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The Citizen Observatory: Enabling Next Generation Citizen Science

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  • O’Grady Michael
  • O’Hare Gregory

    (University College Dublin, Ireland)

  • Ties Stephanie
  • Williams Jamie

    (Environment Systems Ltd, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom)

Abstract

Background: Citizen science offers an attractive paradigm for addressing some of the complex problems facing society. However, translating the paradigm’s potential into meaningful action and sustainable impact remains a formidable challenge. Historically, the citizen science landscape was fractured into silos of activities; nonetheless, it has demonstrably delivered credible results. An innovative concept of the Citizen Observatory offers a tractable means of mitigating many of the recurring issues that historically afflicted citizen science initiatives, thus empowering a new generation of citizen scientists. Citizen Observatories may be regarded as open, standardised software platforms for community-based monitoring of any phenomenon of interest.

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  • O’Grady Michael & O’Hare Gregory & Ties Stephanie & Williams Jamie, 2021. "The Citizen Observatory: Enabling Next Generation Citizen Science," Business Systems Research, Sciendo, vol. 12(2), pages 221-235, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:bit:bsrysr:v:12:y:2021:i:2:p:221-235:n:3
    DOI: 10.2478/bsrj-2021-0029
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    Keywords

    citizen science; Citizen Observatory; open science; participatory science;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q55 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environmental Economics: Technological Innovation
    • Q01 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - General - - - Sustainable Development
    • O35 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Social Innovation

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