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Funding Bodies: No guarantees of success - risky thing to fund as there's no guarantee that the public will interact There are many external factors that could influence public participation Can be very difficult to know how much money to award Funding a project relies upon a deliverable, one that is sustainableContent/story owners/originators: Potential breach of privacy Uncertainly over how content may be used or appropriated by a project Loss of ownership  - the importance of the brand, that their contribution will be rewarded and appropriately acknowledgedSchool, educational institutes: Unpredictability - for teachers who depend on a digital project for lesson planning, unforeseen consequences such as server outages, lack of new data, or breakdown in communication with the project staff, can have a dire impact Anonymity for younger participants must take precedence over participant acknowledgment Data protection - making the data protection officer aware of the information stored by the project Where is the data stored and is it safe? Access to the required technology - eg. pcs, laptops, etc Shared resources - subscription or paywall issues in Third LevelCollecting institutions / repositories: Issue of control, ownership Issue of duplicates and copies, copyright control Dissemination of legal copies without appropriate attribution Challenge for institutions to engage with the wider public rather than a controlled group / challenges of dealing with the public as a partner in making your material availableVolunteers Fear of making a mistake or doing the wrong thing / culpability Competitive element to project may put off user engagement Volunteer sense of purpose may be out of focus with that of the project Leads to Volunteer frustration Privacy - volunteers may not know what their information will be used for Volunteers need to be made aware that their contributions will be used / their work is valid Clear communications must be maintained with the public to allay their fears