Hello,
Thank you for taking a few minutes to participate in this study on the preservation, promotion, and dissemination of endogenous knowledge in the age of digitization and artificial intelligence.
AI opens up new possibilities for safeguarding this knowledge, but it also raises important ethical and cultural questions. Your experience and perspective would be extremely valuable to us.
⏱ 10–15 minutes - 100% anonymous — no identifying data collected - Results published in a scientific journal
Thank you very much for your contribution!
Full study information, legal notice, and data protection details below.
About this research
In a context of globalization marked by the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI), endogenous knowledge is facing new dynamics of digitization, algorithmic translation, and automated patrimonialization (Dugeri, 2024; Okolo, 2023; Wakunuma and Eke, 2024). While AI offers unprecedented prospects for preservation, it also raises ethical, cultural, and technical issues. There is a risk of marginalizing these forms of knowledge, which do not easily lend themselves to the algorithmic translation of symbolic forms rooted in non-Western epistemic universes, hence raising the question of both their preservation and their dissemination.
This study seeks to understand the conditions for the preservation and promotion of endogenous knowledge by articulating three axes: understanding these local commons and their logics of transmission; analyzing the challenges related to their digital conservation; and reflecting on the training of information professionals regarding these preservation issues using artificial intelligence.
This study contributes to a reflection on the inclusion of endogenous knowledge in cultural preservation processes using AI, and on the need to question the transition from local commons to digital commons by revisiting the balances between ethics, technology, and society.
Benefits and disadvantages
By participating in this study, participants may obtain certain benefits, such as evaluating their own opinions on this research topic, although we cannot guarantee these benefits.
This study carries few disadvantages, other than the time required to complete it (estimated at 10–15 minutes).
Confidentiality and data protection
The information provided during this study is confidential and anonymous. We do not collect first names, last names, or email addresses.
The data will be stored for a period of 10 years in a passcode-protected library on Seafile-Unistra. After these 10 years, all collected data will be destroyed. Only the principal investigator of the study will have access to the data.
The information gathered will be used solely for the purposes of the research presented above. The data controller is the University of Strasbourg. The data will be processed and stored by the project manager, Emmanuelle Chevry Pebayle, and the research coordinator, Arnaud Zeller, until the results are published, after which they will be archived.
The legal basis for this processing is the performance of a task carried out in the public interest by the University of Strasbourg (Article 6(1)(e) of the GDPR).
Participants have rights regarding their data (rights of access, rectification, and erasure). They may also object to the processing of their data or request its restriction. To exercise these rights, they can send their requests to: zellera@unistra.fr and chevry@unistra.fr.
If, after contacting the relevant persons, participants believe their rights have not been respected, they can file a complaint with the CNIL (French Data Protection Authority).
The data collected in this study will be analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively. The results will be disseminated through international, national, and regional publications and communications. Under no circumstances will the identity of the participants be revealed through the dissemination of the study's results.
Voluntary participation
Participation in this research project is voluntary. Participants are free to refuse to participate, to choose not to answer certain questions, and to withdraw at any time while completing the questionnaire. However, once the questionnaire is completed, it will no longer be possible to withdraw the data, as strict anonymity makes it impossible to identify and remove individual responses after submission.
Consent to participate in the research does not imply that the participant waives their legal rights, nor does it release the researchers and institutions involved from their legal and professional responsibilities.
Participants have the right to contact the research manager, Ms. Chevry Pebayle, at any time to obtain information on the progress of the study.
Contact
For any questions regarding this research project, or if you experience an issue you believe is related to your participation in this study, please contact:
Emmanuelle Chevry Pebayle — chevry@unistra.fr Arnaud Zeller — zellera@unistra.fr
