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DISCLAIMER: The present Project Deliverable has been submitted to the European Commission for review. The information and views set out in this report are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official opinion of the European Union. Neither the European Union institutions and bodies nor any person acting on their behalf may be held responsible for the use which may be made of the information contained therein. The main aim of the evaluation and impact assessment in CoAct is to bring evidence of the impact that the project's Citizen Social Science activities have on the involved actors, such as co-researchers, citizen scientists, knowledge coalition members, and professional researchers, as well as on their socio-cultural contexts. Additionally, the formative evaluation aims at the assessment of user-acceptance factors, such as ease of use and perceived usefulness, of the involvement activities, offered materials, developed prototypes, and the research process as a whole. This input will iteratively shape our interaction activities, the materials and the prototypes, trying to detect the non-conformances that may occur during the Citizen Social Science co-research process as well as drivers for engagement and usage. In CoAct we follow a co-evaluation approach, which is a form of participatory evaluation that initiates the conversation on expectations, objectives, and impact already at the start of the project. The approach has been elaborated in the Deliverable D7.1 CoAct Impact Assessment Plan (Schäfer et al. 2020) and has raised international attention in the citizen science community. The strong interest in CoAct outreach activities with regards to our co-evaluation approach has been confirmed by participants in our webinars, workshops and the recently launched call for papers in the Special Issue "Participatory Evaluation and Impact Assessment in Citizen Science" of the fteval Journal for Research and Technology Policy Evaluation. After two years of project work, the co-evaluation efforts ...

DISCLAIMER: The present Project Deliverable has been submitted to the European Commission for review. The information and views set out in this report are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official opinion of the European Union. Neither the European Union institutions and bodies nor any person acting on their behalf may be held responsible for the use which may be made of the information contained therein. ______ The main aim of the evaluation and impact assessment in CoAct is to bring evidence of the impact that the project's citizen social science activities have on the involved actors, such as co-researchers, citizen scientists, knowledge coalition members, and professional researchers, as well as on their socio-cultural contexts. Additionally, the formative evaluation aims at the assessment of user-acceptance factors, such as ease of use and perceived usefulness, of the involvement activities, offered materials, developed prototypes, and the research process as a whole. This input will iteratively shape our interaction activities, the materials and the prototypes, trying to detect the non-conformances that may occur during the citizen social science co-research process as well as drivers for engagement and usage. In CoAct we follow a co-evaluation approach, which is a form of participatory evaluation that initiates the conversation on expectations, objectives, and impact already at the start of the project. Consequently, we have started the co-evaluation process with representatives from our three CoAct R&I Actions in Barcelona, Buenos Aires, and Vienna from the very beginning of the project. During the Kick-Off meeting expectations towards (co-)evaluation and anticipated challenges were discussed in separate working sessions with representatives from each of the three R&I actions; follow-up calls with the research teams served to elaborate road maps that link co-research activities to the evaluation and impact assessment. The result of this collaboration , that introduce ...

DISCLAIMER: The information and views set out in this report are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official opinion of the European Union. Neither the European Union institutions and bodies nor any person acting on their behalf may be held responsible for the use which may be made of the information contained therein. ______ The main aim of the evaluation and impact assessment in CoAct is to bring evidence of the impact that the project's citizen social science activities have on the involved actors, such as co-researchers, citizen scientists, knowledge coalition members, and professional researchers, as well as on their socio-cultural contexts. Additionally, the formative evaluation aims at the assessment of user-acceptance factors, such as ease of use and perceived usefulness, of the involvement activities, offered materials, developed prototypes, and the research process as a whole. This input will iteratively shape our interaction activities, the materials and the prototypes, trying to detect the non-conformances that may occur during the citizen social science co-research process as well as drivers for engagement and usage. In CoAct we follow a co-evaluation approach, which is a form of participatory evaluation that initiates the conversation on expectations, objectives, and impact already at the start of the project. Consequently, we have started the co-evaluation process with representatives from our three CoAct R&I Actions in Barcelona, Buenos Aires, and Vienna from the very beginning of the project. During the Kick-Off meeting expectations towards (co-)evaluation and anticipated challenges were discussed in separate working sessions with representatives from each of the three R&I actions; follow-up calls with the research teams served to elaborate road maps that link co-research activities to the evaluation and impact assessment. The result of this collaboration , that introduce expected outputs, intermediate and long-term outcomes on co-researchers, citizen scientists, ...

In May 2023, the Austrian Platform for Research and Technology Policy Evaluation (fteval) established a working group on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in several sub-groups. One gropu collected proprietary AI systems relevant to the evaluation phases and activities, another one screened existing guidelines on the use of AI and adapt them to the fteval community, integrating good practice examples and including input and feedback from the other sub-groups. The document below is one outcome of the working group and intends to provide comprehensive guidance to the fteval community.

Editorial to the fteval Journal's special issue #54

In citizen social science, citizens actively engage in research to investigate and solve challenges from their lifeworlds. As these interests are guiding the research process, we suggest employing a co-evaluation approach as a form of participatory evaluation that initiates the conversation on expectations and impact with the diverse actors involved from the onset. In the European funded research project CoAct, global social concerns such as youth employment, mental healthcare and environmental justice are addressed by three local research teams consisting of affected citizen groups, thematic and political stakeholders, and multidisciplinary academic researchers. The teams investigate and implement concrete actions and strategies to tackle these social challenges. In this contribution we reflect on first insights of co-evaluation from the three cases by applying a qualitative content analysis across different content formats, focusing primarily on the specific challenges and outcomes of citizen social science and co-evaluation. While the nature of the social issues at stake and the distinct socio-cultural contexts in which they are embedded clearly mark the boundaries of comparability, overall, a shift in roles and ownership across involved actors is observable. Identifiable intermediate outcomes are e.g. an increase in awareness, knowledge, and skills amongst stakeholders, which are in the long-term expected to increase empowerment, self-determination and the quality of life of the concerned participants, and lead to the implementation of new measures and regulations at policy level. With this work we want to contribute to the canonical development of citizen social science and generate productive feedback for the research process.

Der Blick auf internationale Aktivitäten zu Open Science zeigt ein breites Spektrum von einzelnen institutionellen Policies bis hin zu nationalen Aktionsplänen. Die vorliegenden Empfehlungen für eine nationale Open Science Strategie in Österreich orientieren sich an diesen internationalen Initiativen und stellen praktische Überlegungen für ihre koordinierte Implementierung im Hinblick auf strategische Entwicklungen in Forschung, Technologie und Innovation (FTI) bis 2030 in Österreich dar. Dabei richten sie sich an alle relevanten Akteur*innen im FTI System, im Besonderen an Forschungsstätten, Forschungsförderer, Forschungspolitik, Gedächtnisinstitutionen wie Bibliotheken und Wissenschafter*innen. Das Empfehlungspapier wurde von 2018 bis 2020 von der OANA-Arbeitsgruppe "Open Science Strategie" entwickelt und im Frühling 2020 das erste Mal für eine öffentliche Konsultation veröffentlicht. Die nun vorliegende finale Version des Empfehlungsdokuments, die Feedback und Kommentare aus der Konsultation enthält, soll ein Anstoß für die weitere Diskussion und Umsetzung von Open Science in Österreich sein und als Beitrag und Grundlage einer potentiellen nationalen Open Science Strategie in Österreich dienen. Das Dokument baut auf der vielfältigen Expertise der Autor*innen auf (Wissenschaft, Administration, Bibliothek und Archiv, Informationstechnologie, Wissenschaftspolitik, Förderwesen etc.) und spiegelt deren persönliche Erfahrungen und Meinung wider. A look at international activities on Open Science reveals a broad spectrum from individual institutional policies to national action plans. The present Recommendations for a National Open Science Strategy in Austria are based on these international initiatives and present practical considerations for their coordinated implementation with regard to strategic developments in research, technology and innovation (RTI) in Austria until 2030. They are addressed to all relevant actors in the RTI system, in particular to Research Performing Organisations, Research Funding Organisations, Research Policy, memory institutions such as Libraries and Researchers. The recommendation paper was developed from 2018 to 2020 by the OANA working group "Open Science Strategy" and published for the first time in spring 2020 for a public consultation. The now available final version of the recommendation document, which contains feedback and comments from the consultation, is intended to provide an impetus for further discussion and implementation of Open Science in Austria and serves as a contribution and basis for a potential national Open Science Strategy in Austria. The document builds on the diverse expertise of the authors (academia, administration, library and archive, information technology, science policy, funding system, etc.) and reflects their personal experiences and opinions.

A look at international activities on Open Science reveals a broad spectrum from individual institutional policies to national action plans. The present Recommendations for a National Open Science Strategy in Austria are based on these international initiatives and present practical considerations for their coordinated implementation with regard to strategic developments in research, technology and innovation (RTI) in Austria until 2030. They are addressed to all relevant actors in the RTI system, in particular to Research Performing Organisations, Research Funding Organisations, Research Policy, memory institutions such as Libraries and Researchers. The recommendation paper was developed from 2018 to 2020 by the OANA working group "Open Science Strategy" and published for the first time in spring 2020 for a public consultation. The now available final version of the recommendation document, which contains feedback and comments from the consultation, is intended to provide an impetus for further discussion and implementation of Open Science in Austria and serves as a contribution and basis for a potential national Open Science Strategy in Austria. The document builds on the diverse expertise of the authors (academia, administration, library and archive, information technology, science policy, funding system, etc.) and reflects their personal experiences and opinions. ; Der Blick auf internationale Aktivitäten zu Open Science zeigt ein breites Spektrum von einzelnen institutionellen Policies bis hin zu nationalen Aktionsplänen. Die vorliegenden Empfehlungen für eine nationale Open Science Strategie in Österreich orientieren sich an diesen internationalen Initiativen und stellen praktische Überlegungen für ihre koordinierte Implementierung im Hinblick auf strategische Entwicklungen in Forschung, Technologie und Innovation (FTI) bis 2030 in Österreich dar. Dabei richten sie sich an alle relevanten Akteur*innen im FTI System, im Besonderen an Forschungsstätten, Forschungsförderer, Forschungspolitik, Gedächtnisinstitutionen wie Bibliotheken und Wissenschafter*innen. Das Empfehlungspapier wurde von 2018 bis 2020 von der OANA-Arbeitsgruppe "Open Science Strategie" entwickelt und im Frühling 2020 das erste Mal für eine öffentliche Konsultation veröffentlicht. Die nun vorliegende finale Version des Empfehlungsdokuments, die Feedback und Kommentare aus der Konsultation enthält, soll ein Anstoß für die weitere Diskussion und Umsetzung von Open Science in Österreich sein und als Beitrag und Grundlage einer potentiellen nationalen Open Science Strategie in Österreich dienen. Das Dokument baut auf der vielfältigen Expertise der Autor*innen auf (Wissenschaft, Administration, Bibliothek und Archiv, Informationstechnologie, Wissenschaftspolitik, Förderwesen etc.) und spiegelt deren persönliche Erfahrungen und Meinung wider.

DISCLAIMER: The present Project Deliverable has been submitted to the European Commission for review. The information and views set out in this report are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official opinion of the European Union. Neither the European Union institutions and bodies nor any person acting on their behalf may be held responsible for the use which may be made of the information contained therein. The CoAct (Co-designing Citizen Social Science for Collective Action) project proposes to face social global issues by placing citizens in a vulnerable situation at the centre of the research. This approach represents a new understanding of Citizen Social Science (CSS), as participatory research co-designed with citizen groups sharing a social concern. Along these lines, there exists an important need to provide spaces for academic researchers not only to increase their knowledge and their skills but also to learn about new methods to develop a citizen science that enhances social dimension. Covid situation has obliged to run the school in an online format. The online format has motivated the choice to organise a rather long school (two weeks duration, 9 school days) and to have a daily concentrated routine scheduled during the afternoon. Considering positive aspects related to the COVID situation, the online format has allowed to have a wider diversity of participants and a larger number of participants (39) that were initially anticipated. Participants were coming from 20 different countries. Despite their own difficulties with internet access, we also had participants from Africa and South America. Broadly, 25% of the applicants are MSc students while 50% are pursuing their PhD (66% of early career researchers). Research areas of participants include public health, sociology, biomedicine, political sciences, architecture, law… In addition, following the experimental spirit of any research project, it has also been the intention of the school to provide the broadest perspective ...

This presentation describes the work done in the frame of the CoAct (Co-designing Citizen Social Science for Collective Action) project from January 2020 until June 2021. The presentation was done by CoAct Partners during Project Review number one, in an online meeting attended by the Project Officer and the Project Reviewer (June, 15th 2021). DISCLAIMER: The information and views set out in this presentation are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official opinion of the European Union. Neither the European Union institutions and bodies nor any person acting on their behalf may be held responsible for the use which may be made of the information contained therein.

This presentation describes the work done in the frame of the CoAct (Co-designing Citizen Social Science for Collective Action) project from January 2020 until June 2021. The presentation was done by CoAct Partners during Project Review number one, in an online meeting attended by the Project Officer and the Project Reviewer (June, 15th 2021). DISCLAIMER: The information and views set out in this presentation are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official opinion of the European Union. Neither the European Union institutions and bodies nor any person acting on their behalf may be held responsible for the use which may be made of the information contained therein.