Public engagement describes the myriad of ways in which the impact of research can be shared with the public. Public engagement can be seen as a spectrum – from the traditional one-way forms of engagement, such as a lecture or talk, to dialogue and the co-production of knowledge, where the public and researchers are on an equal footing. Digital economy researchers are engaged in a number of public engagement activities:
Café Connect is an initiative delivering free public science talks in remote or rural communities across Scotland. It strives to take the well-established Café Scientifique format – where scientists deliver free, informal talks to public audiences in non-scientific venues – to a wider audience. The aim is to nurture community science events, in informal, varied and interactive settings, through the empowerment of local champions and community organisations, providing an invaluable platform for communities themselves to discover and really shape the team’s research.
- Professor Steve Benford participated in a panel discussion at Bath Literature Festival 2011 on Digital Footprints.
"We live in an age of multiple identity – in the home, at work, and online. We are continually asked for information in order to prove that we are who we say we are. But how can we check governments and private companies are dealing with our digital identities openly and ethically? And what happens to the data after we have died? Two of our most influential digital thinkers, Professor Steve Benford and Daniel Balesco Rogers explore how to interweave your everyday life with the digital future."
- Digital Economy Hub SIDE helped organise a networking and technology training event for members of victim's charities in the North East.
Working in collaboration with Newcastle University's Centre for Cybercrime and Computer Security (CCCS) and the Northumbria Local Criminal Justice Board (LCJB), SiDE helped organise a networking and technology training event for members of victim's charities in the North East. The event, held on July 6, 2011, returned 60 members of regional Independent Sexual/Domestic Violence Agencies (ISVA/IDVA) to the classroom. Participants received training in the use of a (Google) document sharing web site, developed by the CCCS in collaboration with LCJB, that allows local charities to share information. Read More
Further inforamtion on Public Engagement through RCUK can be found here.