Workplan

  • WP1 - Coordination and Project Management

    Guarantee of the collaboration among all partners and the application of methodologies and tools for an efficient implementation of activities, decision making, management of changes, impact assessment and steering (WP leader: Science for Change)

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  • WP2 - Analysis of Citizen Science as a Science Communication Tool

    Analysis and evaluation of current science communication practices in the citizen science landscape at European level, in terms of effectiveness (quantity, limits) and perception of outcome and general experience (open up of science, trust, needs, motivations, limits). Comparison of the profile of citizen science projects and their limits in involving different profiles of participants through two research techniques: document analysis and interviews (WP leader: UNIPD)
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  • WP3 - Co-design of innovative strategies in Citizen Science Communication

    Establishing the NEWSERA #CitSciComm Labs to co-design innovative strategies to improve quality and effectiveness of science communication, the perception and trust in science and fight misinformation. The co-design process will consider both digital and non-digital participatory strategies (WP leader: FECYT)
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  • WP4 - The NEWSERA Pilots: Implementing the concepts of Citizen Science Communication and Citizen Science Journalism

    Implementation of the strategies developed within WP2 and Wp3 in pilot projects involving targeted stakeholders. The pilots will run in close collaboration with ongoing H2020 citizen science projects (WP leader: Science for Change)
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  • WP5 - Evaluation and impact assessment: the legacy of NEWSERA

    Monitoring and controlling the implementation of the co-design strategies in the five pilots (WP4) using an Agile framework methodology by iterative innovation cycles of Codesign/Implementation/Evaluation. Final results, methodologies and conclusion will inform the creation of recommendations and guidelines (WP leader: FC.ID)
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  • WP6 - Dissemination and Communication Actions

    Engagement of stakeholders and promotion of synergies between citizen science initiatives at the European level (WP leader: formicablu)
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  • WP7 - Ethics and Data Protection strategies in NEWSERA

    Establishment, through a co-creation process, of the Ethics Requirements to be applied within NEWSERA, regarding: data quality and integrity; data sharing and intellectual property; conflict of interest; potential exploitation of participants. Application of highly inclusive engagement models regarding gender, socio-cultural background, socio-economic status, and literacy level (WP leader: IBERCIVIS)
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  • WP8 - Ethics requirements

    Setting out the Ethics Requirements that the project must comply with (WP leader: Science for Change)
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