№2, 2019
ATTRACTION OF VOLUNTEERS IN PROJECTS OF VOLUNTARY DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING
The main methods of attracting volunteers to volunteer distributed computing projects are reviewed. The preferences of volunteers based on the results of sociological research are discussed. A set of measures is proposed for the successful deployment and maintenance of a volunteer distributed computing project on the BOINC platform. The applicability of the considered methods of attracting volunteers for smart city and e-governance is substantiated (pp.60-69).
Keywords: volunteer distributed computing, BOINC, volunteer distributed computing projects, volunteer motivation, multiparameter evaluation.
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