Blue Sky 21/09/16 Concluding Panel

1. Blue Sky III
Yuko Harayama
Executive Member
Council for Science, Technology and
Innovation (CSTI)

2. My notes
• Blue Sky III ➡ Triple I
– BSIII as a source of
• Information: Altmetrics, Web data, UMETRICS, ORCHID
• Inspiration: Blockchain (Luc)
• Imagination: Game-like scenario planning, Cloud data
• Changing paradigm
– Pursuing science
– Leading innovation
• Analogy
➡ “Toward the next generation of data &
indicators”!
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Open, Cloud-based,
Inclusive, Shared,
Decentralized

3. Challenges
• Beyond the dichotomy
– Curiosity-driven versus Impact imperative (Giovanni)
➡ Scientific challenges & Social awareness
– Narrative versus Metrics (Maryann)
➡ Shared narrative & Reality check
– Producer sector versus Household sector (Eric)
➡ Ever-evolving innovation eco-system
• Back to the basic
– Evidence-based policy making
• Which evidence? For what?
• “Policy making”➡ Engineering or Craftsmanship?
– To be replaced by AI?
• How to avoid over expectation? Over emphasis?
– STI = S&T and I ?
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4. My home work
• To explore
– Responsible metrics
– Inclusive metrics
– …
• Stay humble
– “Getting more, from less, for more”
• Paraphrasing Dr. Mashelkar, Chairman of India’s
National Innovation Foundation
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