The First International Congress of the International Federation of Systems Research (IFSR): the New Roles of Systems Sciences, 14-17 November 2005, International Conference Centre, Kobe, Japan.(NEWS)

Sponsor and organizing institutions

The international Federation of Systems Research

Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (Japan)

Tokyo Institute of Technology (Japan)

Konan University (Japan)

Systems Engineering Society of China (China)

J. Kepler University (Austria)

Scope

A knowledge-based, technology-supported society is the key to improvement of the current problems of mankind. The ability to understand and manage the future complex, dynamic knowledge society and the overall systemic framework supporting it is vital. Systems Sciences carry the promise of promoting the creation, management, exchange, integration, and application of knowledge by applying holistic and systemic paradigms and principles. Systems Sciences provide a basis for balancing the divergent needs and interests between individuals and society world wide, between ecology and economy, between nations of various levels of development and between differing world-views. They enable us to understand the …