Algoritmer, data og demokratiAne Hendriksen, direktør, VELUX FONDEN

Henrik Tronier, programchef, VELUX FONDENThomas Bjørnholm, forskningsdirektør, VILLUM FONDEN

Fondenes fælles afsæt

• VILLUM FONDEN og VELUX FONDEN er to almennyttige fonde –tilsammen udgør de THE VELUX FOUNDATIONS

• Fondene er stiftet i 1971 hhv. 1981 af civilingeniør Villum Kann Rasmussen -grundlægger af bl.a. VELUX A/S og andre firmaer i VKR Gruppen

• VILLUM FONDEN er hovedaktionær i VKR Gruppen

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Villum Kann Rasmussen 1909-1993

Visionen

”Indsatsens vision er, at Danmark om 10 år er et foregangsland i forhold til befolkningens digitale indsigter og sikringen af demokratiske værdier og legitimitet i den konkrete udvikling af algoritmer og databrug i det danske samfunds bærende institutioner og beslutningsprocesser.”

Ikke ‘maskinstormer’ – kritisk konstruktivt: Imødegå udfordringerne og udnytte mulighederne.

Særlige forudsætninger for at blive foregangsland:

Et af verdens mest digitaliserede lande.

En stor offentlig sektor med digital infrastruktur.

Åbent samfund med stærke demokratiske institutioner.

Stærke forskergrupper i datalogi og hum/samf.

Hvordan?

BorgerinddragelseOplysning

DebatPolicy-labs m.m.

Research

HUM/SAMF

DATALOGI

Outreach

ProcessOutreach

Research

Organisation

PI (overall project responsible)

Research Co-PIsOutreach (Lisbeth Knudsen)

Knowledge Broker (David Budtz)

Total budget: 100 MDKK

ResearchersVILLUM/VELUX FONDEN

Steering Committee

PI Co-PI Co-PI Co-PI Outreach(Lisbeth Knudsen)

Knowledge Broker(David Budtz)

Budget: 20 MDKK

Research Outreach

Budget for specified activities: 40 MDKKAdditional funds for capacity-building:

40 MDKK (incl Knowledge Brooker research)

OutreachSubcontractors

Advisory Board

Roles and obligations

Steering committee:• Project steering and cohesion incl total budget and annual reports• Annual proposal of allocation of funds for capacity-building to

advisory board• Processes and execution of decisionsAdvisory board:• Advice on funds for capacity-building, budgets, and annual reports • General advice

Report structure

PI

Co-PIs LK DB

Research Outreach Knowledge Broker

• Overall plan• Annual report year n• Budget year n+2 incl.

capacity-building

Plans

Advice

Advisory Board

Time line

Offentliggørelse af bevilling: 1. kvartal

2021

Behandling i internationalt

panel med eksternt review

og interview

Deadline for indsendelse af

fulde ansøgninger: 1. oktober

2020

Invitation til indsendelse af

fulde ansøgninger: Juni 2020

Behandling i internationalt

panel

Deadline for indsendelse af

interesse-tilkendegivelser:

1. maj 2020

Time line

Practical informationGry Minor Jensen

Senior Adviser, VELUX FONDEN

Publicationof grant:1Q 2021

International scientific panel with externalreviews and

interview

Deadline for submitting fullapplication:

1 October 2020

Invitation to submit full

application:

June 2020

International scientific panel

Deadline for expression of

interest:

1 May 2020

Application timeline

Who may apply?

• PI must be a recognised researcher in close collaboration with other researchers (co-PIs)

• Both PI and co-PIs must be associate or full professor

• An interdisciplinary collaboration between computer science (broadly defined) and the humanities/social sciences

• The project's PI and co-PIs must be affiliated with one or more Danish universities

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Who may participate?

• Other types of institutions and/or research institutions mayparticipate in workpackages or as partners

• International partners

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When?

• Deadline for submission of expressions of interest:13:00 on 1 May 2020

• Expressions of interest must be submitted through our application portal

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Budget guidelines

• DKK 20 million earmarked for the outreach component

• DKK 80 million for the research component as follows:• DKK 40 million on specified activities undertaken by all the

partners of the research project• DKK 40 million to be subsequently allocated during the project

period for extension and capacity-building of relevant parts of the project.

• Template on the homepage

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Outreach

• Outreach component led by Lisbeth Knudsen

• Member of the overall steering committee from 2021

• Subcontracting to be decided by the steering committee

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Keep an eye on the website

• Our website will be updated continuously

• Guidelines for expression of interest

• Terms of Reference

• Information on Outreach

• Q & A

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Contact

Gry Minor Jensengmj@veluxfoundations.dk

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