Technological Innovations for Citizen Environmental Participation: Case of Poland

Magdalena Roszczyńska-Kurasińska () and Nina Wróblewska
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Magdalena Roszczyńska-Kurasińska: Robert Zajonc Institute for Social Studies, University of Warsaw, 00-183 Warszawa, Poland
Nina Wróblewska: Robert Zajonc Institute for Social Studies, University of Warsaw, 00-183 Warszawa, Poland

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 6, 1-19

Abstract: Citizen science is a social innovation that has recently been recognized by social initiatives as a possible tool to increase participation, build knowledge, and raise civic awareness. In order to work efficiently, citizen science requires the adoption of proper technological solutions by a critical mass of people. According to the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology, people are more likely to adopt a technology that is compatible with their norms, values, and beliefs. In our research, we studied technological solutions that Polish environmental civic initiatives are using in order to diagnose their potential to implement citizen science projects and increase citizen participation. We interviewed 28 board representatives, managers, and initiators of social movements and conducted desk research of 65 social movements in Poland. Every technological solution was recorded and later categorized. The diagnostic analysis of the technological advancement of grassroots movements in Poland reveals that the full potential for launching citizen science projects has not yet been reached. First of all, the recognition of the citizen science approach is still low. Secondly, grassroots movements operate using standard and easily accessible technological solutions, rarely developing tailored and more advanced technologies that would enable people to be involved in citizen science projects.

Keywords: technology; technology innovation; citizen science; environmental grassroots movements; non-governmental organizations; polish environmental NGOs (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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