Requirements and motivations of quadruple helix stakeholders for active engagement in the Citizen Science (D1.3)

This deliverable presents the “Requirements and motivations of quadruple helix stakeholders for active engagement in the Citizen Science Hubs” of the H2020 INCENTIVE Project. The deliverable provides a current overview of the perceptions, attitudes, concerns, motivational factors and obstacles with regard to participation in Citizen Science activities in four pilot countries: Greece, Lithuania, the Netherlands, and Spain. Under INCENTIVE, four Citizen Science Hubs will be established and tested during the life-span of the project in the facilities of four Research Performing and Funding Organisations (RPFOs): University of Twente (the Netherlands), Autonomous University of Barcelona (Spain), Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece) and Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (Lithuania). Essentially, the Hubs will aim to bring different stakeholders together and bridge society with science under the emerging paradigm of Citizen Science, in an institutionalised way. The results reveal a wide range of findings, both for at the EU (aggregated) level, and for each national setting of pilot RPFO (individual level). More importantly, the analysis of the data shows that the four countries differ strongly regarding the current social trends and perceptions vis-à-vis Citizen Science, as well as the role and limitations of the envisioned Citizen Science Hubs. In addition, the results show diversification – in some instances quite strong – of perceptions across the QH stakeholder groups.