EdgeRyders - 'We, the People' session - 2012.06.15

8
CREATING THE SYMBIOTIC CITY: Bottom-up collaboration for the co-design of Civic Software Pedro Prieto Martín, Asoc. Ciudades Kyosei [email protected] Edgeryders Conference: ”we, the people” session Strasbourg, 2012.06.15

description

Presentation of the Asoc. Ciudades Kyosei in the "We, the People" session, in the EdgeRyders Conference, that took part in Strasbour, 2012.06.15

Transcript of EdgeRyders - 'We, the People' session - 2012.06.15

Page 1: EdgeRyders - 'We, the People' session - 2012.06.15

CREATING THE SYMBIOTIC CITY:Bottom-up collaboration for the

co-design of Civic Software

Pedro Prieto Martín, Asoc. Ciudades [email protected]

Edgeryders Conference: ”we, the people” sessionStrasbourg, 2012.06.15

Page 2: EdgeRyders - 'We, the People' session - 2012.06.15

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)

Page 3: EdgeRyders - 'We, the People' session - 2012.06.15

Construction

Collaborative Evaluation

Pro

toty

pes

Minimal viable product

Feedback & improvement

ParticipatoryDesign

Sociopolitical Research

Research questions

ObjectivePrevious

knowledge

Socio-technical Experimentation

Technical research

Articulation of design objectives, visions and intuitions

AlphaPilot Projects

Permanent Beta

Beta

Theoretical analysis

Improvement and scaling

---> Done so far

Kyopol – Symbiotic CityA living project

BRAZIL GUATEMALA

SPAIN

Page 4: EdgeRyders - 'We, the People' session - 2012.06.15

Vicious Cycle of Participation

Intrinsic Problems· Complex· Expensive· Non-representative· Non-inclusive· Less informed· Conflict prone· Non-deliberative· Difficult to scale· ...

Extrinsic Problems· Arbitrary· Manipulability· Risk of capture· Irrelevant subjects· Non-effective· Not self-sustainable· Inefficient· Civic exhaustion· ...· Administrative Monopoly of participation

Motivation =

f (effort, usefulness)

Incompatibilities - Political - Legal - Cultural - Socioeconomic - Organizational

Participation =1/5 · Deliberation +

1/4 · Manipulation +

Rest · Politics as usual(Struggle for powerand accountability)

EU eParticipation =

Some lessons about participation

Page 5: EdgeRyders - 'We, the People' session - 2012.06.15

Change in expectations

Reduction in power and knowledge assimetries

Reduction cost of collective

action

Peer-to-peerrecognition

“Long Tail” models

CognitiveSurplus

Motivation =

f (effort, usefulness)

Virtuous Circle of (e)Participation

Vicious Cycle of Participation

Intrinsic Problems· Complex· Expensive· Non-representative· Non-inclusive· Less informed· Conflict prone· Non-deliberative· Difficult to scale· ...

Extrinsic Problems· Arbitrary· Manipulability· Risk of capture· Irrelevant subjects· Non-effective· Not self-sustainable· Inefficient· Civic exhaustion· ...· Administrative Monopoly of participation

Motivation =

f (effort, usefulness)

Incompatibilities - Political - Legal - Cultural - Socioeconomic - Organizational

Some lessons about participation

Page 6: EdgeRyders - 'We, the People' session - 2012.06.15
Page 7: EdgeRyders - 'We, the People' session - 2012.06.15

Pioneers Group

Collaborative Creation – Who?

Core Team

Communication

Public workers

Neighbor Assoc.

Kyopol ALPHA

Developers

Participative Methodologies 15M

Citizens

Politicians

AlcaláVillalbilla

Madrid

Pilot Projects Phase 1

MadridEuskadi

CataluñaSPAIN

ArgentinaVenezuela

Brasil

Phase 2 Phase 3

Expansion

PortugalUK

MéxicoItalyGermany

Kyopol BETA

Page 8: EdgeRyders - 'We, the People' session - 2012.06.15

?

Thank you very much for your mindful listening!!

More information athttp://www.ckyosei.org

Edgeryders Conference: ”we, the people” sessionStrasbourg, 2012.06.15