 (2).png)
Before you start, please prove you are human.
You are invited to take part in the event Citizen Science Competency framework. This questionnaire is part of the European Union funded project “European Citizen Science” (ECS) - https://eu-citizen.science/ecs_project.
The project is running from August 2022 to July 2026, and it was funded as part of the European Union funding programme for research and innovation (Horizon Europe). Specifically, the funding to this project is part of the European Union effort to link science to society and society to science.
The project’s objectives are to increase the capacity of European society to engage the public in scientific research in an approach called “citizen science”. This means that people who are not carrying out scientific research in their daily lives get involved in research projects – they can ask the research questions, get involved in data collection, analysis, or use the results.
The ECS project is increasing capacities to carry out citizen science projects through a range of activities. These include running events to increase awareness or skills; providing a platform with information and resources (eu-citizen.science); running a range of training activities to increase knowledge and skills; supporting policy-oriented activities to integrate citizen science at national and local levels; and providing the necessary knowledge to provide technical support to citizen science activities – for example, data management.
The questionnaire in which you are participating in is part of the project’s activities to increase awareness or skills, provide a platform with information and resources, and run a range of training activities to increase knowledge and skills. It is part of the project’s endeavour to develop a European Citizen Science Academy.As part of our commitment to the funder and for the purpose of evaluating our progress, we are collecting evidence about the project such as the background of participants, their gender, their education level etc. We will ask you to provide us with this information. It will not be used in a way that identifies you, unless we ask you explicitly and you grant us permission.
The data you share will be handled and used in accordance with EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). With this declaration, we comply with our information and transparency obligations pursuant to art. 13, art. 14 GDPR regarding the collection and processing of your personal data.For the event Citizen Science Competency Framework, the following personal data shall be collected and processed:
First name
Last name
Email address
Country of affiliation
The data are collected exclusively for the following purposes:
To send you information on the CItSci Comp process or events related to it, before and after the questionnaire.
To register participation in this questionnaire
To report participation in this questionnaire (personal data will be anonymised for that)
Information about data handling:
The data transmitted to Université Paris Cité/Learning Planet Institute and stored is the information you provide when filling in the entry marks.
The data collected will remain in the ECS Consortium and will not be passed on to third parties.
The data shall not be used for automated decision-making or profiling.
The data is processed using electronic means. In doing so, the research coordinators comply with security standards to protect your privacy and the risk of access to this data by unauthorised persons.
Selected anonymised data excerpts will be published in the related documentation and reporting. However, these will no longer contain any personal data. If the data collected should be processed further for a purpose other than indicated above, we will notify you in advance and ask for your consent.
The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer required to achieve the purposes for which it was collected.
You have the following rights regarding your data:
Right to receive information from the research coordinators about your personal data, as well as all processing and usage purposes presented in this information, and to insist on the correction, deletion or restriction of the processing of your personal data, insofar as this does not conflict with any legal requirements.
Right to request the return of your data in a structured, common and machine-readable format.
Right to withdraw your contribution (deletion of your data). In case your contribution is tied to the contributions of others (e.g. workshop outputs, focus group results, etc.), it is impossible to remove your contribution without affecting the contributions of others. In such cases, you can withdraw your name from any shared output (such as a report) before it is published.
To assert your rights, please contact us in writing, stating your name and email address, at: [clea.montanari@learningplanetinstitute & andrea.giraldosevilla@learningplanetinstitute.org]
Moreover, during the course of the process, personal data will be collected by means of accessing your questionnaire and eventual group discussions, observations or interviews. This data will not be made accessible to any third party and will be stocked separately in a secured server.
The process will be recorded and participants will be informed in the event that the session will be recorded prior to any recording taking place. The recording could contain
Participants’ video stream, if they choose to enable their video device during the online workshops.
Participants’ audio stream, if they choose to enable their audio device during the online workshops. This could include any opinions participants contribute.
Contribution that the participants made to a shared information platform such as MIRO. This contribution might or might not be associated with you directly.
Chat records
Transcription
We are recording the event to process the information shared during the workshops we will carry out to develop the Citizen Science Competency framework. The recording will not be shared more widely and we will not use a clip of the event to promote such a recording.
Transcriptions of the meetings will be sent out to get your previous approval and will be anonymized.
We may take a screenshot to promote the use of citizen science, and use these images for promotional, educational, and reporting purposes. If you would not like to be photographed, please indicate this to the organiser in advance or ensure that your camera is switched off.
It is up to you to decide whether or not to take part. If you do decide to take part you can refer to this document for further details. You can withdraw at any time without giving a reason and without it affecting any benefits that you are entitled to.
If you have any questions about this process please contact [clea.montanari@learningplanetinstitute & andrea.giraldosevilla@learningplanetinstitute.org]
Funded by the European Union
Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or European Research Executive Agency. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
The data transmitted to Université Paris Cité/Learning Planet Institute and stored is the information you provide when filling in the entry marks.
The data collected will remain in the ECS Consortium and will not be passed on to third parties.
The data shall not be used for automated decision-making or profiling.
The data is processed using electronic means. In doing so, the research coordinators comply with security standards to protect your privacy and the risk of access to this data by unauthorised persons.
Selected anonymised data excerpts will be published in the related documentation and reporting. However, these will no longer contain any personal data. If the data collected should be processed further for a purpose other than indicated above, we will notify you in advance and ask for your consent.
The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer required to achieve the purposes for which it was collected.
You have the following rights regarding your data:
Right to receive information from the research coordinators about your personal data, as well as all processing and usage purposes presented in this information, and to insist on the correction, deletion or restriction of the processing of your personal data, insofar as this does not conflict with any legal requirements.
Right to request the return of your data in a structured, common and machine-readable format.
Right to withdraw your contribution (deletion of your data). In case your contribution is tied to the contributions of others (e.g. workshop outputs, focus group results, etc.), it is impossible to remove your contribution without affecting the contributions of others. In such cases, you can withdraw your name from any shared output (such as a report) before it is published.
To assert your rights, please contact us in writing, stating your name and email address, at: [clea.montanari@learningplanetinstitute & andrea.giraldosevilla@learningplanetinstitute.org]
Moreover, during the course of the process, personal data will be collected by means of observation and group discussions. This data will not be made accessible to any third party and will be stocked separately in a secured server.
The process will be recorded and participants will be informed in the event that the session will be recorded prior to any recording taking place. The recording could contain
Participants’ video stream, if they choose to enable their video device during the online workshops.
Participants’ audio stream, if they choose to enable their audio device during the online workshops. This could include any opinions participants contribute.
Contribution that the participants made to a shared information platform such as MIRO. This contribution might or might not be associated with you directly.
Chat records
Transcription
We are recording the event to process the information shared during the workshops we will carry out to develop the Citizen Science Competency framework. The recording will not be shared more widely and we will not use a clip of the event to promote such a recording.
Transcriptions of the meetings will be sent out to get your previous approval and will be anonymized.
We may take a screenshot to promote the use of citizen science, and use these images for promotional, educational, and reporting purposes. If you would not like to be photographed, please indicate this to the organiser in advance or ensure that your camera is switched off.
It is up to you to decide whether or not to take part. If you do decide to take part you can refer to this document for further details. You can withdraw at any time without giving a reason and without it affecting any benefits that you are entitled to.
If you have any questions about this process please contact [clea.montanari@learningplanetinstitute & andrea.giraldosevilla@learningplanetinstitute.org]
Funded by the European Union
Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or European Research Executive Agency. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.