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IIASA Geo-Wiki @geo-wiki.org · Aug 19

🔔 On September 6, our colleague @dilekfraisl.bsky.social will speak at the @ars.electronica.art Festival in Linz, joining a panel on #ArtificialIntelligence and #CitizenScience. Don’t miss the chance to hear insights on the topic! 🌐
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#AI #CitizenScience #ParticipatoryScience

Ars Electronica Festival 2025: Panic

3.–7.Sept. POSTCITYLinz Ars Electronica Festival // 2025 Ars Electronica Festival // 2025 From September 3 to 7, 2025, Linz will once again become a hotspot for the international media art scene. Exhi...

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Dilek Fraisl @dilekfraisl.bsky.social · Jun 15

Our new paper: Leveraging #citizendata #citizenscience to improve #publicservices and measure progress toward #SDGs #SDG16 is published: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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IIASA @iiasa.ac.at · Jun 12

❓What if communities rated public services themselves? In Ghana, the Ghana Statistical Service, @undp-gpcg.bsky.social, and IIASA tested a citizen-led, inclusive app to do just that - spotting gaps, boosting voices often left out. More information: iiasa.ac.at/news/jun-202...

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IIASA @iiasa.ac.at · May 8

Congrats to @dilekfraisl.bsky.social & team! IIASA & partners won the 2025 GEO SDGs Award for using citizen science, AI & Earth observations to fight marine litter in Ghana 🇬🇭 - the 1st country to use such data in national SDG stats.
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Dilek Fraisl @dilekfraisl.bsky.social · Apr 29

Happenning now! If you’re at the #EGU25 today come hear my presentation on #citizenscience #SDGs and co-creating with communities in room -2.33.

IIASA @iiasa.ac.at · Apr 29

IIASA at #EGU25:
Visit us at the IIASA booth in Hall X2 (next to the coffee—coincidence? We think not ☕). Among today's sessions:
🙋🏽‍♀️ 08:30 Citizen science @dilekfraisl.bsky.social
🏅 10:45 Award lecture @kornhuber.bsky.social
🌡️ 14:00 Tipping points
🌐 17:10 Risk management
iiasa.ac.at/egu25 #EGUToday

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Dilek Fraisl @dilekfraisl.bsky.social · Apr 3

📢📣Our new paper, "New Directions in Mapping the Earth’s Surface with #CitizenScience and #GenerativeAI," is out:
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We show how integrating #AI with citizen science & #EarthObservation could result in a step change toward mapping the Earth's surface.
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crops CS @cropscs.bsky.social · Mar 19

We are #cropsCS, a EU project aiming to support the upscaling of #CitizenScience and we need support from our community!

Help us answering this survery and sharing it: forms.gle/ffvdbUgeV5m6...

The results will help us creating #communication and upscaling guidelines that will be for all

Growing citizen science- CROPS Qs

CROPS is a project funded by the European Union (GA 101131696) aspiring to support the transition of citizen science from small-scale to a Europe-wide level, moving it towards a modern, open-science ...

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European Citizen Science project @ecs.ngo · Mar 20

Collaboration Group meeting April 1st (and it's not a joke!)
RIECS-Concept project

Help co-design the future of #CitizenScience in Europe and get to know the The RIECS-Concept project.
If you want to be part of this collaboration, register here: forms.gle/fiMBPJFYWj2A...

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RIECS-Concept @riecs-concept.bsky.social · Mar 13

#RIECSConcept started in Brussels! An ambitious initiative to conceptualize the pan-European Research Infrastructure for Excellent #CitizenScience! Coordinators: @ibercivis.bsky.social & @ecsa.ngo, project unites 13 partners from 8 countries! Follow our journey towards new research infrastructure!

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Dilek Fraisl @dilekfraisl.bsky.social · Mar 3

The editorial features our recent #paper in #NatureSustainability and emphasizes that #citizenscience and #AI can help address key data gaps in the #SDGs and address each other's challenges, but they, especially #ArtificialIntelligence, must be implemented responsibly: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Leveraging the collaborative power of AI and citizen science for sustainable development - Nature Sustainability

Integrating citizen science into artificial intelligence (AI) can help address major sustainability issues as well as some of the potential drawbacks associated with a wide use of AI. This Perspective...

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Dilek Fraisl @dilekfraisl.bsky.social · Mar 3

From the latest @natureportfolio.nature.com #editorial:

#Citizenscience #data might just be the medicine that the doctor ordered. All those who participate in this #research must be encouraged, and the research itself needs to be appropriately funded": www.nature.com/articles/d41...

#SDGs #AI ⬇️⬇️

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Dilek Fraisl @dilekfraisl.bsky.social · Feb 20

Excited to be part of the #RIECS-Concept project! Funded by #EuropeanCommission, RIECS will conceptualize "the infrastructure" for excellence in #citizenscience. More will follow 🔜

@iiasa.ac.at @ibercivis.bsky.social @ecsa.ngo @ecs.ngo @cropscs.bsky.social #data #officialstatistics #SDGs

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IIASA @iiasa.ac.at · Feb 14

IIASA researchers are joining forces with partners across eight European countries in the RIECS-Concept project, paving the way for a pan-European research infrastructure for citizen science.
Learn more about this ambitious initiative 👉 iiasa.ac.at/news/feb-202...
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Lea Shanley @leashanley.bsky.social · Feb 13

Check out @dilekfraisl.bsky.social webinar on #citizenscience and #AI!

European Citizen Science Association @ecsa.ngo · Feb 11

Save your spot and be part of the conversation!
𝟏𝟗 𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓, 𝟏𝟐:𝟎𝟎-𝟏𝟑:𝟑𝟎 𝐂𝐄𝐓
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#CitizenScience #AI #OpenScience #DataEthics #Innovation

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Dilek Fraisl @dilekfraisl.bsky.social · Feb 14

Thanks for the post @leashanley.bsky.social!!

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Dilek Fraisl @dilekfraisl.bsky.social · Feb 4

It's been some time since @cropscs.bsky.social project meeting in beautiful #Camogli and since we wrapped up the first year of the project.

CROPS is an #EU funded project aiming to transition #citizenscience from small-scale to a European and global level. For more info: crops-cs.eu @iiasa.ac.at

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IIASA @iiasa.ac.at · Jan 7

Congratulations to IIASA citizen science expert @dilekfraisl.bsky.social for her contribution to this important work 👇🏽

UCL Department of Geography @uclgeography.bsky.social · Jan 6

Professor @mhaklay.bsky.social teams up with @iiasa.ac.at researchers to explore how #AI and #CitizenScience can drive progress on the #SDGs.

Together, they’re tackling data gaps and making sustainable development goals more achievable.

#SustainableDevelopment #TechForGood

The collaborative power of AI and citizen science in advancing the Sustainable Development Goals

Professor Muki Haklay joins IIASA researchers in exploring how the fusion of citizen science and artificial intelligence (AI) can drive progress toward achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (...

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Dilek Fraisl @dilekfraisl.bsky.social · Dec 20

Honored to be one of many contributing to the success and impact of @iiasa.ac.at

#citizenscience #SDGs #data #science #policy #impact
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IIASA @iiasa.ac.at · Dec 19

🎥 ✨ As we proudly look back on another successful year, our year-end video showcases some of the milestones that have shaped IIASA's growth and impact in the global scientific community in 2024.

Wishing everyone a wonderful festive season and an inspiring start to 2025! 💫
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IIASA Highlights 2024

YouTube video by IIASA

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Muki Haklay @mhaklay.bsky.social · Dec 16

Citizen Science, Artificial Intellgence #AI, Sustainable Development Goals #SDG - how are the three linked? A new paper, led by @dilekfraisl.bsky.social and colleagues from @iiasa.ac.at is exploring how they can work together #CitizenScience #ParticipatoryResearch www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Dilek Fraisl @dilekfraisl.bsky.social · Dec 16

📢🥁Our new paper: Leveraging the Collaborative Power of #AI & #CitizenScience for #SustainableDevelopment #SDGs is published in @natureportfolio.bsky.social today: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

@iiasa.ac.at @cropscs.bsky.social @ecsa.ngo @ecs.ngo #officialstatistics #NSOs @mhaklay.bsky.social

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IIASA @iiasa.ac.at · Dec 13

Read the full piece: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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IIASA @iiasa.ac.at · Dec 13

📣 The recent CitSci Africa conference in Nairobi showcased the power of regional networks. The Citizen Science Global Partnership, which Fraisl and colleagues represent, are ready to guide UN agencies in leveraging citizen data for the SDGs and sustainable development.

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IIASA @iiasa.ac.at · Dec 13

💡 Funding Matters: sustainable data-gathering needs funding, including pay for participants, where possible, especially in underserved communities.

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IIASA @iiasa.ac.at · Dec 13

✅ Existing Partnerships: #citizenscience initiatives and academia collaborate with robust methods for #data and policymaking, supported by associations like the Citizen Science Global Partnership and the European Citizen Science Association.

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IIASA @iiasa.ac.at · Dec 13

🌍 How can citizen science drive the #SDGs?
In a recent @natureportfolio.bsky.social correspondence piece, IIASA citizen science expert @dilekfraisl.bsky.social & colleagues emphasize two key points 🧵

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