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                                                     PAUL KLINT
          18      Managing the
                  unmanageable

                  INTERSECT programme on the
                  security of Internet-of-Things.    Questions
                                                     Questions that came to my mind during
          19      Land-based                         the COVID-19 lockdown.
                  GPS keeps
                                                     Conspiracy theories
                  the roads safe
                                                       • What is the origin of conspiracy theories about, for instance,
                  Wireless terrestrial GPS to           the relationship between COVID-19 and 5G?
                  overcome problems with               • Why do so many laymen with very modest spreadsheet skills
                  accurate positioning of               make bold statements about the state and future of the pandemic?
                  self-driving cars.                   • Is the belief in conspiracies inherently human?
                                                       • Who benefits from conspiracy theories?
                                                       • Is “fake news” the cause of conspiracy theories or does it only
                                                        amplify them?
                                                       • Can we delegate the regulation of fake news to commercial
                                                        companies like Facebook and Twitter?
                                                       • How can we combat fake news?
                                                       • How can we balance the regulation of fake news and the freedom
                                                        of the press and the freedom of expression?

                                                     Science and policy making
          22      Masterclass on                       • It was claimed that the policy of the Dutch government during
                                                        the COVID-19 outbreak was strongly based on science and used
                    digital twins                       advice from experts in virology and epidemiology.
                  How digital models are                Was this good and/or sufficient?
                  getting real.                        • Which disciplines were missing, if any?
                                                       • How closely can scientists and policy makers cooperate?
                                                       • Has the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment
                                                        (RIVM) damaged the trust of the general public in academic
          24      Hooked on                            • What can we do as researchers to better avoid confusion between
                                                        research?
                    digitisation                        our role as a scientist and other possible societal or industrial roles?
                  Vision of Joris van Eijnatten,       • What can we do as researchers to keep or even strengthen the
                  new director eScience Center.         trust of the general public in research?

                                                     Tracing app
                                                       • Is there any evidence that COVID-19 contact tracing apps can
                                                        be effective?
                                                       • Is there any technical evidence that the Dutch “CoronaMelder”
                                                        contact tracing app guarantees privacy?
                                                       • If so, which insights from behavioural sciences can help to
                                                        convince the general public of this fact?
                                                       • What are potentially more effective tracing approaches?

                                                     Preparing for the future
                                                       • As ICT researchers, what research questions can we study to help
                                                        us prepare for the next pandemic?

                                                     Answers, please.
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