iEMSs 2022 Conference - Brussels, Belgium

Workshop W.6

Model management, model governance and modelling of modelling for water policy and beyond (organised by the Water Policy Innovation Hub, co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union; RSVP to joseph.guillaume@anu.edu.au for lunch and program)

Stream    : W - Workshops

Leader(s): Joseph Guillaume (joseph.guillaume@anu.edu.au)
Description

Model management, model governance and modelling of modelling for water policy and beyond 

Modelling for water policy and beyond has reached a stage of adoption in which models frequently have an institutionalized role in policy design, project approvals, and compliance, amongst other decision-making contexts both directly in government and in supporting consulting and research. As such, the stakes for good modelling practice have increased, requiring both formalization of practices and attention to avoiding lock-in and enabling adoption of modelling innovations in the longer term. 

Recent research includes social science studies of modelling practice and action research in modelling practice change. Formalisation of model management and model governance can be seen as a form of modelling of modelling processes, which in turn raises the need to apply modelling best practice to how we represent and reason about the complex systems involved in modelling itself. 

While recognizing that different jurisdictions and contexts will have different needs and solutions for these problems, the aim of this workshop is to support coordination of research efforts internationally, including in Europe, USA, and Australia to 1) anticipate and better understand issues and opportunities involved in institutionalization and/or government use of modelling, 2) develop shared methods, tools, and initiatives to support improved model management and governance. 

Issues within scope include: 

  • Adoption of good modelling practice 
  • Formal and informal guidelines 
  • Institutional use of digital twins 
  • Implications of digital twinning processes, and mismatch between digital and real-world representations in government systems, more generally 
  • Method and tool requirements for model management 
  • Model catalogues 
  • Official model repositories 
  • Modeler and model accreditation 
  • Formalisation of model and modelling auditing and review processes 
  • Conceptual and predictive modelling of modelling 
  • Formal processes for prioritization of modelling investment, including value of information analyses and investment in monitoring for modelling 
  • Other open research questions in this space 

 

Agenda: 

  • Opening: Friday 8 July 12:30pm 
  • 10min Introduction (Joseph Guillaume) 
  • 40min Canvassing of model management, model governance, and modelling of modelling initiatives in government, civil society, and research 
  • 10min Break 
  • 45min Identification of opportunities and sketching out a harmonized international and national research and development agenda 
  • 10min Break 
  • 45min Open space workshop – small group development of promising ideas 
  • 20min Reporting from small group discussions 
  • Close, 3:30pm 
  • Informal Dinner (location and time TBC, expenses covered, RSVP to joseph.guillaume@anu.edu.au) 

 

This workshop is organised by the Water Policy Innovation Hub, co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union.