Civic Tech in Calgary

Civic Tech in Calgary

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  Exploring the Potentialof Civic Tech in Calgary Geoff Zakaib, P.Eng., MBA Civic Innovation YYC Gathering June 20, 2017
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  Agenda • Background • Whatis Civic Tech? • Civic Tech across Canada • Calgary Civic Tech Ecosystem
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  Background • There isa growing global movement that is using technology for public good. In many cities this is being manifested through a variety of Civic Tech initiatives. • In Canada, vibrant Civic Tech communities have been launched in Toronto, Ottawa and Edmonton. • Even though Calgary has all of the components that are critical to the success of Civic Tech, a focused initiative has yet to emerge. • The purpose of the this gathering is to explore the potential for the formation of a Civic Tech community in Calgary.
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  Definitions • Technology thatenables greater participation in government or otherwise assists government in delivering citizen services and strengthening ties with the public. • Tools or processes that people as individuals or groups may use for public good and that betters the lives of the many, not just the few. • Technology projects involving intentional collaboration between technologists, bureaucrats, entrepreneurs and nonprofit employees to engage the public or solve civic problems. • Use of data, technology and connectivity to address challenges that citizens are facing and to improve the services that governments are delivering.
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  Categories of CivicTech • Citizen to Citizen (C2C): Technology that improves citizen mobilization or improves connections between citizens • Citizen to Government (C2G): Technology that improves the frequency or quality of interaction between citizens and government • Government Technology (Govtech): Innovative technology solutions that make government more efficient and effective at service delivery Engines of Change: What Civic Tech Can Learn From Social Movements
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  Categories of CivicTech
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  Image from the 2013 Knight Foundation report“The Emergence of Civic Tech”
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  WHAT IS CIVICTECH: TOWARD FINALIZING A BASIC FRAMEWORK SO THAT WE CAN MOVE ON WITH IT ALREADY MICAH SIFRY, FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CIVIC HALL MATT STEMPECK, DIRECTOR OF CIVIC TECHNOLOGY, MICROSOFT ERIN SIMPSON, PROGRAM DIRECTOR, CIVIC HALL LABS
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  CIVIC TECH ISTHE USE OF TECHNOLOGY FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD TOPLINE DEFINITION
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  RE THE PUBLICGOOD: IT IS CULTURALLY AND HISTORICALLY SUBJECTIVE. WE USE PUBLIC TO DISTINGUISH FROM PERSONAL AND PRIVATE. “PUBLIC GOOD” DEALS WITH SHARED PUBLIC CHALLENGES.
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  COMMON FUNCTIONS • Crowdfundingplatforms • Benefit navigation tools • Campaign organizing platforms • Check-in tools • Constituent to Government communication tools • Crowdsourced data collection • Data schemas and standards • Data Visualization tools and Platforms • Event organizing tools • Freedom of Information tools • Government to constituent communications • Group communication tools • Group decision-making tools • Ideation tools • Issue reporting platforms • Legislation engagement platforms • Mapping platforms • Marketplaces and Clearinghouses • Neighborhood forums • Online Petition sites • Open data publishing platforms • Opinion matching platforms • Resource matching/sharing sites • Sensors • Service alerts • Watchdogging and Transparency projects
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  BUT ISN’T CIVICTECH MORE THAN JUST TECH? It’s, even more importantly, the people and how they do things together.
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  COMMON SOCIAL PROCESSES CONVENE Civichacking meetups Backchannels Roundtables Working Groups Physical gathering places, hubs Tech translators & intermediaries Talent Pipeline Peer networks Partner networks Datapalooza Conferences INFORM Journalism, books, podcasts, blogs Educational programs and courses Online Forums Research Centers and Projects Digital Literacy groups Workshops Data analysis for public good BUILD Innovation teams, Labs Open source projects Social impact design groups Foundation initiatives Accelerators Incubators Tech companies with civic teams Behavioral economics programs Open governance initiatives Data sourcing Civic & social good hackathons Civic tech competitions
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  AGITATE Politics (electoral +activism), campaigns Artistic interventions Investigative journalism CODIFY Field Definition and Governance Playbooks and design principles Toolkits SUPPORT Accelerate public sector work Fellowship programs COMMON SOCIAL PROCESSES
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  WAYS TO ORGANIZE Degreeof Change Conformist Reformist Transformist Who Pays (Customer) Government Philanthropy Private Who Uses (User) Gov Organization Individual How Civic Civic Feature Civic Product Civic Externality
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  Citizens and Communities / Social Innovation/ Civil Society Technology Industry and Alliances / Smart Cities / Regional Partnerships City of Calgary / Digital Strategy / Open Gov-Data-City Civic Innovation / Gov Tech & Services Entrepreneurs and Startups / Research and Education / Knowledge Mobilization CIVIC TECH COMMUNITY Calgary Civic Tech Ecosystem