The National Science Foundation’s Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) was authorized by the CHIPS and Science Act in 2022, with ‘natural and anthropogenic disaster prevention or mitigation’ identified as one of the ten key emerging technologies. Dr. Danielle Sumy, the speaker for this webinar, will provide a background on the recently established TIP directorate, and her role for the disaster prevention or mitigation emerging tech topic.
She will also discuss the recently launched Responsible Design, Development, and Deployment of Technologies (ReDDDoT) program, which has disaster risk reduction as a focus. ReDDDoT seeks proposals from multidisciplinary, multi-sector teams to examine and demonstrate translational principles, methodologies, implementations, and impacts associated with responsible design, development, and deployment of technologies. ReDDDoT invites proposals that fill gaps in research, innovation and capacity building; create broad and inclusive communities of interest; educate and train the workforce; develop strategies to avoid/mitigate economic, social harms; and empower impacted communities to participate in all phases of tech development.
If you are interested in learning about this new directorate and program, we hope you will join us! There will be time for questions at the end of the webinar.
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CONVERGE is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation, Program on Humans, Disasters, and the Built Environment (Award #1841338). Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NSF.