STUDYING DATA-DRIVEN AND COLLABORATIVE INNOVATIONS

IN GOVERNANCE

TIC TEC, BARCELONA APRIL 28, 2016

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ADOPTING AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH….

BETH SIMONE NOVECK STEFAAN VERHULST ANDREW YOUNG

KARIM LAKHANISHEENA S. IYENGARERIK JOHNSTONDEBORAH ESTRINSIR TIM BERNERS-LEE

ANITA MCGAHAN COSMA SHALIZI THOMAS PREHN DEB ROY GEOFF MULGAN LEE RAINIE

HENRY FARRELL

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TO BUILD AN EMPIRICAL FOUNDATION AND

FUNDAMENTAL UNDERSTANDING OF

HOW THE REDESIGN OF DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS

USING TECHNOLOGY IMPACTS EFFECTIVENESS AND LEGITIMACY OF GOVERNANCE

TO THE END OF IMPROVING PEOPLE’S LIVES

THE GOAL OF THE MACARTHUR FOUNDATION RESEARCH NETWORK ON OPENING GOVERNANCE IS:

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TWO CENTRAL FOCUS AREAS AND HYPOTHESES:

LEVERAGE DATA TO INFORM DECISION-MAKING THEY ARE MORE LEGITIMATE AND EFFECTIVE, AND OPEN DATA TO

THE PUBLIC, NEW PUBLIC VALUE IS CREATED.

DATA-DRIVEN GOVERNANCE

OPEN THEMSELVES TO DIVERSE PARTICIPATION AND BETTER TARGET COLLABORATION EFFORTS, GOVERNING

DECISIONS ARE MORE EFFECTIVE AND LEGITIMATE.

COLLABORATIVE GOVERNANCE

WHEN GOVERNING INSTITUTIONS LEVERAGE TECHNOLOGY TO:

WHEN GOVERNING INSTITUTIONS:

TO TEST THESE HYPOTHESES AND THE MANY RESEARCH QUESTIONS THAT EXIST UNDER THEM, THE NETWORK AND ITS MEMBERS ARE ACTIVE IN FIVE KEY AREAS:

PROMOTING INTERDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATION;

DOCUMENTING THE PARADIGM SHIFT(S);

INCREASING UNDERSTANDING OF IMPACT – AND ITS VARIABLES;

TEACHING AND TRAINING;

PROMOTING THE UPTAKE OF FINDINGS;

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BASED ON TWO YEARS OF ACTIVITY ALONG THESE TWO LINES, THE NETWORK

DEVELOPED SEVEN PREMISES THAT GUIDES FURTHER RESEARCH ON

OPENING GOVERNANCE.

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PREMISE #1

INCREASED ACCESS TO AND SHARING OF GOVERNMENT DATA ENABLES PROBLEMSOLVING, CREATING OPPORTUNITY, EMPOWERING CITIZENS AND IMPROVING GOVERNANCE.

PREMISE #2

CROWDSOURCING IMPACTS BOTH LEGITIMACY AND EFFECTIVENESS -IMPROVING PUBLIC’S OPINION AND GENERATING USEFUL INPUT OTHERWISE NOT

AVAILABLE TO DECISION-MAKERS.

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PREMISE #3

“CROWDSOURCING WISELY” - LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGY TO BETTER IDENTIFY EXPERTISE, MOBILIZE COLLECTIVE INTELLIGENCE AND TARGET OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN GOVERNANCE CAN

CREATE GREATER IMPACTS THAN “CROWDSOURCING WIDELY”

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PREMISE #4

THE SHARING OF DATA BETWEEN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS - IN A TRUSTED MANNER - CREATES A 21ST CENTURY RESOURCE IMPACTING EVIDENCE BASED POLICY MAKING AND PROBLEM

SOLVING.

PREMISE #5

THE POTENTIAL AND IMPACT OF OPENING GOVERNANCE IS DEPENDENT ON CURRENT REGULATORY AND ADMINISTRATIVE ENVIRONMENT.

PREMISE #6

OPENING GOVERNANCE IS IMPACTING AND AFFECTED BY THE CURRENT TRUST GAP.

PREMISE #7

THE IMPACT AND POTENTIAL OF OPENING GOVERNANCE IS DEPENDENT UPON THE “READINESS” OF INSTITUTIONS - REQUIRING NEW CAPACITIES, METHODS, PERFORMANCE METRICS AND JOB POSITIONS.

TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF PUBLIC PROBLEM-SOLVERS

Academy

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SOLVING PUBLIC PROBLEMS CREATINGOPPORTUNITY

IMPROVING GOVERNMENT EMPOWERING CITIZENS

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ENABLING CONDITIONS

PARTNERSHIPS

POLICIES AND PERFORMANCE METRICS

PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE

PROBLEM DEFINITION

Premise 1: Intermediaries and Data Collaboratives allow for enhanced matching of supply and demand of data.

Premise 2: Developing Open Data as a public infrastructure enables a broader impact across issues and sectors.

Premise 3: Policies, and regular assessments of their performance provide the necessary accountability to respond

to open data demands.

Premise 3: Open data initiatives that have a clear target or problem definition have more impact.

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CORE CHALLENGES

READINESS

RISKS

RESPONSIVENESS

RESOURCE ALLOCATION

Premise 5: The lack of “readiness” or capacity at both the supply and demand side of open data hampers its impact.

Premise 6: Open data could be significantly more impactful if the release of open data would be complemented with a responsiveness

to needs and commitment to act upon insights generated.

Premise 7: Releasing open data comprises a set of important risks and vulnerabilities – such as privacy and security risks –

that are not always fully understood or addressed.

Premise 8: For open data to be impactful and sustainable, an adequate and long term resource allocation strategy is required.

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