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- 1. Trendy trends in civic tech June 22, 2016 Tin Geber, The Engine Room @tingeber @engnroom
- 2. Civic Tech is the use of technology for the public good
- 3. What are trendy trends in civic tech?
- 4. Civic Tech Field Guide - bit.ly/organizecivictech - 387 projects - 33 categories
- 6. Tool selection research - toolselect.theengineroom.org - 40 orgs interviewed - half of them said the tool they created wasn’t used at all
- 7. “If you wonder why you don’t see your idea already out there in the world, it’s because your idea didn’t work the hundreds of other times someone tried it.” - Joshua Tauberer
- 9. The Three Things You Should Ask Yourself Who are your USERS? What is the PROBLEM to solve? What TECH should you use?
- 14. Trust Org Transparency Proactive openness Responsible use of data
- 15. Key Takeaways - Users, Problem, Tech: the seldom-overlapping trio - Collaboration is vital (and smart) - Trust is key (and hard) - Build trust through: - org transparency - proactive openness - responsible data usage
- 16. Selected readings: - This presentation! engn.it/trendycivictech - Joshua Tauberer “So you want to reform democracy” (@joshuatauberer) - Lauren McEllen - www.buildwith.org (@elle_mccann) - Tom Steinberg - “Over-politeness is the fatal flaw in the open data movement” (@steiny) - Matt Stempeck - “Towards a taxonomy of #civictech” - Civic Tech Field Guide - bit.ly/organizecivictech
Editor's Notes
- MICAH SIFRY, FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CIVIC HALL MATT STEMPECK, DIRECTOR OF CIVIC TECHNOLOGY, MICROSOFT ERIN SIMPSON, PROGRAM DIRECTOR, CIVIC HALL LABS
- you can’t afford not to have all three, but you probably can’t afford to have all three barrier of entry into the tech, for organizations that know the advox and political environment are too high so the proliferation has been technical and not political and tech doesn't work without politics
- you can’t afford not to have all three, but you probably can’t afford to have all three barrier of entry into the tech, for organizations that know the advox and political environment are too high so the proliferation has been technical and not political and tech doesn't work without politics
- 1. in order to work impactfully in civic tech, an org needs to be able to understand a) their users, b) the problem and c) the tech 2. according to our research, most orgs are strong in only one of the three 3. the trick is then creating strong collaborations between a) orgs with meaningful connections with the audience, b) orgs with a firm grasp of advox and the political environment, and c) orgs strong in tech 4. trust is vital for a meaningful collaboration 5. how to build trust? through transparency. practical openness, and responsible data (responsible data - being cognizant and careful of protecting the constituents)