Network neutrality, access to the Internet and the politics of the Internet in general.
Peer production
Distributed governance
How can we use data collected within the project (user-generated) to influence policy makers, bearing in mind that these data are not accurate? (In our project, air quality data are gathered from low-cost sensors).
Should users be able to see other users’ content (personal information, posts, uploaded measurements, etc.)? If all information is open, privacy issues may emerge. What’s the balance?
#opensourcemodels
#digitalsocialinnovation
Games with a Purpose (gamification for crowdsourcing as well as user engagement)
Knowledge extraction and visualization
Monitoring the impact of public outreach campaigns
Measuring social perceptions of environmental issues
Data Extraction
Knowledge Extraction and Visualization
Creating awareness on biodiversity among different audiences and communities
Open vs proprietary data in agriculture: how to deal with privacy and ownership issues
Mapping biodiversity communities, identifying needs and requirements: is there a bottom up way?
See crowdsourcing classification of science and technology at Durham Zoo http://durhamzoo.org/