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Connecting people and ideas from around the world: global innovation platforms for next-generation ecology and beyond
Ecosphere, Vol.6(4), 68
2015
Abstract
We present a case for using Global Community Innovation Platforms (GCIPs), an approach to improve innovation and knowledge exchange in international scientific communities through a common and open online infrastructure. We highlight the value of GCIPs by focusing on recent efforts targeting the ecological sciences, where GCIPs are of high relevance given the urgent need for interdisciplinary, geographical, and cross-sector collaboration to cope with growing challenges to the environment as well as the scientific community itself. Amidst the emergence of new international institutions, organizations, and meetings, GCIPs provide a stable international infrastructure for rapid and long-term coordination that can be accessed by any individual. This accessibility can be especially important for researchers early in their careers. Recent examples of early-career GCIPs complement an array of existing options for early-career scientists to improve skill sets, increase academic and social impact, and broaden career opportunities. We provide a number of examples of existing early-career initiatives that incorporate elements from the GCIPs approach, and highlight an in-depth case study from the ecological sciences: the International Network of Next-Generation Ecologists (INNGE), initiated in 2010 with support from the International Association for Ecology and 20 member institutions from six continents.
Details
- Title
- Connecting people and ideas from around the world: global innovation platforms for next-generation ecology and beyond
- Authors
- P S Jorgensen (Author) - University of Copenhagen, DenmarkF Baraquand (Author) - University of Tromo, NorwayV Bonhomme (Author) - French Institute of Pindicherry, FranceT J Curran (Author) - Lincoln University, New ZealandE Cieraad (Author) - Landcare Research, New ZealandT G Ezard (Author) - University of Southampton, United KingdomL A Gheradi (Author) - Arizona State University, United StatesR Andrew Hayes (Author) - Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and ForestryT Posiot (Author) - McGill University, CanadaR Salguero-Gomez (Author) - University of QueenslandL DeSoto (Author) - University of Coimbra, PortugalB Swartz (Author) - University of Pennsylvania, United StatesJ M Talbot (Author) - Stanford University, United StatesB Wee (Author) - National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON), United StatesN Zimmerman (Author) - University of Arizona
- Publication details
- Ecosphere, Vol.6(4), 68
- Publisher
- Ecological Society of America
- Date published
- 2015
- DOI
- 10.1890/ES14-00198.1
- ISSN
- 2150-8925; 2150-8925
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2015 Jørgensen et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
- Organisation Unit
- Forest Industries Research Centre; Forest Research Institute
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450059802621
- Output Type
- Journal article
- Research Statement
- false
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