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2023 RLS-Sciences Digital Week
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The Regional Leaders Summit (RLS) is a forum comprising seven regional governments: Bavaria (Germany), Georgia (USA), Québec (Canada), São Paulo (Brazil), Shandong (China), Upper Austria (Austria), and Western Cape (South Africa). Within the framework of RLS, RLS-Sciences seeks to leverage the unique composition and strengths of the RLS network to support scientific research within and between the RLS regions. The goal is to generate and support academic, scientific, and technological exchanges, as well as the initiation of multilateral research projects. RLS-Sciences is comprised of its scientific network, the existing bilateral relationships between the RLS members, and its five research projects: RLS-Energy Network (the RLS-Sciences pilot project), the RLS-Expert Dialogue on Digitalization, the RLS-Global Aerospace Campus, RLS-Small Satellites , and RLS-Digital Health.
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Aerospace
Following up on the 2022 RLS-Sciences Conference and the 4th Global Aerospace Summit, the RLS-Global Aerospace Campus met together to exchange at the 2023 RLS-Sciences Digital Week. Focusing on the theme “Sustainable (Aero)Space: Protecting our Environment with Technological Innovation”. Researchers and experts from across the partner regions presented on new aircraft designs and materials, new models for air transport, and new initiatives to develop the air mobility of the future. Speakers noted that solutions for tomorrow must be context specific, and that best practice exchanges can provide new inspiration for regional developments. The online course, “Urban Air Mobility” is now live and open for registration. Learn more about the Global Aerospace Campus here. |
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Energy
As part of the 2023 RLS-Sciences Digital Week, the Energy Network met for a virtual two hour session to exchange on “Mitigating Climate Change: a regional perspective on challenges and opportunities in the energy transition”. This work was undertaken in continuity with the exchanges begun in Herrsching, Bavaria at the 2022 RLS-Sciences Overall Conference. Key themes presented by regional experts included a wide variety of aspects related to hydrogen, including new materials and production methods as well as regulatory and social issues. Artificial photosynthesis was a new topic for the network, while biofuels remained a key focus. Learn more about the RLS-Energy Network here. |
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Small Satellites
The RLS-Small Satellites group met to exchange on the progress of the Telematics International Mission (TIM) and further small satellite missions in the partner regions during the 2023 RLS-Sciences Digital Week. Earth observation missions showcased expertise in the regions, with a particular focus on environmental monitoring topics. The three small satellites from Bavaria and three small satellites from Shandong were presented, with discussions about how the two groups can work together in orbit. The Ground Station Network was also a key topic. Ground stations are located across all five continents, and can be further expanded based on partner engagement. Learn more about RLS-Small Satellites here. |
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Digitalization
The RLS-Expert Dialogue on Digitalization was represented at the 2022 Overall RLS-Sciences Conference through the Thought Leadership Keynotes, which covered themes ranging from cybersecurity to large scale computing infrastructure for research to digital humanism to federated learning. Learn more about the RLS-Expert Dialogue on Digitalization here. |
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Digital Health
After a successful first in-person meeting at the 2022 Overall RLS-Sciences Conference in Herrsching, the RLS-Digital Health met virtually as part of the 2023 RLS-Sciences Digital Week. The group exchanged on different aspects of data in the digital health field, including which machine learning applications are most supportive in clinical settings, new database insights for rare diseases, the role of environmental data for prediction, and image analysis. These exchanges provided new insights into the topic of federated learning and international collaboration, which is the focus of a white paper under preparation by the group. Learn more about RLS-Digital Health here. |
