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I want to measure the impacts of my initiative on science and technology
…by assessing its contribution to science

Aggregate indicator title

Scientific objectives

Description

Relevance of scientific problem

Domain

Science & Technology

Qualitative/Quantitative

Quantitative & qualitative

Primary/Secondary data

Primary and Secondary data

Source of data

Not specified

Time series

Yes, ex ante and ex post

Unit of measurement (observation)

Absolute values & nominal

Unit of analysis

Project

Analytical level (logic model)

Context and process

Links with indicators in other domains

Society

Data collection method(s)

Not specified

Data collection item(s)
  • Are the scientific goals sufficiently clear and authentic?
  • Is the scientific objective appropriate to citizen science?
  • Does the project adhere to the principle of joint knowledge creation in citizen science?
  • Does the scientific objective have relevance for society and does it address a socially relevant problem?
Indicator building

Not specified

Availability of data

Low

Feasibility

Insufficient information to judge

Comments/caveats
Source of indicator definition

Kieslinger et al. (20172018