Mission:
REINFORCE aims to bridge the gap between science and society, reinforcing the science capital of society. REINFORCE goals are:
- Citizens engagement to contribute to online frontier science
- Creation of an active community of citizens who actively participate in scientific endeavors
- Introduction of Responsible R&I in frontier Citizen Science Landscape
- Impact assessment of frontier citizen science in science and society
- Creation of a policy roadmap for other large RI willing to implement citizen science projects
- Explore the potential of frontier citizen science for inclusion and diversity
Collaboration with ESCAPE:
ESCAPE & REINFORCE started discussions on how to demonstrate the importance of Citizen Science initiatives to support science discoveries, in particular in the astroparticle and particle physics.
Expected Impact:
Increase citizens engagement to contribute to online frontier science, while contributing for science discoveries.