Connecting people and ideas from around the world: global innovation platforms for next-generation ecology and beyond

P S Jorgensen; F Baraquand; V Bonhomme; T J Curran; E Cieraad; T G Ezard; L A Gheradi; R Andrew Hayes; T Posiot; R Salguero-Gomez; L DeSoto; B Swartz; J M Talbot; B Wee; N Zimmerman

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Connecting people and ideas from around the world: global innovation platforms for next-generation ecology and beyond

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Connecting people and ideas from around the world: global innovation platforms for next-generation ecology and beyond

P S Jorgensen, F Baraquand, V Bonhomme, T J Curran, E Cieraad, T G Ezard, L A Gheradi, R Andrew Hayes, T Posiot, R Salguero-Gomez, …

Ecosphere, Vol.6(4), 68

2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1890/ES14-00198.1

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Ecological Applications

Ecology

Zoology

community innovation

cross-border science

early-career researchers

interdisciplinary science

international collaboration

online communication

open science

science policy

young scientists

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.

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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, Denmark
F Baraquand (Author) - University of Tromo, Norway
V Bonhomme (Author) - French Institute of Pindicherry, France
T J Curran (Author) - Lincoln University, New Zealand
E Cieraad (Author) - Landcare Research, New Zealand
T G Ezard (Author) - University of Southampton, United Kingdom
L A Gheradi (Author) - Arizona State University, United States
R Andrew Hayes (Author) - Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
T Posiot (Author) - McGill University, Canada
R Salguero-Gomez (Author) - University of Queensland
L DeSoto (Author) - University of Coimbra, Portugal
B Swartz (Author) - University of Pennsylvania, United States
J M Talbot (Author) - Stanford University, United States
B Wee (Author) - National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON), United States
N 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
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

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