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Center Highlights
Upcoming Event: Science Diplomacy and the Prevention of Conflict
The Center, in collaboration with the Center on Public Diplomacy at USC's Annenberg School for Communication, will be hosting two conferences on "Science Diplomacy and the Prevention of Conflict." At the first conference to be held in Los Angeles in February 2010, Sheldon Himelfarb will provide introductory remarks, and Joel Whitaker will chair a panel on "Lessons for the Future."
Event: Smart Tools for Smart Power: Simulations and Serious Games for Peacebuilding
The Center hosted a full-day multimedia showcase of state-of-the-art simulation and "serious gaming" tools that promise to transform the way that peacebuilding organizations train, plan and collaborate.
Event: Online Discourse in the Arab World: Dispelling the Myths
On June 17th, 2009 the Center of Innovation for Science, Technology, and Peacebuilding, in collaboration with Harvard University's Berkman Center for Internet & Society, presented findings from an unprecedented, comprehensive mapping of the Arabic-language blogosphere.
Featured Resources & Tools
A new USIP report examines online discourse in the Arab world and emerging trends of the blogosphere.
Center Specialists
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Associate Vice President, Center of Innovation for Science, Technology, & Peacebuilding / Media, Conflict, & Peacebuilding
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Senior Adviser, Center of Innovation for Science, Technology and Peacebuilding
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Using input from people around the world, this Center of Innovation identifies promising new practices, conducts research, and develops innovative strategies for applying science and technology to the challenge of peacebuilding in fragile states, active conflict and post-conflict societies.
Initiatives
USIP/National Academies Roundtable: "Science, Technology, and Peacebuilding"
The Center of Innovation for Science, Technology, and Peacebuilding partnered with the National Academies of Science and of Engineering to launch a major, multi-year roundtable on the development and application of technology and of knowledge and methods from engineering and science in the service of conflict prevention, peacemaking, and peacekeeping
Mapping Priority Blogospheres
Through this initiative, the Center explores ways to utilize quantitative and analytical tools to map online discourse and content in USIP’s priority conflict areas.
Smart Tools for Smart Power: Serious Gaming and Simulations for Peacebuilding
The Center of Innovation for Science, Technology, and Peacebuilding has partnered with Education and Training Center/International to explore in-depth serious gaming and simulations as tools for improved decision-making, training, and collaboration by peacebuilders.
Addressing Climate Change and Conflict
The Center pursues collaborations and research to predict the potential of climate change in sparking or exacerbating conflict.
Global Evaluation of Scientific Collaborations and Peacebuilding
The Center of Innovation for Science, Technology, and Peacebuilding is evaluating select scientific and technical collaborations between countries to identify the active ingredients that makes them channels of peacebuilding.