ROUTE-TO-PA is a multidisciplinary innovation project, that, by combining expertise and research in the fields of e-government, computer science, learning science and economy, is aiming at improving the impact, towards citizens and within society, of ICT-based technology platforms for transparency. ROUTE-TO-PA envisions that Information and Communication Technologies for Transparency must improve the engagement of citizens by making them able to socially interact over open data, by forming or joining existing online communities that share common interest and discuss common issues of relevance to local policy, service delivery, and regulation.
4. … through ICT!
• Transparency and
participation
• Effective transparency
increases accountability..
• .. but should also increases
participation
• Active involvement of citizens
citizens
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Vision: Improve engagement of citizens
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Overcoming the barriers
Complexity of information Limited awareness
7. Barrier #1: Complexity
• Life is complex..
• .. and so is the generated
information
• Difficult to interpret
• good will helps but is not
sufficient
• Heterogeneity
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Barrier #2: Limited awareness
• Exploring Open Data requires:
• effort
• passion
• multidisciplinary skills
• time
10. ROUTE-TO-PA answers…
• Social interactions on data
• Online communities
• A “route” to PA for citizens
• .. and viceversa
• Holistic understanding
• A customized view…
• by personalisation, for different segments
• .. provides data of value to each citizen
Improving the engagement of citizens by..
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11. Social Platform for Open
Data
Transparency-Enhancing Toolset
Good Practices and recommendations
Our three objectives
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13. 1. Reuse rather than re-invent
• Project “mantra”
• Technologically…
• open source
• .. but also leveraging
on existing PA
experiences
• Open-source
• “yes, we really mean it”
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14. 2. Tackling heterogeneity
Heterogeneity of:
• of Public Administrations
• about Open Data and
Transparency
• of Open Data
• quality and platforms
• of Audience
• in Societal context
• Monitorial, Deliberative,
Participatory democracy
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15. 3. Participatory design
• Interacting with Pilots
since the very
beginning
• workshops
• Continuous interaction
• feedback and testing
• Frequent releases
• “Agile” innovation
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16. 4. A 2-way Route!
• Establishing a
community makes
engagement,
participation and
communication easier
• Citizens toward PAs ..
• .. but also PAs toward
citizens
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18. Pilots in 5 Public Administration
• Den Haag (The Netherland)
• Dublin (Ireland)
• Prato (Italy)
• Issy-les-Moulineaux (France)
• through CNRS
• Groningen (The Netherland)
• through Utrecht University
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19. Six Roles in the Consortium
6
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20. ROUTE-TO-PA Partners
Research
• Università di Salerno (IT)
• CNRS (FR)
• Wise&Munro (NL)
• National University of
• Warsaw School of Economics
• University of Utrecht (NL)
Companies
• Ancitel SpA (IT)
• Ortelio Ltd (UK)
Public Administrations: Pilots
• The Hague Town Council (NL)
• Comune di Prato (IT)
• Dublin Town Council (IR)
Non-profit organization
• Open Knowledge Foundation
(UK)
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21. Role 1: Computer Science
Research
• Università di Salerno (IT)
• CNRS (FR)
• Wise&Munro (NL)
• National University of
• Warsaw School of Economics
• University of Utrecht (NL)
Companies
• Ancitel SpA (IT)
• Ortelio Ltd (UK)
Public Administrations: Pilots
• The Hague Town Council (NL)
• Comune di Prato (IT)
• Dublin Town Council (IR)
Non-profit organization
• Open Knowledge Foundation
(UK)
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22. Role 2: E-Government and Political Science
Research
• Università di Salerno (IT)
• CNRS (FR)
• Wise&Munro (NL)
• National University of
• Warsaw School of Economics
• University of Utrecht (NL)
Companies
• Ancitel SpA (IT)
• Ortelio Ltd (UK)
Public Administrations: Pilots
• The Hague Town Council (NL)
• Comune di Prato (IT)
• Dublin Town Council (IR)
Non-profit organization
• Open Knowledge Foundation
(UK)
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23. Role 3: Psychology and Learning Science
Research
• Università di Salerno (IT)
• CNRS (FR)
• Wise&Munro (NL)
• National University of
• Warsaw School of Economics
• University of Utrecht (NL)
Companies
• Ancitel SpA (IT)
• Ortelio Ltd (UK)
Public Administrations: Pilots
• The Hague Town Council (NL)
• Comune di Prato (IT)
• Dublin Town Council (IR)
Non-profit organization
• Open Knowledge Foundation
(UK)
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24. Role 4: Economy
Research
• Università di Salerno (IT)
• CNRS (FR)
• Wise&Munro (NL)
• National University of
• Warsaw School of Economics
• University of Utrecht (NL)
Companies
• Ancitel SpA (IT)
• Ortelio Ltd (UK)
Public Administrations: Pilots
• The Hague Town Council (NL)
• Comune di Prato (IT)
• Dublin Town Council (IR)
Non-profit organization
• Open Knowledge Foundation
(UK)
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25. Role 5: Companies (large and SMEs)
Research
• Università di Salerno (IT)
• CNRS (FR)
• Wise&Munro (NL)
• National University of
• Warsaw School of Economics
• University of Utrecht (NL)
Companies
• Ancitel SpA (IT)
• Ortelio Ltd (UK)
Public Administrations: Pilots
• The Hague Town Council (NL)
• Comune di Prato (IT)
• Dublin Town Council (IR)
Non-profit organization
• Open Knowledge Foundation
(UK)
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26. Role 6: Stakeholder
Research
• Università di Salerno (IT)
• CNRS (FR)
• Wise&Munro (NL)
• National University of
• Warsaw School of Economics
• University of Utrecht (NL)
Companies
• Ancitel SpA (IT)
• Ortelio Ltd (UK)
Public Administrations: Pilots
• The Hague Town Council (NL)
• Comune di Prato (IT)
• Dublin Town Council (IR)
Non-profit organization
• Open Knowledge Foundation
(UK)
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29. • Acknowledgmenets:
• ROUTE-TO-PA project has received funding from the
European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation
programme under grant agreement No 645860.
• Learn more:
• http://routetopa.eu
• http://twitter.com/routetopa
• https://www.facebook.com/routetopa/
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Thank you!