Using environmental technologies and eco-innovation have been the centre of attention all over the world. The European Commision considers this sphere crucial for the future economic development of the EU. The support for research in eco-innovation is currently in FP7, CIP but also in many national and regional initiatives. What is missing is effective dissemination of research results, exchange of information, public access to information, and also public validation and feedback to researchers.
Fast development in last period are of so-called Web 2.0 and social networks open new possibilities for dissemination and awareness, but also for social validation. Information could be now easily shared and new technologies could not only disseminate dynamically research results, but they can also provide feedback to research communities.
This is quite true and interesting, there is need for disserminating research results to all. The advent of Web 2.0 is a positive move towards this and lets hope we can come up with something else to ensure that even those without access to the Internet, have access to the information.
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