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A National Initiative for Social Participation
Jennifer Sills (Department of Computer Science, University of Maryland, USA) has written a letter in Science (13 March 2009) states that a 'huge research effort' is required for a National Initiative for Social Participation, and that this would tap the skills of computer scientists to build scalable and reliable systems, interface designers to accommodate diverse user needs, and social scientists to study successes and failures (I hope they give attention to the Ning social networking platform!).
Among previously successful examples of social networking, the author notes E. O. Wilson's 'Encyclopedia of Life', Wikipedia, Storm Watchers (a site where people report storms as they happen), the Obama presidential campaign, and schemes being developed for reporting earthquake, influenza outbreaks, food poisoning, fires, and other community problems.
Such national initiatives are needed in all nations! And the Research Cooperative can be described as an International Initiative for Social Participation in Science Communication. Our initiative is primarily aimed at improving participation across the broad spectrum of people who are already involved in research and science communication, and to extend help to those who wish to be involved.
Extending the reach of scientific understanding beyond scientific communities is of course also a goal, but exactly how this proceeds is something that will always vary according to social, cultural, and economic circumstances.
To participate in the initiative described by Sills, readers of Science are invited to join a Facebook group named iparticipate. Can we participate?
Among previously successful examples of social networking, the author notes E. O. Wilson's 'Encyclopedia of Life', Wikipedia, Storm Watchers (a site where people report storms as they happen), the Obama presidential campaign, and schemes being developed for reporting earthquake, influenza outbreaks, food poisoning, fires, and other community problems.
Such national initiatives are needed in all nations! And the Research Cooperative can be described as an International Initiative for Social Participation in Science Communication. Our initiative is primarily aimed at improving participation across the broad spectrum of people who are already involved in research and science communication, and to extend help to those who wish to be involved.
Extending the reach of scientific understanding beyond scientific communities is of course also a goal, but exactly how this proceeds is something that will always vary according to social, cultural, and economic circumstances.
To participate in the initiative described by Sills, readers of Science are invited to join a Facebook group named iparticipate. Can we participate?
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