The purpose of this Discussion Paper is to introduce Topic 3 to the participants in the Mutual Learning Exercise and provide inputs for discussion in advance of the Topic 3 meeting that will take place in Ljubljana (Slovenia) in October 2022.
This present Paper presents the three factors that have been identified as those that could ensure the relevance and excellence of Citizen Science and an understanding of the importance of maximising the relevance and excellence of Citizen Science.
Part II meeting 12-13 September 2022 presentations:
Part I Meeting 7 and 8 June 2022. This PowerPoint Presentation includes all of the presentations given during Part I of Topic 4 Meeting held in Vienna, namely:
This Thematic Report provides a summary on the Mutual Learning Exercise on Good Practices on Citizen Science and their Impact.
An increasing number of citizen science projects and initiatives are being implemented across Europe. This rapidly emerging mode of research and innovation shows substantial potential in terms of achieving greater societal impact and increasing trust in science, by leveraging collective societal capabilities, by enlarging the scope of the R&I, and by increasing relevance, responsiveness and transparency.
For Citizen Science to fully live up to its potential to achieve real societal impact as well as new scientific knowledge and insights, it is essential for Member States to put an enabling environment in place that will allow Citizen Science initiatives to be sustained and thrive, and Citizen Science practices to be supported and promoted.
Presentation by Rosa Arias (Science for Change).
Presentation by Rosa Arias (Science for Change), Cecilia Cabello (Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology, FECYT), Antonella Passani (T6 Ecosystems) and Judith Sarneel (Umea University, Sweden).
Presentation by Carole Paleco (NHM Brussels) and Tine Huyse (Royal Museum for Central Africa): providing hands-on experience of citizen science in action in Belgium