E3S Web of Conferences 166, 00001 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202016600001 ICSF 2020 Our sustainable coronavirus future Serhiy Semerikov1,2,3,*, Serhii Chukharev4, Serhiy Sakhno1, Andrii Striuk1, Viacheslav Osadchyi5, Victoria Solovieva6, Tetiana Vakaliuk7, Pavlo Nechypurenko2, Olga Bondarenko2, and Hanna Danylchuk8 1Kryvyi Rih National University, 11 Vitalii Matusevych Str., Kryvyi Rih, 50027, Ukraine 2Kryvyi Rih State Pedagogical University, 54 Gagarina Ave., Kryvyi Rih, 50086, Ukraine 3Institute of Information Technologies and Learning Tools of the NAES of Ukraine, 9 M. Berlynskoho Str., Kyiv, 04060, Ukraine 4National University of Water and Environmental Engineering, 11 Soborna Str., Rivne, 33028, Ukraine 5Bogdan Khmelnitsky Melitopol State Pedagogical University, 20 Hetmanska Str., Melitopol, 72300, Ukraine 6Kryvyi Rih Economic Institute of Kyiv National Economic University named after Vadym Hetman, 16 Medychna Str., Kryvyi Rih, 50005, Ukraine 7Zhytomyr Polytechnic State University, 103 Chudnivska Str., Zhytomyr, 10005, Ukraine 8Bohdan Khmelnytsky National University of Cherkasy, 81 Shevchenko Blvd., Cherkasy, 18031, Ukraine Abstract. This is an introductory text to a collection of papers from the ICSF 2020: The International Conference on Sustainable Futures: Environmental, Technological, Social, and Economic Matters, which held at Kryvyi Rih National University, Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, on May 20-22, 2020. It consists of an introduction, conference topics review, and some observations about the event and its future. ICSF 2020 at a glance Workshops and Main Conference. The International Conference on Sustainable Futures: Ecochemistry Education for Sustainable Environmental, Technological, Social and Economic Development Workshop Matters (ICSF) is a peer-reviewed international conference, which is the premier interdisciplinary forum Ecochemistry Education for Sustainable Development for social scientists, life scientists, engineers, and Workshop (EcoChemSD-WS’2020) is a peer-reviewed practitioners to present their latest research results, ideas, international workshop that occupies contributions in all developments, and applications (Fig. 1). aspects of environmental chemistry and ecochemistry, ecochemistry education, and modern educational technologies. EcoChemSD-WS’2020 main topics of interest are: - ecochemistry research for the sustainable development; - environmental chemistry for the sustainable development; - ecochemistry education for the sustainable development; - modern educational technologies in the chemistry education; - chemistry teacher’s training for the sustainable future. EcoChemSD-WS’2020 Program Committee chair is Dr. Pavlo Nechypurenko. Fintech, Greener Economy & Finance Workshop Fig. 1. ICSF 2020 logo (designed by Dr. Andrii Striuk). Science has confirmed that the world is facing an The ICSF occupies contributions in all aspects of environmental emergency. As it stands, very few sustainable development, focused on the intersection of countries are on track to meet either their national climate sustainability, environment and technology, and their targets or reach the Sustainable Development Goals. It is more significant implications for a corporation, now clear that we need a radically different approach to government, education institutions, regions, and society governing our economies. A green economy defined as both at present and in the future. low carbon, resource-efficient, and socially inclusive. In ICSF has two presentation levels, Pre-conference a green economy, growth in employment and income is * Corresponding author: [email protected] © The Authors, published by EDP Sciences. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). E3S Web of Conferences 166, 00001 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202016600001 ICSF 2020 driven by public and private investment into such practice; economic activities, infrastructure, and assets that allow - geography teacher’s training for the sustainable future; reduced carbon emissions and pollution, enhanced energy - innovative technologies in the school geographic and resource efficiency, and prevention of the loss of education; biodiversity and ecosystem services. New financial - cartographic territory research in terms of the technologies (“fintech”) offer the potential to unlock sustainable future. green finance technologies, such as blockchain, the GESD-WS’2020 Program Committee chair is Internet of Things, and Big Data assisting in the transition Dr. Olga Bondarenko. to a greener economy. By reducing costs and boosting efficiency, fintech mobilizes green finance, enables Green IT Hub Workshop poorer people to access clean energy through innovative payment systems, and facilitate free savings for rich and Green IT Hub Workshop (GITHub-WS’2020) is a peer- poor alike. reviewed international Sustainable Computing workshop The financial markets and the promotion of focusing on advanced research on Sustainable sustainable finance play a crucial role in mitigating Computing. The workshop occupies contributions in all climate change. The topic will address in the Fintech, aspects of sustainable computing, reflecting modern Greener Economy & Finance Workshop (FGE&F- engineering and technological solutions of the WS’2020), which aims to provide a forum for different information technology era in the sustainable perspectives and ideas to stimulate the debate around development of society. sustainable future. GITHub-WS’2020 main topics of interest are: FGE&F-WS’2020 main topics of interest are: - sustainable computing; - challenges of the green economy concept and policies in - software development for a sustainable society; the context of sustainable development, poverty and - information systems and technologies in the society equity; sustainable development; - potential opportunities and risks of trade, arising in the - cloud technologies and IoT in the society sustainable transition to the green economy; development. - impact of climate change on financial markets, and vice GITHub-WS’2020 Program Committee chair is versa; Prof. Tetiana Vakaliuk. - means by which financial markets can support sustainable finance; - significance of digitalisation, financial technology and ICT in Education and Sustainable Futures Workshop data for green investments; ICT in Education and Sustainable Futures Workshop - challenges in defining sustainability; (ICT@ESF-WS’2020) is a peer-reviewed international - role of climate change in financial supervision and workshop focusing on the efficient application of financial risks; information and communication technologies in - blockchain applications for sustainable development; education, research, economics, ecology, and medicine - blockchain use-cases for renewable energy, for a sustainable future. decentralized electricity market, carbon credits and Contributions in all aspects of the sustainable use of climate finance; ICT in education and science, reflecting modern solutions - innovation in financial instruments, including green for the use of ICT in the sustainable development of bonds; society, can be submitted. Today, the most important goal - fintech and risks and dangers; is the ability to integrate the efficient application of ICTs - recommendations to design a sustainable financial and in education, update the pedagogical science, and change economical system. education for a sustainable future most fully. It is FGE&F-WS’2020 Program Committee chairs are necessary to give educators and researchers the Prof. Vladimir Soloviev and Dr. Victoria Solovieva. opportunity to better understand the transformation of society through the use of ICT; to promote the Geography Education for Sustainable Development development of new educational approaches and the Workshop creation of new educational materials using ICT in support of a sustainable future and “new humanism”; to Geography Education for Sustainable Development support the exchange of experience and cooperation Workshop (GESD-WS’2020) is a peer-reviewed between teachers, lecturers and researchers in the international workshop. During the GESD-WS’2020, the dissemination of innovative practices in the use of ICT in researchers who are committed to the problems of education and research within the international geographic education for sustainable development can educational community. It is vital to present the effective present their latest research findings, ideas, developments, application of ICT in reinforcing the four foundations of and programs. learning in the 21st century: critical thinking, GESD-WS’2020 main topics of interest are: communication, collaboration, and creativity. - geography education for the sustainable future: ICT@ESF-WS’2020 main topics of interest are: methodological foundations; - ICT in secondary education for a sustainable future - pedagogical geoinformation technology: theory and society; 2 E3S Web of Conferences 166, 00001 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202016600001 ICSF 2020 - ICT in higher education for a sustainable future society; Rih, Ukraine. - ICT in research for a sustainable future; There were 285 submissions. Each submission was - supporting the development of 21st century skills reviewed by at least 3, and on the average 3.5, program through ICT; committee members. The committee decided to accept - integration of ICT into the economy of a sustainable 141 papers. development society; - ICT in solving environmental