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Dilek Fraisl

@dilekfraisl.bsky.social
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Senior Research Scholar @iiasa.ac.at Managing Director #CitizenScience Global Partnership | PhD in Sustainability Transitions #citizenscience #data #dataquality #AI #EO #newdatasources #officialstatistics #environment #policy #SDGs #sustainabledevelopment

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IIASA @iiasa.ac.at · 24/07/2026
4/4 Read the full article 👉 iiasa.ac.at/blog/jul-202... @natureportfolio.nature.com
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Citizen science and the politics of measuring sustainability
How we measure sustainability matters. In a new World View article published in Nature Sustainability, IIASA researcher Dilek Fraisl explores why citizen science and other participatory approaches sho...
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IIASA @iiasa.ac.at · 24/07/2026
3/4 In a new World View article published in Nature Sustainability, IIASA Senior Research Scholar @dilekfraisl.bsky.social explains why citizen science and other participatory approaches should play a greater role in developing indicators and methodologies.
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IIASA @iiasa.ac.at · 24/07/2026
2/4 Indicators reflect political choices: whose knowledge is valued, what evidence counts, and which issues are emphasized or overlooked. These choices shape international action on climate, biodiversity, and sustainable development.
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IIASA @iiasa.ac.at · 24/07/2026
1/4 📊 How we measure progress towards global sustainability goals influences what gets prioritized, funded, and acted upon. But the indicators underpinning international frameworks are not simply objective measures.
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IIASA @iiasa.ac.at · 29/05/2026
The Citizen Science Global Partnership is looking for a Program & Project Officer based in Laxenburg, Austria. Work alongside @dilekfraisl.bsky.social on EU-funded projects, research, and global network development at the forefront of citizen science. Apply now: iiasa.ac.at/employment/e...
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Dilek Fraisl @dilekfraisl.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Our new paper on #urban #sustainability argues that while cities are central to achieving #SustainableDevelopment, they struggle with incomplete or non-disaggregated data. #CitizenScience could support 70% of urban indicators, yet it’s used in only 4% of cases: www.nature.com/articles/s42...
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RIECS-Concept @riecs-concept.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
📢 New publication in Nature Communications Sustainability: “Why Citizen Science is Now Essential for Official Statistics”❗ 🔗 More: concept.riecs.eu/2026/01/14/n... 🔗 The full article can be read here: www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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Communications Sustainability @commssustain.nature.com · 12/01/2026
Loss of major health surveys once backed by US aid and proposed cuts to environmental programs threaten tracking sustainable development. #citizenscience should be central to building stronger, more resilient data systems. @dilekfraisl.bsky.social et al @iiasa.ac.at www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Key steps to transition citizen science from complementary to essential in official statistics.
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Dilek Fraisl @dilekfraisl.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
📈The end of the the Demographic and Health Surveys exposes growing data gaps. 🆕 Our new @natureportfolio.nature.com Communications Sustainability paper shows why #citizenscience is essential in #officialstatistics: www.nature.com/articles/s44... @iiasa.ac.at @oecdstatistics.bsky.social
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IIASA @iiasa.ac.at · 08/01/2026
The end of the the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) exposes growing data gaps. A new @nature.com Communications Sustainability commentary led by IIASA's @dilekfraisl.bsky.social shows why citizen science must play a stronger role in official statistics. iiasa.ac.at/news/jan-202...
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IIASA Geo-Wiki @geo-wiki.org · 19/08/2025
🔔 On September 6, our colleague @dilekfraisl.bsky.social will speak at the @ars.electronica.art Festival in Linz, joining a panel on #ArtificialIntelligence and #CitizenScience. Don’t miss the chance to hear insights on the topic! 🌐 🔗 tinyurl.com/mesub5p7 #AI #CitizenScience #ParticipatoryScience
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Ars Electronica Festival 2025: Panic
3.–7.Sept. POSTCITYLinz Ars Electronica Festival // 2025 Ars Electronica Festival // 2025 From September 3 to 7, 2025, Linz will once again become a hotspot for the international media art scene. Exhi...
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Dilek Fraisl @dilekfraisl.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
Our new paper: Leveraging #citizendata #citizenscience to improve #publicservices and measure progress toward #SDGs #SDG16 is published: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... @undp-gpcg.bsky.social @iiasa.ac.at @GhanaStatisticalService
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IIASA @iiasa.ac.at · 08/05/2025
Congrats to @dilekfraisl.bsky.social & team! IIASA & partners won the 2025 GEO SDGs Award for using citizen science, AI & Earth observations to fight marine litter in Ghana 🇬🇭 - the 1st country to use such data in national SDG stats. iiasa.ac.at/news/may-202...
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Dilek Fraisl @dilekfraisl.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Happenning now! If you’re at the #EGU25 today come hear my presentation on #citizenscience #SDGs and co-creating with communities in room -2.33.
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Dilek Fraisl @dilekfraisl.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
📢📣Our new paper, "New Directions in Mapping the Earth’s Surface with #CitizenScience and #GenerativeAI," is out: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... We show how integrating #AI with citizen science & #EarthObservation could result in a step change toward mapping the Earth's surface. @iiasa.ac.at
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crops CS @cropscs.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
We are #cropsCS, a EU project aiming to support the upscaling of #CitizenScience and we need support from our community! Help us answering this survery and sharing it: forms.gle/ffvdbUgeV5m6... The results will help us creating #communication and upscaling guidelines that will be for all
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Growing citizen science- CROPS Qs
CROPS is a project funded by the European Union (GA 101131696) aspiring to support the transition of citizen science from small-scale to a Europe-wide level, moving it towards a modern, open-science ...
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European Citizen Science project @ecs.ngo · 20/03/2025
Collaboration Group meeting April 1st (and it's not a joke!) RIECS-Concept project Help co-design the future of #CitizenScience in Europe and get to know the The RIECS-Concept project. If you want to be part of this collaboration, register here: forms.gle/fiMBPJFYWj2A...
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RIECS-Concept @riecs-concept.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
#RIECSConcept started in Brussels! An ambitious initiative to conceptualize the pan-European Research Infrastructure for Excellent #CitizenScience! Coordinators: @ibercivis.bsky.social & @ecsa.ngo, project unites 13 partners from 8 countries! Follow our journey towards new research infrastructure!
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Dilek Fraisl @dilekfraisl.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
From the latest @natureportfolio.nature.com #editorial: #Citizenscience #data might just be the medicine that the doctor ordered. All those who participate in this #research must be encouraged, and the research itself needs to be appropriately funded": www.nature.com/articles/d41... #SDGs #AI ⬇️⬇️
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Combine AI with citizen science to fight poverty
Artificial-intelligence tools and community science can help in places where data are scarce, so long as funding for data collection does not falter in the future.
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Dilek Fraisl @dilekfraisl.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Excited to be part of the #RIECS-Concept project! Funded by #EuropeanCommission, RIECS will conceptualize "the infrastructure" for excellence in #citizenscience. More will follow 🔜 @iiasa.ac.at @ibercivis.bsky.social @ecsa.ngo @ecs.ngo @cropscs.bsky.social #data #officialstatistics #SDGs 👇👇
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Lea Shanley @leashanley.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Check out @dilekfraisl.bsky.social webinar on #citizenscience and #AI!
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Dilek Fraisl @dilekfraisl.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
It's been some time since @cropscs.bsky.social project meeting in beautiful #Camogli and since we wrapped up the first year of the project. CROPS is an #EU funded project aiming to transition #citizenscience from small-scale to a European and global level. For more info: crops-cs.eu @iiasa.ac.at
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IIASA @iiasa.ac.at · 07/01/2025
Congratulations to IIASA citizen science expert @dilekfraisl.bsky.social for her contribution to this important work 👇🏽
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Dilek Fraisl @dilekfraisl.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Honored to be one of many contributing to the success and impact of @iiasa.ac.at #citizenscience #SDGs #data #science #policy #impact ⬇️⬇️⬇️
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Muki Haklay @mhaklay.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Citizen Science, Artificial Intellgence #AI, Sustainable Development Goals #SDG - how are the three linked? A new paper, led by @dilekfraisl.bsky.social and colleagues from @iiasa.ac.at is exploring how they can work together #CitizenScience #ParticipatoryResearch www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Dilek Fraisl @dilekfraisl.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
📢🥁Our new paper: Leveraging the Collaborative Power of #AI & #CitizenScience for #SustainableDevelopment #SDGs is published in @natureportfolio.bsky.social today: www.nature.com/articles/s41... @iiasa.ac.at @cropscs.bsky.social @ecsa.ngo @ecs.ngo #officialstatistics #NSOs @mhaklay.bsky.social
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Leveraging the collaborative power of AI and citizen science for sustainable development - Nature Sustainability
Integrating citizen science into artificial intelligence (AI) can help address major sustainability issues as well as some of the potential drawbacks associated with a wide use of AI. This Perspective...
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IIASA @iiasa.ac.at · 13/12/2024
Read the full piece: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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IIASA @iiasa.ac.at · 13/12/2024
📣 The recent CitSci Africa conference in Nairobi showcased the power of regional networks. The Citizen Science Global Partnership, which Fraisl and colleagues represent, are ready to guide UN agencies in leveraging citizen data for the SDGs and sustainable development.
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IIASA @iiasa.ac.at · 13/12/2024
💡 Funding Matters: sustainable data-gathering needs funding, including pay for participants, where possible, especially in underserved communities.
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IIASA @iiasa.ac.at · 13/12/2024
✅ Existing Partnerships: #citizenscience initiatives and academia collaborate with robust methods for #data and policymaking, supported by associations like the Citizen Science Global Partnership and the European Citizen Science Association.
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IIASA @iiasa.ac.at · 13/12/2024
🌍 How can citizen science drive the #SDGs? In a recent @natureportfolio.bsky.social correspondence piece, IIASA citizen science expert @dilekfraisl.bsky.social & colleagues emphasize two key points 🧵
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