Presentation Abstract
We face more and greater challenges with a new sense of urgency. Science organizations have long recognized the need for data management and curation to support decision making. However, the information needed today to make resource decisions goes beyond data and models. It also includes people, their knowledge and values, needs of programs and projects, funding, geographic information, and more. This panel discusses the use of an Open Knowledge Network (OKN) for the Salish Sea, an open technology platform for finding, sharing, and accessing information and tools for decision making. Panelists will describe one such OKN, the Social Ecological Open Network (SEON)and illustrate its use via a ‘knowledge manager’ interface co-developed by the Suquamish Tribe. Three applications of the SEON will be presented; 1) a project level application, addressing the Tulalip Tribes’ prioritizing of culvert repairs in King County; 2) a program level application, supported by the Suquamish Tribe, presenting an online permit review system that links proposed development with vulnerable natural resources and regulations,; and 3) a regional scale education application, connecting students and entrepreneurs, especially those furthest from opportunity, to the larger restoration community to build career pathways, including training, information, and social networks for entering the green economy. We will also describe how an open knowledge network like SEON can be utilized in decision support tools for comprehensive planning. Following Q&A discussions, the closing speaker will discuss the broader importance of an OKN for the Puget Sound Region, the need for pilots and case studies, the hope for more collaboration to break down barriers and to build and sustain a Salish Sea SEON across disciplines and diverse communities.
Session Title
Social Environmental Open Network (Panel)
Conference Track
SSE2: How We Protect the Salish Sea
Conference Name
Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2022 : Online)
Document Type
Event
SSEC Identifier
SSE-panels-417
Start Date
26-4-2022 9:45 AM
End Date
26-4-2022 11:15 AM
Type of Presentation
Oral
Genre/Form
conference proceedings; presentations (communicative events)
Subjects – Topical (LCSH)
Information networks; Digital libraries
Geographic Coverage
Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.)
Rights
Copying of this document in whole or in part is allowable only for scholarly purposes. It is understood, however, that any copying or publication of this document for commercial purposes, or for financial gain, shall not be allowed without the author's written permission.
Type
Moving Image
Language
English
Format
Video
Included in
Fresh Water Studies Commons, Marine Biology Commons, Natural Resources and Conservation Commons
Use of an Open Knowledge Network for the Salish Sea
We face more and greater challenges with a new sense of urgency. Science organizations have long recognized the need for data management and curation to support decision making. However, the information needed today to make resource decisions goes beyond data and models. It also includes people, their knowledge and values, needs of programs and projects, funding, geographic information, and more. This panel discusses the use of an Open Knowledge Network (OKN) for the Salish Sea, an open technology platform for finding, sharing, and accessing information and tools for decision making. Panelists will describe one such OKN, the Social Ecological Open Network (SEON)and illustrate its use via a ‘knowledge manager’ interface co-developed by the Suquamish Tribe. Three applications of the SEON will be presented; 1) a project level application, addressing the Tulalip Tribes’ prioritizing of culvert repairs in King County; 2) a program level application, supported by the Suquamish Tribe, presenting an online permit review system that links proposed development with vulnerable natural resources and regulations,; and 3) a regional scale education application, connecting students and entrepreneurs, especially those furthest from opportunity, to the larger restoration community to build career pathways, including training, information, and social networks for entering the green economy. We will also describe how an open knowledge network like SEON can be utilized in decision support tools for comprehensive planning. Following Q&A discussions, the closing speaker will discuss the broader importance of an OKN for the Puget Sound Region, the need for pilots and case studies, the hope for more collaboration to break down barriers and to build and sustain a Salish Sea SEON across disciplines and diverse communities.
