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It aims at linking research and analysis with implementation, and at supporting transformation processes the cities have to undergo in order to face the increasing global threats, including climate change and the consequences of global pandemic. It becomes necessary to work out new adequate forms of action and cooperation. This also refers to experts and expert circles. The importance of expert knowledge and the demand for such knowledge is on the increase and should continue to increase.
Chair of the Open Eyes Economy Summit Programme Council
Committee for Spatial Economy and Regional Planning, Polish Academy of Sciences; Institute of Geography and Spatial Organisation, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Faculty of Earth Sciences and Spatial Management, UMCS, Lublin
So far, we have established a cooperation platform for experts specjalising in various fields of reaserch. As a result, since March, we have drafted almost 100 Alerts in eight fields: economy, educations, social self-organisation, local self-government, culture, health, water managemnet, and business. Their authors have prepared synthetic reports on their basis, which reports show how we have dealt with epidemic and its consequences in particular areas, what conclusions can be drawn, and what ad hoc and long-term measures sholud be taken to prevvent the risks and support our resilience to such risks.
A sponstaneously created civic expert center has no organizational structure, it works remotely, transparently and for the general good. Its technical background is maintained by the Foundation of Economy and Public Administration, which is the organizer of the Open Eyes Economy Summit.