CSNA

Citizen Science Network Austria

In 2017 the Citizen Science Network Austria was founded, which is coordinated by the University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences. This network aims to further develop citizen science in Austria, to promote quality and to strengthen the dialogue between science and society.

In order to formalise these tasks of the network, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed by all member institutions of the network. The most important excerpts from this MoU are listed here:

These institutions from the fields of science, research, education and practice declare to pursue the following objectives, taking into account the respective institutional scope of their activity:

• To establish citizen science more strongly in Austria
• To promote the quality of citizen science in Austria
• To strengthen the profile of citizen science in Austria

These member institutions declare that, in order to achieve these objectives, they intend to fulfil the following tasks in particular:

• Participation in annual meetings within the framework of the Austrian Citizen Science Conference.
• Use of the online platform Österreich forscht (www.citizen-science.at) to make citizen science and citizen science projects visible to the public.
• Establishment of and active cooperation in working groups on specific topics by representatives of the signatory partner institutions.

You will find a list and short introduction of all member institutions in the Partners section. In addition, the Citizen Science Network Austria also enters into partnerships with international networks. Individual agreements on cooperation are made with these networks. A list of the international partners can be found under the heading International Partners. In addition, the Citizen Science Network Austria is also pleased to welcome supporters who support the network or the platform Österreich forscht, especially through their activities. These can be found in the category Supporters.

Since 2017, we have reported on the accomplishments of the Citizen Science Network Austria in the form of an annual performance report. These performance reports can be found in the section performance reports of our website.