Failed yet successful

Learning from discontinued civic tech initiatives

Conference paper (2023)

Authors

Andrea Hamm Weizenbaum Institute for the Networked Society - German Internet Institute
Yuya Shibuya University of Tokyo
Teresa Cerratto Pargman Stockholm University
R. Bendor Design Conceptualization and Communication - IDE
Nicolai Brodersen Hansen Aalborg University
Christoph Raetzsch Aarhus University
Masahiko Shoji Musashi University
Christoph Bieber Center for Advanced Internet Studies
Mennatullah Hendawy Ain Shams University, Center for Advanced Internet Studies
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Research Group
Design Conceptualization and Communication (IDE) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2023 Andrea Hamm, Yuya Shibuya, Teresa Cerratto Pargman, R. Bendor, Nicolai Brodersen Hansen, Christoph Raetzsch, Masahiko Shoji, Christoph Bieber, Mennatullah Hendawy, More Authors
DOI
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https://doi.org/10.1145/3544549.3573818
Bottom-up Civic Design Civic Tech Digital Civics Engaged Communities
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Published Date

2023

Language

English

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Faculty

Industrial Design Engineering

Department

Human-Centered Design

Research Group

Design Conceptualization and Communication

Abstract

The design of civic tech is often confronted with impediments, barriers, and a lack of resources. These and other causes may lead to the discontinuation and even abandonment of initiatives. Since seemingly failed projects are much more difficult to publish as articles, this workshop will provide academics and practitioners with a rare opportunity to exchange experiences and insights on discontinued civic tech initiatives. The goal of the workshop is to develop a better understanding of why some civic tech initiatives fail and ask whether discontinued initiatives may still somehow contribute to social change and the growth of digital civics. A variety of sub-questions around discontinued civic tech will be addressed in the workshop, including matters of participation, citizen science, public management, power structures and biases, and communication.

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