICTINGDATAATHOMELastyear,abigdataresearchcenterwasannouncedwiththegoalofassistingtheUnitedNations’SustainableDevelopmentGoals.WhileBeijing’squestforcarbonneutralityisadmirable,thenewcenter’spromiseofdataexchangeishamperedbythegovernment’sdomesticdatarestrictions.China’snewbigdataresearchcenterdedicatedtosustainabilityhasofficiallyopeneditsdoors,givinganewtooltoBeijing’sattemptstoassisttheUN’sSustainableDevelopmentGoalswhilesimultaneouslysteppingupeffortstoregulateothersortsofdigitaldata.AttheUnitedNationsGeneralAssemblylastSeptember,ChinesePresidentXiJinpingfirstunveiledplansfortheInternationalResearchCentreforBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoals.Beijinghaspassedtwonewlawsmanagingdatasecurityandpersonalinformationsincethen,demonstratingChina’saimtofirmlymanagedataathomewhileembracinginternationalcollaboration.Chinahasvowedtoaccomplishpeakcarbonemissionsby2030andcarbonneutralityby2060inordertocontributetotheUN’sgoals.Theinstitution,whichisrunbytheChineseAcademyofSciences(CAS),aimstohelpotherUNmembersachievethesegoalsbyexchangingpublicdatagoodsandservices.Whenthecentrewasunveiledlastyear,GuoHuadong,thecentre’sdirectorandaCASacademician,notedthatitleveragesdataproducedbytheacademy’sBigEarthDataScienceEngineeringProject.Theopeningofanewhugedatacentercomesamidadomesticcrackdownondatathathasdrewinternationalattentionduetonewlegislationthatisexpectedtosignificantlyrestrictthemovementofdataacrossborders.Thecountry’sPersonalInformationProtectionLawisoneofthemoststringentdataprotectionlawsintheworld.Therule,whichtakeseffectinNovember,hasbeencomparedtotheGeneralDataProtectionRegulationoftheEuropeanUnion(GDPR).TheDataSecurityLaw,whichwentintoforcelastmonth,stipulatestightdatamanagementstandards,includingencryption,backup,andclassificationrequirements,aswellasmakingdataavailabletoauthoritiesuponrequest.Bothregulationsalsodemandthecreationofaviabledatamarket,whichBeijinghasclassedalongsideland,labor,money,andtechnologyasaproductioncomponent.InsupportofBeijing’sambitions,anumberoflocalgovernmentshavealreadyformedtheirowndatamarketplacesandenactedtheirownrules.AnewdatarulepassedinJunein139ChapterVINewsMediaShenzhen,forexample,hasachapterdedicatedtosharingpublicdata,whichisduetotakeeffectnextyear.Somehavedubbedthecityatrailblazerforits“maximumopening”ofpublicdatawithintheconfinesoflawsandregulations.原文链接:https://dabigcnews.org/2021/09/07/china-is-creating-a-huge-data-center-in-support-of-the-united-nations-sustainable-development-goals-while-restricting-data-at-home/Int’lResearchCenterofBigDataforSDGscreatedinChina(9月9日)(转载新华社)BEIJING,Sept.6(Xinhua)--ChinesePresidentXiJinpingMondaysentacongratulatorylettertothefoundingconferenceoftheInternationalResearchCenterofBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoals(SDGs).Inhisletter,Xinotedthatthefoundingofthecenterisanimportantmovetoimplementhiscallatthe75thSessionoftheUnitedNations(UN)GeneralAssemblytosupporttheUN2030AgendaforSustainableDevelopment,whichsetscleargoalsfornationaldevelopmentaswellasglobaldevelopmentandcooperation.TheworldisreelingunderthehugeimpactofCOVID-19.Thesci-techinnovationandapplicationofbigdatawillhelptheinternationalcommunitytoovercomedifficultiesandimplementtheUN2030Agendaglobally,Xisaidinhisletter.HeexpressedthehopethatallsidescanmakefulluseoftheplatformprovidedbytheInternationalResearchCenterofBigDataforSDGsandtheforumtoexplorewaysofsustainabledevelopmentsupportedbybigdata,strengtheninternationalcooperation,andmakejointeffortstocontributetotheimplementationoftheUN2030Agendaandthebuildingofacommunitywithasharedfutureforhumanity.ThefoundingconferenceofthecenterandtheopeningceremonyoftheforumwereheldinBeijingonMonday.原文链接:https://uzdaily.com/en/post/67870ChinaworkstoaugmentresearchinSDGsNewYork,7September2021(TDI):ChineseMissiontotheUnitedNations(UN)forgedanInternationalResearchCenterofBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoals.Chinahasbeenproactiveinthefieldofresearchanddevelopmentformanyyears.Withtheestablishmentofthiscentre,ChinahaslaiddownthestonetobolsterinternationalcooperationinordertoachieveandimplementtheUN’s2030Agenda.140ChapterVINewsMediaMoreover,bigdataanalysisistakingplaceintheentireworldtofathomthenuancesoftheresearchandcomprehendthedataholistically.Inthispurview,China’sstepisindeedpraiseworthy.ThecontributionofChinainresearchanddevelopment(R&D)isprivytonone,andChinaaimstocompetewiththeglobalpowersinR&D.TheTwitterhandleofChina’sMissiontoUNpresentedgratitudetothePresidentofChinaXiJinPingandSecretary-GeneralofUNAntonioGuterresfortheirsupportinerectingtheresearchcentre.原文链接:https://thediplomaticinsight.com/china-works-to-augment-research-in-sdgs/Chinasetsupworld'sfirstbigdataresearchcenterforSDGsChinaestablishedanInternationalResearchCenterofBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoals(SDGs)inBeijingonMonday.Itistheworld'sfirstinternationalscientificresearchinstitutionusingbigdatatofacilitatetheimplementationoftheUnitedNations'2030AgendaforSustainableDevelopment–ablueprintadoptedbyallUNmemberstatesin2015with17SDGsand169targetsatthecoreforpeaceandprosperity.ThecenterwillestablishaglobalmonitoringandevaluationsystemforSDGs,providingrelevantUNagenciesandmemberstateswithdatasharing,technologicalassistanceanddecision-makingsupport.BigEarthdata,atypeofbigdataassociatedwiththeEarthsciences,playsaroleinSDGsresearch."BigEarthdatacanfurtherimprovethecoverageofmonitoringindicatorsbyproducingnewdatasets,andprovidemoretimelydatatofillandreconstructthegapsintimeseries,basedonwhich,monitoringresultsofSDGindicatorswithhigherspatialandtemporalresolutioncanbeobtained,"saidGuoHuadong,directorofthecenterandmemberoftheChineseAcademyofSciences.GuosaidthebigEarthdatawidelyusedinSDGsresearchnowadaysmainlyincludessatelliteremotesensingdata,sensornetworkdata,trajectorydata,socialandeconomicstatisticsdata,opinionandbehaviordata,transactiondataandsurveydata.原文链接:https://diffpost.com/news/ljopj2mp4B/141ChapterVINewsMediaCina,XiegovernorassicuranosettoreprivatoeBigTechRoma,6set.(askanews)–Mentreleautoritàcinesicontinuanoatirareschiafficontroilsettoredelleimpresetech,perlopiùprivate,ilpresidentecineseXiJinpinghalanciatooggiunmessaggodistensivoevidenziandol’importanzadelsettoredell’innovazionetecnologicaedeibigdatanellosforzopersuperarelapandemiaCovid-19eperraggiungeregliobiettividisostenibilitadell’Agenda2030dell’Onu.Xihaparlatoinunmessaggiodestinatoall’inaugurazionedell’InternationalResearchCenterofBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoalslanciatodallaCinacomelostessopresidenteavevapromessoall’ultimaAssembleageneraledelleNazioniunite.原文链接:https://www.askanews.it/economia-estera/2021/09/06/cina-xi-e-governo-rassicurano-settore-privato-e-big-tech-pn_20210906_00127/【Tostvnetwork】ChinaEstablishesWorld’sFirstScientificResearchInstitutionforSDGChinahassetupanInternationalResearchCentreofBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoals(SDGs)inBeijing.Itistheworld’sfirstinternationalscientificresearchinstitutionusingbigdatatofacilitatetheimplementationoftheUnitedNations’2030AgendaforSustainableDevelopment–ablueprintadoptedbyallUNmemberstatesin2015with17SDGsand169targetsatthecoreforpeaceandprosperity.AglobalmonitoringandevaluationsystemforSDGs,providingrelevantUNagenciesandmemberstateswithdatasharing,technologicalassistanceanddecision-makingsupportwillbeestablishedbythecentre.BigEarthdata,atypeofbigdataassociatedwiththeEarthsciences,playsaroleinSDGsresearch.GuoHuadong,DirectorofthecentreandmemberoftheChineseAcademyofSciences“BigEarthdatacanfurtherimprovethecoverageofmonitoringindicatorsbyproducingnewdatasets,andprovidemoretimelydatatofillandreconstructthegapsintimeseries,basedon142ChapterVINewsMediawhich,monitoringresultsofSDGindicatorswithhigherspatialandtemporalresolutioncanbeobtained.”GuosaidthebigEarthdatawidelyusedinSDGsresearchnowadaysmainlyincludessatelliteremotesensingdata,sensornetworkdata,trajectorydata,socialandeconomicstatisticsdata,opinionandbehaviordata,transactiondataandsurveydata.原文链接:https://www.tostvnetwork.com/china-establishes-worlds-first-scientific-research-institution-for-sdg/Cina:realizzatosatellitepersvilupposostenibile(ANSA-XINHUA)-PECHINO,07SET-L'AccademiaCinesedelleScienzeharealizzatounsatelliteperlarealizzazionedellosvilupposostenibile.Ilsatellite,Sdgsat-1,hagiàsuperatol'osservazionecoordinatacontinuativaemulti-carico.Siprevedecheforniscarisorsedidatiavanzate,aperteecondiviseperilmonitoraggioelavalutazionedell'indicedisvilupposostenibilecherappresental'interazionetrauomoenatura.L'InternationalResearchCenterofBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoalsèstatoinauguratoieriaPechinoperpromuoverel'Agenda2030delleNazioniUniteperlosvilupposostenibile.LosviluppoeilfunzionamentodelSdgsat-1sonotralemissioniprincipalidiquestocentrodiricercaappenaistituito,hadichiaratoGuoHuadong,accademicodelcentro.Ilsatellitehatrepayloadeunimagerainfrarossitermiciabassolivellodiluceesensoremultispettrale,conunacapacitàdiacquisizionedatidi300kmdiampiezza,epuòraggiungereunacoperturacomplessivain11giorni.Ilsatellitesaràlanciatonelprossimofuturo.(ANSA-XINHUA).原文链接:https://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/mondo/dalla_cina/2021/09/07/cina-realizzato-satellite-per-sviluppo-sostenibile_0af81c6f-dcbb-4541-969e-27013c7f00e2.htmlChinatohelpUNmeetSDGsBEIJING:ChineseAcademyofSciences(CAS)haslaunchedaresearchcentertouseandshareearthobservationdatatohelptheworldmeettheUnitedNationsGlobalSustainableDevelopmentGoal(SDG).ChinesePresidentXiJinpingsentacongratulatoryletterfortheevent,urgingallsidestostrengthencooperationandcontributetotheUNSDG2030andestablishacommunitywitha143ChapterVINewsMediasharedfutureformankind.ThecenterhelpsChinafulfillthepromisemadetothe75thsessionoftheUNGeneralAssemblylastyear.Itwillpoolinformationfromsatellites,aircraft,drones,andgroundarraysandsensorsonissueslikeenvironmentalcommons,urbanandrural-urbanfringedevelopment,foodsecurity,andenergydecarbonization.“Wewillestablishmonitoringandevaluationsystemsforthesegoals,andsharecollecteddatawithrelevantUNorganizationsanddevelopingcountries,”saidGuoHuadong,directorofthenewlyestablishedInternationalResearchCenterofBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoals(CBAS).TheUNhasattachedgreatimportancetothecollectionandsharingofsuchdata.IngerAndersen,UNUnder-Secretary-GeneralandExecutiveDirectoroftheUNEnvironmentProgram,saidthatsheisverypleasedtoseeCASisworkingtogetherwithotherstobridgethedatagapsfortheSustainableDevelopmentGoals(SDGs)andtoimprovetheeffectivenessinusingenvironmentaldata.–TheDailyMail-CGTN原文链接:https://dailymailnews.pk/2021/09/07/china-to-help-un-meet-sdgs/ChinaDevelopsSustainableDevelopmentSatelliteBEIJING,Sep7(UrduPoint/PakistanPointNews-7thSep,2021):TheChineseacademyofSciences(CAS)hasdevelopedasatelliteforpursuingsustainabledevelopment.Thesatellite,SDGSAT-1,hasalreadypassedtheround-the-clockandmulti-loadcoordinatedobservation.Itisexpectedtoprovideadvanced,openandshareddataresourcesformonitoringandevaluatingthesustainabledevelopmentindexrepresentingtheinteractionbetweenhumanandnature.TheInternationalResearchCenterofBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoals(SDGs)wasinauguratedinBeijingonMondaytosupporttheUN2030AgendaforSustainableDevelopment.ThedevelopmentandoperationoftheSDGSAT-1areamongthemainmissionsofthisnewlyestablishedresearchcenter,saidGuoHuadong,anacademicianwiththeCAS.Thesatellitehasthreepayloadsofthermalinfrared,lowlightlevelandmultispectralimager,with300kmwidedataacquisitioncapability.Itcanachieveglobalcoveragewithin11days.Thesatellitewillbelaunchedatalatertime.原文链接:https://www.urdupoint.com/en/144ChapterVINewsMedia原文链接:https://globalcirculate.com/china-opens-big-data-centre-in-support-of-uns-sustainable-development-goals-while-beijing-clamps-down-on-data-at-home/【BuiltbyChina(Youtube)】Chinaestablishedworld'sfirstsustainabledevelopmentbigdataresearchcenter视频内容原文链接:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9O-Zor8o6Q0油管视频【Linkin】byCASTheInternationalResearchCenterofBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoalswassooiciallylaunchedinBeijing,ChinaonSep6.Itwillbearesearchcenterforsustainabilityscience,ahubfortechnologyinnovation,andathinktankforsustainabledevelopment,facilitatingtheimplementationofthe2030Agenda,【twitter】ChinaopensbigdatacentreinsupportofUN’sSustainableDevelopmentGoalswhileBeijingclampsdownondataathomeChina’snewbigdataresearchcentrededicatedtosustainabilityhasofficiallyopeneditsdoors,addinganewtooltoBeijing’seffortstosupporttheUnitedNations’SustainableDevelopmentGoalswhilethegovernmentisalsorampingupeffortstocontrolothertypesofdigitaldata.ChinesePresidentXiJinpingfirstannouncedplansfortheInternationalResearchCentreofBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoalslastSeptemberattheUNGeneralAssembly.Sincethen,Beijinghaspassedtwonewlawsgoverningdatasecurityandpersonalinformation,juxtaposingChina’sdesiretotightlycontroldataathomewhilewelcomingEngineeringProject,saidGuoHuadong,thecentre’sdirectorandanacademicianattheCAS,whenthecentrewasannouncedlastyear.TohelpmeettheUN’sgoals,Chinahaspledgedtoreachpeakcarbonemissionsby2030and145ChapterVINewsMediacarbonneutralityby2060.Thecentre,whichoperatesundertheChineseAcademyofSciences(CAS),ismeanttocontributetothesegoalsbysharingpublicdataproductsandservicestoaidotherUNmembers.Thecentreusesdatacompiledbytheacademy’sBigEarthDataScience.BigDataResearchCenterLaunchedtoFacilitateUNSDGsTheInternationalResearchCenterofBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoals(CBAS)wasofficiallylaunchedinBeijing,ChinaonSeptember6,2021.ChinesePresidentXiJinpingsentacongratulatorylettertotheopeningceremonyofthecenter.Inhisletter,Xinotedthatthefoundingofthecenterisanimportantmovetoimplementhiscallatthe75thSessionoftheUnitedNations(UN)GeneralAssemblytosupporttheUN2030AgendaforSustainableDevelopment,whichsetscleargoalsfornationaldevelopmentaswellasglobaldevelopmentandcooperation.TheworldisreelingunderthehugeimpactofCOVID-19.Thesci-techinnovationandapplicationofbigdatawillhelptheinternationalcommunitytoovercomedifficultiesandimplementtheUN2030Agendaglobally,Xisaidinhisletter.HeexpressedthehopethatallsidescanmakefulluseoftheplatformprovidedbyCBASandtheforumtoexplorewaysofsustainabledevelopmentsupportedbybigdata,strengtheninternationalcooperation,andmakejointeffortstocontributetotheimplementationoftheUN2030Agendaandthebuildingofacommunitywithasharedfutureforhumanity.UNSecretary-GeneralAntonioGuterresdeliveredavideospeechattheopeningceremonyofthecenterandthethree-dayforum.AffiliatedwiththeChineseAcademyofSciences(CAS),thecenterfocusesonmultidisciplinaryresearchrelatedtoEarthsystemscience,socialandeconomicsciences,aswellassustainabilityscience.The"BigDataPlatformSystemforSustainableDevelopment"developedbythecenterwasalsounveiled.ThissystemisthefirstSDGs-tailoredbigdatacloudservicebasicplatforminChina,providingone-stopSDGsservicesandpublicdataproductsforusers.Thereporton"BigEarthDatainSupportoftheSustainableDevelopmentGoals(2020)"wasdraftedbyCASandreleasedonthe75thanniversaryofthefoundingoftheUN.原文链接:BigDataResearchCenterLaunchedtoFacilitateUNSDGs-Sci-TechNews-EnglishChannel(stdaily.com)146PartVIIAppendixes147PartVIIAppendixesPartVIIAppendixes148PartVIIAppendixesHostedbyChineseAcademyofSciences(CAS),InternationalResearchCenterofBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoals(CBAS)isthefirstinternationalscientificresearchinstitutionservingtheUN2030AgendaforSustainableDevelopmentwithbigdataintheworld,featuringinterdisciplinaryresearchfrontiersrelatedtoEarthsystemscience,socio-economicscience,andsustainabilityscience.CBASisalsodevotedtothemonitoringandevaluationofSDGindicatorsinbigdata-drivenfields,includingenvironmentalcommons,urbanandruraldevelopment,foodsecurity,andenergydecarbonization.Bydevelopingatheoreticalsystemandtechnicalmethodologiesofbigdataforthe2030AgendaaswellasbuildingbigdataplatformsanddecisionsupportsystemsinsupportofSDGs,theCenterprovidesfundamentaltheories,technicalmethods,decisionsupport,andthinktankservicestoChinaandtheworldforsolvingkeysustainabledevelopmentissues.PositioningUndertheguidanceoftheTechnologyFacilitationMechanism,theCenteraimstoaddressthelackofdataandtechnologyintheimplementationoftheUN2030AgendaforSustainableDevelopment.Byprovidingdataservicesandtechnologysupport,theCenterwillempowerUNinstitutions,membercountries,aswellasChinawithcomprehensivedatasharing,technologysupport,decisionsupport,andthinktankservices.ObjectivesTheobjectiveoftheCenteristobuilditasalarge,open,andsharingpublictechnologyplatformforthefieldofbigdataforSDGsandaninstitutionalizedinternationalresearchinstitution,servingasascienceresearchcenterofsustainabledevelopment,datainformationserviceandtechnologyinnovationcenter,talentcultivationandtrainingcapacitybuildingcenter,andhigh-endglobalthinktankforsustainabledevelopment,committedtoassistingUNinstitutionsandmembercountriestoimplementtheUN2030AgendaforSustainableDevelopment.ByharnessingtheBigEarthDatainfrastructureanddisciplinarydevelopmentplatformbeingconstructedbyCASandthedecisionsupportsystemservingthegovernment,CBASwilldrawadvantagesfromallresourcesandevolveintoaninternationalresearchinstitutionservingfortheUNSDGs.AboutInternationalResearchCenterofBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoals(CBAS)149PartVIIAppendixesBasedonbigdatatechnologies,CASEarthincorporatessocialstatisticsinareasofresources,environment,biology,andecologyofCAS,aeronauticalmonitoringdata,remotesensingsatellitedata,navigationdata,andgroundinvestigationdatatodevelopacloudserviceplatformforbigdata.Theprogramisdedicatedtoappliedfundamentalresearch,engagingitselfinprojectsincludingDigitalBeltandRoad,BeautifulChina,BiodiversityandEcologicalSecurity,SpatiotemporalThree-PoleEnvironment,andThree-DimensionalInformationOcean,withagoaltodevelopaninternationalsciencecenterofBigEarthDatathroughintegrationofresourcesofCASprojectsandothernationalprojects.CASEarthwillfunctioninthreeapplicationmodes,specificallycomprehensiveanalysisanddecisionsupport,thematicanalysisanddisplay,anddistributionalnetworkservice,aimingtoprovidehighlyprecise,efficient,andvisualizedinformationservicesforthefieldsofresources,environment,biology,andecology,aswellassupportmajorbreakthroughsintherespectivefields,includingtechnologicalinnovations,scientificdiscoveries,macrodecision-making,andpublicknowledgedisseminationservices.TheoverallobjectiveofCASEarthistoestablishaninternationalsciencecenterofBigEarthData,includingthefollowingthreemainaims.(1)Buildingthestate-of-the-artBigEarthDatainfrastructure.CASEarthaimstoovercomethebottleneckofdataaccessandsharing,achievetheall-aroundintegrationofthescattereddata,models,andservicesfromthefieldsofresources,environment,biology,andecology,andbecometheworld'sleadingmultidisciplinaryBigEarthDatacloudserviceplatform,formingpartofChina'smajorscientificandtechnologicalbigdatainfrastructureinAboutCASEarthTheoverallframeworkoftheCASEarth150PartVIIAppendixessupportofmacrodecision-makingandkeyscientificdiscoveries.(2)Buildingaworld-classBigEarthDatadiscipline-drivenplatform.CASEarthaimstoexploreanewparadigmofscientificdiscoverywhichisbigdata-driven,multidisciplinary,andgloballycollaborativetodemonstrateandspurmajorbreakthroughsinEarthsystemsciencesandassociateddisciplines,formingagloballyinfluential,international,andopensciencecenterofbigdata.(3)Constructingadecisionsupportplatformforthegovernment.Theplatformwillhavesuchfunctionsaspanoramicandvisualizedanalysis,simulation,anddeductiontoaddressmultiplequestionsfromdiverseperspectives.WithpanoramicdisplayanddynamicunderstandingofthesustainabledevelopmentprocessandtrendintheBeltandRoadregion,theplatformwillofferaccurateassessmentanddecisionsupportforthesustainabledevelopmentofBeautifulChinaandtheglobalizationstrategytowardsbuildingacommunitywithasharedfuture.AsapprovedonthePresident'smeetingofCASonAugust31,2020,CBASwillbebuiltasahigh-levelplatformforthefieldofbigdataforSDGsandaninternationalresearchinstitutiontoservefornationalstrategiesandglobalsustainabledevelopment.AnotherconsensusreachedonthemeetingwastochangetheconstructionobjectiveoftheClass-AstrategicpriorityresearchprogramCASEarthfromaninternationalsciencecenterofBigEarthDatatoInternationalResearchCenterofBigDataforSustainableDevelopmentGoals(CBAS).PresidentXIJinpingannouncedtheestablishmentofCBASinhisstatementatthe75thSessionoftheUNGeneralAssemblyonSeptember22,2020.Astheonlyresearchinstitutiondevotedtobigdataforsustainabledevelopmentnow,CBAShasthegoaltoensuretheimplementationoftheUN2030AgendaforSustainableDevelopmentsupportedbytheTechnologyFacilitationMechanismandformasolidfoundationforthelaunchingofnationalprojectsonbigdataforsustainabledevelopmentaswellastheconstructionofnewstatekeylaboratories.151PartVIIAppendixesSecretaryGeneral:ZHANGLiDeputySecretaryGeneral:LIUZhenQIUYubaoYANGXiaofengXUECunjinWorkingGroupSecretariatOfficeZHANGLiXUECunjinXULuLIUHuiyingYANGJiangningLIUXinjieZHANGFangfangLUOLeiZHAOBoyaSHIPilongWANGGuizhouLIUJianZeeshanShiraziOpeningCeremonyGroupYANDongmeiZHANGHaoZHANGZheLIANGDongZHANGBoFANXiangtaoLVQibinHUANGMingruiCHENQuanXUEGuoliangWANGYuanyuanWANGXiaoweiZHANGLuZHULanweiZHANGYunfengYANJunLUYayangWUWanrongAcademicGroupCHENFangLIXiaosongQIUYubaoLIUZhenLIDanLUJingZENGHongweiWANGLeiWUBonanLIQinghuanLULinlinWUWenjinWANGLiCHENZugangCHENBoweiBAILinyanYANGAqiangDONGQingCHENFulongHUYonghongNIWenjianHusi-LetuZHOUWeiJIAHuicongLIUJingnaYULuDOUChangyongLITongMIAOYanhuaFANBingHUYanhuaSUNZhongchangZUOLijunLUShanlongCHENYuWANGFutaoHUANGLeiWANGMengWANGXinyuanWANGChanglinFUBihongLIUShaoboWANGChengLIUJianmingHUANGPengHEGuojinYANGRuixiaXIXiaohuanLIUDechengLIUChuanshengLIDongHUOSijiaYINRuiSecretariat152PartVIIAppendixesSDGExhibitionGroupLIUJieSUNZhongchangCHENYaxiMAYuanxuSHENGuozhuangXIALiliTANGYunweiZHOUJianminFUDanminJIANHongdengCHENGBoTechnologyExhibitionGroupBIJiantaoLIMingxiaMeetingGroupNILiZHANGQingLEIJuanLVMingyangLIANGShuangZHANQinWUJieWANGHuaYUBoPublicityGroupWANGXiaomeiLIANGDongGUYanjieGuestReceptionGroupYEHuichunBAIYongqingZHANGXiaoDINGYixingDUShanshanEpidemicPreventionGroupLUMingNIEShengFinanceGroupZURon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