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DESCRIPTION:How can a digital environment foster trust in citizen science p
 rojects? What type of tools and tool sets are required to facilitate trust
  among citizen scientists? And how does communication take place in a digi
 tal environment? These are guiding questions for a discussion session wher
 e the researcher and practitioner will reflect on their experience on how 
 an interactive app toolkit can support a meaningful and engaging exchange 
 among citizen scientists and researchers. \nBased on the project "The Pote
 ntial of Photo Elicitation Methods in Research on Youth Digital Civic Part
 icipation: The Case of Riga’s Urban Environment" an experience of the Ci
 Vo App running on the SPOTTERON Citizen Science Platform will be shared. T
 he project actively involved youth in observing the urban environment. Aft
 er the project\, a focus group revealed the following insights: a) Knowing
  and seeing other contributions were appreciated among citizen scientists\
 , 2) the role of facilitator was crucial and highly important to foster co
 mmunity building and active engagement. \nIn this hands-on session\, we wi
 ll invite participants to step into the role of a citizen science facilita
 tor who\, within the CiVo App environment\, guides and interacts with youn
 g citizen scientists. An imagination game will take place in which we will
  work with the observations submitted during the project. Through this int
 eractive session\, we aim to demonstrate that while digital communication 
 tools are one aspect\, the facilitator's skill set in applying these tools
  is crucial. The facilitator should be able to empathize with citizen scie
 ntists\, respond appropriately depending on the situation\, and communicat
 e with research participants via short\, concise messages within the digit
 al environment. Maybe sometimes emojis reinforce the meaning of the text? 
 But how do you know which one to choose? How do you convey your message in
  a way that’s easy and encouraging? We foresee the symposium as the perf
 ect venue to explore the diversity of ways of building trust in citizen sc
 ience projects and how communication skills play a role in the digital env
 ironment.
DTSTAMP:20260721T203707Z
LOCATION:Room 2
SUMMARY:Trust building in an interactive citizen science digital environmen
 t: the case of youth engagement in sustainable urban development of Riga\,
  Latvia - Marta Dieviņa
URL:https://ifkw.rz.tu-bs.de/citizen-science-communication-trust-2026/talk/
 LTTVDN/
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