Democracy and data #bigdata4policy

Democracy and data #bigdata4policy

• 1.
  Democracy and Data PrabhatAgarwal (European Commission) & Anthony Zacharzewski (The Democratic Society)
• 2.
  Big data :a work in progress
• 3.
  We’ve seen itbrings benefits to policy makers
• 4.
  But data isn’tknowledge Data Knowledge
• 5.
  And  it  definitely  isn't  politicsAnd it definitely isn’t politics
• 6.
  Better democracy or superchargedtechnocracy?
• 7.
  Open Policy making Audience Information Ideageneration Selection Deliberation Implementation Feedback Better understanding Deeper knowledge Shared view of the world False positives Illusion of authority Excuses to ignore
• 8.
  Data as civic contribution
• 9.
  Data in theopen: Red book of evidence
• 10.
  Data and agility
• 11.
  “A desk isa dangerous place from which to view the world”
• 12.
  Upstream engagement Photo: CycleStreets
• 13.
  Six principles of
 democratic 
 civic space • Public • Co-productive • Self-defined • Open • Information-rich • Trusted identity