Presentation on "recommendations to mainstream citizen science in policy" as part of the conference “The future of citizen science: sharing experiences from the European community” jointly organized by the EU-Citizen.Science and ACTION projects and moderated by Stickydot. You can find the recording here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnuHYAMR_ns
3. Sustainability transitions
Sustainability transitions:
"a radical transformation toward a
sustainable society, in response to a
number of persistent problems
facing modern society."
Sauermann et al., 2020, link
"While some see citizen science
primarily as a means to increase
the productivity of traditional
scientific research, others see it
as an opportunity to
democratize science by opening
up traditional institutions.
Grin et al., 2010, link
4. Policy work: aims & added value
Aim: mainstreaming citizen science in
policy
How: Co-creating actionable knowledge
What: policy masterclasses &
recommendations
Unique character:
• Bringing policy & citizen science
together
• Local context
• Co-creation
• Network and capacity building
Outcomes: recommendations per
country & overarching ones (today)
5. Method per country
• Context scoping
• Policy masterclasses
• Recommendations per country
Cross-cutting recommendations
6. Masterclasses - countries
April-November 2021:
Netherlands, Norway, United Kingdom,
Spain (Barcelona) & Italy
Participants 113
Government-policy 63
Citizen science & research 50
7. Policy masterclasses - themes
Cross-cutting:
• put CS on the policy agenda and put policy impact on the agenda of CS
Norway:
Boosting a nation-wide
CS conversation towards
forming a CS platform
Netherlands:
Informing the strategy for a national
CS platform under development
UK:
Empowering a diversity of actors
to come up with and discuss their
own CS – policy related issues
Spain:
Strengthening the local network,
helping the CS office take a more
active networking role
Italy:
Working towards the creation of the Italian
CS Association, increasing recognition of
CS at policy level and in public bodies
8. Recommendations to mainstream citizen
science in policy
From national recommendations
To cross-cutting ones
Common themes in
NL-NO-UK-SP-(ITA) Target audience
Policymakers, policy workers,
citizen science actors,
scientists.
9. A. Ensuring a healthy citizen science ecosystem
1. Fund citizen science in the science system
10. A. Ensuring a healthy citizen science ecosystem
1. Fund citizen science in the science system
2. Set up national/regional citizen science networks
11. B. Integrating citizen science in policy
3. Promote citizen science as relevant for policy
12. B. Integrating citizen science in policy
3. Promote citizen science as relevant for policy
4. Establish an open data platform
14. C. Creating collaboration between citizen science
and policy
5. Take time for co-creation
6. Develop a local platform for exchange
15. Icons licensed from thenounproject.com
What is next?
• Breakouts: discuss & enrich the
recommendations
• Finalize recommendations
• Publish local and cross-cutting
recommendations (January)
• Follow our socials and the
website for the publication!
1. Fund citizen science in the
science system
2. Set up national/regional citizen
science networks
3. Promote citizen science as
relevant for policy
4. Establish open data platforms
5. Take time for co-creation
6. Develop a local platform for
exchange
16. Acknowledgement
Duration: 01/02/2019 – 31/01/2022
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020
research and innovation programme under grant agreement 824603
