EdgeRyders - 'We, the People' session - 2012.06.15
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The document discusses the establishment and work of 'Ciudades Kyosei', a Spanish NGO focused on (e)participation, e-democracy, and e-governance since 2006. It explores the challenges and opportunities in promoting civic engagement through collaborative software design, highlighting the complexities and problems intrinsic to participation. The ongoing project, 'Kyopol' or 'symbiotic city', aims for a participatory approach to civic software while addressing the cyclical nature of participation dynamics.
EdgeRyders - 'We, the People' session - 2012.06.15
- 1. Pedro Prieto Martín, Asoc. Ciudades Kyosei [email protected] CREATING THE SYMBIOTIC CITY: Bottom-up collaboration for the co-design of Civic Software Edgeryders Conference: ”we, the people” session Strasbourg, 2012.06.15
- 2. About “Ciudades Kyosei” First Spanish NGO devoted to (e)Participation, eDemocracy and eGovernance • Officially established in 2006; • Our research on (e)Participation started in 2004. Areas of work: • (e)Participation research and expertise • (e)Participation advocacy, promotion and education • Socio-technical design, construction and management of Civic Software systems Our research has focused on: • Civic Engagement • Best design practices for (e)Participation systems • Difficulties to promote innovation in the ICT for Governance field Our main aim: • The collaborative creation of Kyopol (aka. Symbiotic City)
- 3. Kyopol – Symbiotic City A living project Previous SPAIN Feedback & improvement knowledge Objective Articulation of design objectives, visions and Theoretical intuitions analysis Sociopolitical Participatory Collaborative Research Design Evaluation Research questions Socio-technical Experimentation Minimal viable product Technical research Construction Pilot Projects Alpha Beta ---> Done so far Permanent Beta Improvement and scaling
- 4. Some lessons about participation Participation = Vicious Cycle of Participation 1/5 · Deliberation + Intrinsic Problems Incompatibilities Complex Expensive 1/4 · Manipulation + - Political - Legal Non-representative Rest · Politics as usual - Cultural Non-inclusive Less informed - Socioeconomic Conflict prone - Organizational Non-deliberative Difficult to scale (Struggle for power ... and accountability) Extrinsic Problems Arbitrary EU eParticipation = Motivation = Manipulability f (effort, usefulness) Risk of capture Irrelevant subjects Non-effective Not self-sustainable Inefficient Civic exhaustion ... Administrative Monopoly of participation
- 5. Some lessons about participation Vicious Cycle of Virtuous Circle of Participation (e)Participation Intrinsic Problems Incompatibilities Complex “Long Tail” - Political Expensive Non-representative models - Legal Cognitive - Cultural Non-inclusive Less informed Surplus - Socioeconomic Conflict prone Peer-to-peer - Organizational Non-deliberative recognition Difficult to scale Reduction in ... power and knowledge assimetries Extrinsic Problems Arbitrary Reduction cost Motivation = Manipulability of collective f (effort, usefulness) Risk of capture Irrelevant subjects action Non-effective Motivation = Not self-sustainable f (effort, usefulness) Change Inefficient in expectations Civic exhaustion ... Administrative Monopoly of participation
- 7. Collaborative Creation – Who? Core Team Pilot Projects Phase 1 Pioneers Group Expansion Phase 2 Phase 3
- 8. Thank you very much for your mindful listening!! More information at http://www.ckyosei.org ? Edgeryders Conference: ”we, the people” session Strasbourg, 2012.06.15