From open science

to integrated science

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Artificial intelligence for sustainability

From BC3 Research Line 5

to the rest of the World

ARIES - RL5 in BC3: Challenges of science-driven decision-making: complex systems, complex issues, fragmented knowledge

Access to scientific knowledge

Cost

Technology barriers

Inequalities

Data in silos

Fragmented

information

AI distrust

Lack of transparency

Ownership

Lack of data control

Lack of shared narrative

Crisis of collective

intelligence

SEMANTICS

a shared, easy-to-learn language used to describe and query scientific observations

OPEN, LINKABLE DATA

an immediately actionable resource layer, streamlining publishing, review and curation of semantically annotated data

OPEN, LINKABLE MODELS

a fully connected information landscape using open, safe, accurate, “Wikipedia-like” sharing of linkable model components

AI-POWERED INTEGRATION

a software technology supporting coding, publishing and distributing data and models, linking and generating new knowledge from existing building blocks

Revolutionizing access to and use of data and methods

ARIES - RL5 in BC3: Operational solutions

Making Science Matter in Policy-Making Where Nature Counts.

Tangible and usable products from scientific projects

ARIES4SEEA

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Integrated Ecosystem Services models

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Data and models served online

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Dedicated User interface

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https://seea.un.org/content/aries-for-seea

PEOPLE-EA

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Earth Observation in service of Ecosystem accounting

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using ESA resources (Open-EO)

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https://esa-people-ea.org/en

LETICIA

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A collaboration between IDB, WWF, Vizzuality and BC3 to develop an investment platform to boost green projects in the Amazon basin.

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ARIES is the backend of this portal https://hecoinvest.org/�launched at COP16

AGRI

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Open Digital Libraries for Agriculture and beyond�e.g. OBServ on pollination, but NBSOIL running on soil management.

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ARIES - RL5 in BC3: Impact

Technology and websites to get started

https://klab.integratedmodelling.org  &https://aries.integratedmodelling.org

Data portal https://data.integratedmodelling.org

and global products used by the World Bank, IMF and UNEP

E-Learning portal https://learning.integratedmodelling.org

5 modules and translation in Spanish and Basque

Digital infrastructure: hardware serving software (developed in BC3) in use and located at the DIPC Supercomputing Center serving the rest of the world from the Basque Country. Supporting nearly 6,000 active users in 5 continents.

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Contributions to high level policy: Climate COPs, Biodiversity COPs, etc.

ARIES for the United Nations: https://seea.un.org/content/aries-for-seea

launched in April 2021, just after SEEA official endorsement became the first sector hub of the UN Global Platform, also host of the UN Big Data Conference 2024 in Bilbao (last June).

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250 people

participated

100+ organisations

were represented

40+ countries

from five continents

Positive feedback

both from attendees and speakers

13 & 14 /06

11, 12 & 13 /06

10/06

DAY 01 | OPENING CEREMONY

& HIGH-LEVEL PANELS

DAYS 02, 03 & 04 | PARALLEL SESSIONS

DAYS 04 & 05 | WORKSHOPS

�1: member countries of the Gaborone Declaration for Sustainability in Africa (GDSA)

2: Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean�

CHINA

2

SPAIN

3

UNITED STATES

1

6K USERS: main countries

OFFICIAL COLLABORATIONS with National Offices

NIIGERIA

OFFICIAL TRAINING and CAPACITY BUILDING activities

ITALY

ARIES training to�GDSA²

(Kigali)

ARIES training to GDSA¹

(Kigali)

ARIES training to ECLAC ²

(Brazil)

COLOMBIA

ARIES collaborating with IDB, ESA, IMF and UNEP and need for a dedicated UN OFFICE to centralize fragmented demand

ARIES for the private sector and need for an ethical spin-off

in collaboration with the Mondragon institutional ecosystem:

MIK (MONDRAGON Corporation Management Research Centre) https://mik.mondragon.edu/en/as-fabrik-advanced-services-ecosystem-40

ARIES PARTNER Education

Partners dedicated to training and certification in the use of ARIES, promoting the knowledge and skills needed to effectively apply ecosystem accounting.

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ARIES PARTNER Consultancy

Partners who specialise in tailoring ARIES to the specific needs of complex projects, offering customised solutions and strategic advice.

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ARIES PARTNER Technology

Partners focused on the development of new functionalities, models or integrations for ARIES, extending the capabilities of the platform.