opencoesione school: communication challenges from open data and civic engagement
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Open data, transparency and citizens’ participation: EU and local projects!7th Europcom Conference – Reflecting on Europe!Brussels, 20-21 October 2016!!
Carlo Amati - Simona De Luca!Evaluation Unit – Italian Presidency of the Council of the Ministers!OpenCoesione Steering Committee!
OpenCoesione School: !communication challenges !
from open data and civic engagement!
Adaptation of Open government diagram by Armel Le Coz and Cyril
Lage released under Creative Commons
Attribution terms
OPEN DATA, DATA JOURNALISM, CIVIC MONITORING AND COHESION POLICY.!SINCE 2013 IN ITALIAN HIGH-SCHOOLS.!!Partnership with EC Representation in Italy and Europe Direct Information Centres!Collaboration with “ASOC Friends” (selected civil society organisations) !
www.ascuoladiopencoesione.it
OpenCoesione School: the project!
OpenCoesione School (ASOC) is an innovative interdisciplinary educational project aimed at high school students. By working on a storytelling research based on cohesion projects, they experience how cohes ion po l i cy a f f ec t s t he i r own neighbourhoods.!
METHOD!
● Online MOOC with support materials and community!● Distance learning for teachers!● Territorial networks of experts on cohesion policy thematic areas or transversal issues!
OBJECTIVES!● Promote the principles of aware citizenship !● Encourage responsible use of ICT, including open data, and social media!● Foster civic monitoring of public funding!
Raising a new generation of civic awareness !!
~ 120 schools ~ 2500 students!OpenCoesione School 2015/2016!
In 2014/2015 ~ 80 schools ~ 2000 students!
OpenCoesione School in six steps!
plan focus analyse explore tell engage
from the blog of the schools….!
High school students as !civic reporters!!Students monitor the time !schedule of local trains!!Sicily’s regional agency opens up the transport data for all!!
Local transportation in Palermo:!from citizen monitoring to open data!
Readaptation of an old palace!
Students collected information on a project completed but not in operation yet!!Civic engagement (meetings with the mayor, local newspapers articles, …) yielded the desired effect: the Municipality of Locri published a call for the management of the new youth center!!
Locri (RC): from an old building to a youth centre !
Digitalization of a movie theater in Isola Liri (FR)!!Funds to support #cinevolution!A strong territorial instance !A new open-air Film Festival as !a result of civic engagement!
Uni-directional! Multi-directional!(processing feedback)!
The authority!tells the story!
The citizens!tell the story!
Selecting!good practices!
Solving problems!together!
Publicity! Collaboration. Involving local communities!
Aggregated !facts & figures!
Going into the details:!Reinforcing trust!through real openness!
Civic engagement and a different communication!
www.opencoesione.gov.it [email protected] @opencoesione
www.ascuoladiopencoesione.it [email protected] @ascuoladioc
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