Socio-technical systems for citizen empowerment
| Autor: | Wouter Meys, Nazli Cila, Maarten Groen, Naomi Bueno de Mesquita |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Lectoraat Digital Life, Lectoraat Visual Methodologies, Kenniscentrum Create-It |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Scrutiny
Sociotechnical system Public Administration Sociology and Political Science business.industry media_common.quotation_subject Context (language use) Public relations Space (commercial competition) Investment (macroeconomics) Computer Science Applications Public space Political science Premise business Empowerment media_common |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Electronic Governance, 10(2), 172-195. Inderscience Publishers |
| ISSN: | 1742-7509 |
| Popis: | In the context of the participation society, roles and expectations of citizens and municipalities are vastly changing. While designers explore the potentials of apps to empower citizens, municipalities are interested in data dashboards - accompanied by applications and platforms - to increase civic participation in public (space) issues. Due to diverse levels of data-literacy and expectations regarding the use of civic apps, more scrutiny is needed when it comes to claims of empowerment. This paper departs from the premise that designers often deal with disappointments in the balance of investment and participation span due to a lack of knowledge about underlying mechanisms. Relevant criteria are discussed through reflecting on two civic apps that were designed by the authors and analysing prominent existing civic apps that have citizen empowerment as their objective. By laying these out in a taxonomy the paper aims to examine why and where discrepancies occur in expectations and levels of participation. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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