Descripción del proyecto
Un paquete de iniciativas que cumplen la visión europea de «ciencia para los ciudadanos, por los ciudadanos»
La ciencia ciudadana, un elemento fundamental para la democratización de la ciencia, se refiere a una implicación de los ciudadanos que incluye desde estar mejor informados sobre cuestiones científicas hasta la participación en el propio proceso científico. El proyecto financiado con fondos europeos STEP CHANGE pondrá de relieve el papel social y científico más amplio que puede desempeñar la ciencia ciudadana en los campos de investigación en los que los factores humanos y no humanos se encuentran profundamente entrelazados. Para ello, STEP CHANGE implementará cinco iniciativas de ciencia ciudadana en los ámbitos de la energía, el medio ambiente, la salud y las enfermedades infecciosas, incluido un análisis participativo y autorreflexivo y la evaluación de los procesos de investigación colaborativa, los resultados científicos y los efectos sociales.
Objetivo
STEP CHANGE (Science Transformation in EuroPe through Citizens involvement in HeAlth, coNservation and enerGy rEsearch) replies to the H2020 Topic SwafS 27 on “Hands-on citizen science and frugal innovation”, Sub-topic A, citizen science. The project, coordinated by the University of Primorska, is based on the assumption that citizen science (CS) can play an even broader societal and scientific role than it is generally acknowledged, particularly in those critical fields of research (like Energy, Health and the Environment) where human and non-human factors are deeply entangled. In these areas, a set of highly-contested, socially relevant research fields is emerging where CS can play a pivotal role by making science more socially robust, inclusive and democratic while strengthening the capacity of scientific investigation over emerging phenomena that cannot be easily caught within narrow disciplinary boundaries. Then, STEP CHANGE was designed to contribute to making the most of CS potentialities, while at the same time identifying, analysing, and tackling such limitations and risks. In this regard, STEP-CHANGE is based on the implementation of five Citizen Science Initiatives (CSIs) in the areas of Energy, Environment, Health and Infectious Diseases, through the participatory and self-reflexive analysis and evaluation of their collaborative research processes, scientific outcomes and societal impacts. The CSIs regard: 1) wildlife conservation in Slovenia (UP); 2) non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in the UK (TGI, NIHR and OUXF); 3); energy communities in Germany (WECF); 4) infectious disease outbreak preparedness in Italy (UNITOV); 5) off-grid renewable energy in agriculture in Uganda (ARUWE). Horizontal activities are also foreseen: Scoping process (SfC), Participatory evaluation (K&I, AU), Mutual learning and training (ZSI), Stocktaking (ECSA) and Communication (EUSEA). The consortium is geographically balanced and formed by 13 partners, from 7 European countries and Uganda.
Ámbito científico
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energy
- medical and health scienceshealth sciencesinfectious diseases
- medical and health sciencesclinical medicinehepatology
- agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculture
- social sciencespolitical sciencespolitical policiescivil society
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Programa(s)
- H2020-EU.5. - SCIENCE WITH AND FOR SOCIETY Main Programme
Convocatoria de propuestas
Consulte otros proyectos de esta convocatoriaConvocatoria de subcontratación
H2020-SwafS-2020-1
Régimen de financiación
RIA - Research and Innovation actionCoordinador
6000 Koper
Eslovenia