Project description DEENESFRITPL Reaching sustainable development goals thanks to citizen science In 2015, the United Nations launched 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) to be reached via 169 targets and to be measured with 232 indicators. However, collecting such data can be challenging. The EU-funded CROWD4SDG project aims to analyse how citizen science (CS) can be used to measure progresses to achieve the SDGs. Within this scope, the project will explore how CS can monitor the impacts of extreme climate events and strengthen the resilience of communities within the framework of climate-related disasters. The project's methodology will be based on artificial intelligence and machine learning as well as on the use of social media and other non-traditional data sources. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), launched by the UN in 2015, are underpinned by 169 concrete targets and 232 measurable indicators. Some of these indicators have no established measurement methodology. For others, many countries do not have the data collection capacity. Measuring progress towards the SDGs is thus a challenge for most national statistical offices. The goal of the Crowd4SDG project is to research the extent to which Citizen Science (SC) can provide an essential source of non-traditional data for tracking progress towards the SDGs, as well as the ability of CS to generate social innovations that enable such progress. Based on shared expertise in crowdsourcing for disaster response, the transdisciplinary Crowd4SDG consortium of six partners will focus on SDG 13, climate action, to explore new ways of applying CS for monitoring the impacts of extreme climate events and strengthening resilience of communities to climate-related disasters. To achieve this goal, Crowd4SDG will initiate research on the applications of artificial intelligence and machine learning to enhance CS and explore the use of social media and other non-traditional data sources for more effective monitoring of SDGs by citizens. Crowd4SDG will use direct channels through consortium partner UNITAR to provide national statistical offices with recommendations on best practices for generating and exploiting CS data for tracking the SDGs. To this end, Crowd4SDG will rigorously assess the quality of the scientific knowledge and usefulness of practical innovations occurring when teams develop new CS projects focusing on climate action through three annual challenge-based innovation events, both online and in person. A wide range of stakeholders, from the UN, governments, the private sector, NGOs, academia, innovation incubators and maker spaces will be actively involved in advising the project and exploiting the scientific knowledge and technical innovations that it generates. Fields of science social sciencespolitical sciencespolitical policiescivil societynongovernmental organizationsnatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesenvironmental sciencessustainability sciencesnatural sciencescomputer and information sciencesartificial intelligencemachine learning Keywords Citizen Science Sustainable Development Goals Machine Learning Challenge Based Learning Social media Data Mining collective intellingence crowdsourcing Programme(s) H2020-EU.5.c. - Integrate society in science and innovation issues, policies and activities in order to integrate citizens' interests and values and to increase the quality, relevance, social acceptability and sustainability of research and innovation outcomes in various fields of activity from social innovation to areas such as biotechnology and nanotechnology Main Programme Topic(s) SwafS-15-2018-2019 - Exploring and supporting citizen science Call for proposal H2020-SwafS-2018-2020 See other projects for this call Sub call H2020-SwafS-2019-1 Funding Scheme RIA - Research and Innovation action Coordinator UNIVERSITE DE GENEVE Net EU contribution € 434 355,00 Address RUE DU GENERAL DUFOUR 24 1211 Geneve Switzerland See on map Region Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera Région lémanique Genève Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 531 250,00 Participants (6) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all Third-party Legal entity other than a subcontractor which is affiliated or legally linked to a participant. The entity carries out work under the conditions laid down in the Grant Agreement, supplies goods or provides services for the action, but did not sign the Grant Agreement. A third party abides by the rules applicable to its related participant under the Grant Agreement with regard to eligibility of costs and control of expenditure. UNIVERSITAT ZURICH Switzerland Net EU contribution € 96 895,00 Address RAMISTRASSE 71 8006 Zurich See on map Region Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera Zürich Zürich Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 96 895,00 AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS Spain Net EU contribution € 293 373,75 Address CALLE SERRANO 117 28006 Madrid See on map Region Comunidad de Madrid Comunidad de Madrid Madrid Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 293 373,75 POLITECNICO DI MILANO Italy Net EU contribution € 293 375,00 Address PIAZZA LEONARDO DA VINCI 32 20133 Milano See on map Region Nord-Ovest Lombardia Milano Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 293 375,00 UNIVERSITE PARIS CITE France Net EU contribution € 293 312,50 Address 85 BD SAINT GERMAIN 75006 Paris See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Paris Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 293 312,50 UNITED NATIONS INSTITUTE FOR TRAINING AND RESEARCH Switzerland Net EU contribution € 294 375,00 Address AVENUE DE LA PAIX 7 1202 GENEVA See on map Region Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera Région lémanique Genève Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 294 375,00 ORGANISATION EUROPEENNE POUR LA RECHERCHE NUCLEAIRE Switzerland Net EU contribution € 293 750,00 Address ESPLANADE DES PARTICULES 1 PARCELLE 11482 DE MEYRIN BATIMENT CADASTRAL 1046 1211 GENEVE 23 See on map Region Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera Région lémanique Genève Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 293 750,00
