Why the GDSI?
The GDSI was established January 2015 with central seed funds from DTU and from 6 participating institutes in response the tremendous challenges facing global society in the quest of sustainable developments. Globalization, climatic change and diminishing resources are boundary conditions to which decision makers and stakeholder’s at all societal scales must react and adapt – and time is an issue. To cope with this situation necessitates science based decision support with a focus on sustainability and risks and due consideration of the significant uncertainties and lack of knowledge affecting the outcome of the decision making.
Organisation of the GDSI
The GDSI is an interdisciplinary knowledge hub on sustainability, risk and decision support established at the Technical University of Denmark. The main contributing departments include DTU Management, DTU Civil Engineering, DTU Compute, DTU Environment, DTU Food, and DTU Transport. The management of the GDSI is supported by a external advisory board which contributes to the strategic focus of the GDSI. In addition to the experts located at the DTU a Global Expert Network supports the GDSI with knowledge and expertise.
For further information, please download the GDSI flyer (printer friendly version - set printer to "flip on short edge").