The aim of this deliverable is to address the impact of Making Sense, considering not only citizens and communities involved on the ground level, but also the organizations behind it....
Blockchain technology is of increasing interest to citizens, businesses and legislators across the European Union. This report is aimed at providing a point of entry for those curious about blockchain technology, so as to stimulate interest and provoke discussion around its potential impact. A g...
This report offers a selection of projects that account for an emerging movement that is not what often is described as citizen science but what we designate here by do it yourself science. The report accounts for private or community based initiatives that use scientific methods combined with o...
The report explores theories and practices surrounding citizens’ veillance activities, namely a broad range of citizen-driven initiatives for civic purposes. These can aim at creating new forms of knowledge and awareness; building new social communities and commitments; contributing to protectio...
This report responds with a methodological proposal to the quest for “Responsible Research and Innovation” which is presented as the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 lemma. RRI is supported by five main pillars that mirror different commitments that are deemed to support responsibility in rese...
The project was designed to create collective and individual environmental awareness by harnessing the power of networks of people, knowledge and sensors. Its specific contribution has been to emphasise and support the move from collective awareness to collective action, by leading to better inf...
Blockchain and other distributed ledger technologies (DLTs) are immutable, encrypted and timestamped databases in which data is recorded, validated and replicated across a decentralised network of nodes. In an increasingly interconnected world a vast array of opportunities could emerge through t...
