On October 3rd, IANUS’ partner the Centre for Ethics of the University of Tartu gathered Estonian and international experts for the conference: “Trust = Survival?! Where does trust come from and where does it disappear and how to survive?,” with the aim of exploring different aspects of trust.
The conference was an important chance to investigate and reflect on the role of trust in the development of human communities and in survival. It summarizes the project of Tartu World University of the Ethics Center of the University of Tartu, which is part of the main program curating Tartu’s role as the 2024 European Capital of Culture.
Experts were encouraged to think together and examine how trust and community can play a role in providing relief in an uncertain world. The main topics of the event included:
- Survival and Crises: reflecting on how trust can play a key role in crisis situations such as natural disasters, prolonged power outages, climate change- related events, pandemics such as COVID-19 and economic crises.
- Community and Cooperation: the section focused on building and solidifying trust within the context of communities, both at the local and international level.
- Science and Innovation: the topic included talks related to Trust in science and technology, inquiring how science can aid in solving contemporary critical issues and foster trust within society.
Our partners also presented the results of their work in the IANUS project in a talk titled: “Do we know what trust in science depends on?”, which was delivered in Estonian. They were joined by dr. Agata Gurzawska, guest at the conference and coordinator of the sister project VERITY, whose talk explored the ecosystem of trust in science and the role of stewards of trust.