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The 6th Digital Belt and Road Conference (DBAR 2022)

The Digital Belt and Road Program (DBAR) is an International Science Program which was formally established in 2016 and was initiated through the collaborations between Chinese and international experts from several countries. Currently, 59 countries, international organizations and international programs participate in the program to share data, experience, technology, and knowledge to promote and facilitate use of science and technology for the sustainable development in the Belt and Road region, as an important pillar for the Global Development Initiative (GDI). The DBAR has sets up 9 Working groups to jointly promote regional cooperation on cross-disciplinary research towards use of space observation and big data to achieving the sustainable development goals. DBAR has also established 9 International Centers of Excellence (ICoE) at Morocco, Zambia, Ghana, Thailand, Pakistan, Finland, Italy, Russia and the United States to facilitate international cooperation and research networking. The Digital Belt and Road Conference has successfully organized five times.

The 6th Digital Belt and Road Conference (DBAR 2022) will be held in Beijing, China, from September 7th to 9th, 2022. The topic of the Conference is Digital for Sustainable Future. Focusing on the innovation and application of digital technology, the Conference will discuss the scientific discovery and knowledge dissemination, helping to achieve Sustainable Development Goals in the Belt and Road region.

I. Conference theme

Digital for Sustainable Future

II. Discussion topics

Session Title Organized by Duration (hour)
Digital Technology for Agricultural Monitoring and Food Security
Co-Chairs:
  • Changchui He (Peking University, China)
  • Weixing Cao (Nanjing Agricultural University, China)
  • Bingfang Wu (Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)
DBAR-AGRI 3
Digital Technology for Sustainable Development and Management of Coast and Sea
Co-Chairs:
  • Li Zhang (Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)
  • Dewayany Sutrisno (Badan Informasi Geospasial, Indonesia)
  • Mazlan Hashim (Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia)
  • Tanjil Sowgat (Khulna University, Bangladesh)
DBAR-COAST 1.5
Data Sharing for Sustainable Development Goals
Co-Chairs:
  • Guoqing Li (Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)
  • Silap Boupha (Asia and Pacific Affairs of the Ministry of Science and Technology, Laos)
  • Yuchu Qin (Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)
DBAR-DATA 3
Harness Technologies, Data and Knowledge for Disaster Risk Reduction
Co-Chairs:
  • Rajib Shaw (Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University, Japan)
  • Qunli Han (Integrated Research on Disaster Risk, International Council for Science)
DBAR-DISASTER 1.5
IRDR
Digital Technology for Environmental Change Assessment and Sustainable Development
Co-Chairs:
  • Howard Epstein (Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia, U.S.A)
  • James Terry (Zayed University, Dubai, UAE)
DBAR-ENVI 1.5
Earth Observation and Digital Technology for Heritage Conservation
Co-Chairs:
  • Rosa Lasaponara (CNR-IMAA, Italy)
  • Lei Luo (Aerospace Information Research Institute, CAS)
DBAR-HERITAGE 1.5
Digital Technology for Urban Sustainability
Co-Chairs:
  • Linlin Lu (International Research Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals, China)
  • Yifang Ban (KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden)
DBAR-URBAN 1.5
Climate Action and Sustainable Development in High Mountain Asia and Arctic Region/PEEX SDG13 Side Event
Co-Chairs:
  • Xin Li (Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)
  • Massimo Menenti (Delft University of Technology, Netherlands)
  • Lanhai Li (Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)
  • Hanna K. Lappalainen (University of Helsinki, Finland)
DBAR-HiMAC 3
Digital Technology in Support of Water and Land Management for Sustainable Development
Co-Chairs:
  • Li Jia (Aerospace Information Research Institute, CAS, China)
  • Bob Su (University of Twente, Netherlands)
DBAR-WATER 1.5

III. Call for Abstracts

All participants in the 6th Digital Belt and Road Conference (DBAR 2022) need to register, the presentations and abstracts should be uploaded online.

Abstract submission deadline: August 10th, 2022

Note: The official language of the Conference is English and therefore all abstract to be submitted should be drafted in English. The abstract should focus on one of the 8 sessions of the conference. In the submitted abstract please clearly indicate the presenting author and other contributing authors. This Conference does not require full text submission. The length of abstract should keep about 400 words.

IV. Important Dates

Aug. 10th, 2022 Deadline for submission of abstract (in English)
Aug. 20th, 2022 Notification of acceptance of presentations
Sept. 7th-9th, 2022 The 6th Digital Belt and Road Conference (DBAR 2022)

V. Register to participate

Participants in the 6th Digital Belt and Road Conference (DBAR 2022) are required to register according to 2022 International Forum on Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals.

See Conference Information for details.

VI. Contact

  • The 6th Digital Belt and Road Conference (DBAR 2022)
  • Email: dbar@cbas.ac.cn