REPLY European 'Global System Dynamics Project' (SD7179)

[SDMAIL Antoni Oliva]

Posted by  "Antoni Oliva" <aoliva at 22sistema.com>

1) There are more SD projects going on in Europe than one may think

2) I took part on a European project (6th Framework Program, 2004-2007)
called INSURE, A Flexible Framework for Sustainability Indicators in Regions
Using System Dynamics Modelling. System Dynamics was used for both
qualitative and quantitative approaches. Quantitative approach was produced
by Wofgang Schade, from Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft in Germany; qualitative
approach was done by TAU Consultancy and myself, in Spain.

3) Broadly speaking, I think (continental) european SD projects differ from
those produced in the States in:
- the funding, most of them being partial or totally public funded
- the applications they adress to
- the approach: I would say we, europeans, tend to model systems rather than
problems, thus breaking one of the first laws on SD

I would not like to deeepen on auto criticism but I would add it is also
very european to undertake a program with several organizations all over
Europe and public funding, and forget about disseminating policies,
specially among those that could be interested.

Antoni
Posted by  "Antoni Oliva" <aoliva at 22sistema.com>
posting date  Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:45:47 +0200