From MySpace, MySociety to MyDemocracy Civil Society Media, an overview Civil Society Media, an overview Geert Wissink (Kennisland | Knowledgeland) October 23, 2007, Het Paard, The Hague

Geert Wissink (Kennisland | Knowledgeland)

October 23, 2007, Het Paard, The Hague

1 | Introduction

OUTLINE Introduction Trends Web 2.0 as model collaboration and exchange of value (MySpace) Civil Society Media (MySociety) The power to the user (MyDemocracy) Discussion

Introduction

Trends

Web 2.0 as model collaboration and exchange of value (MySpace)

Civil Society Media (MySociety)

The power to the user (MyDemocracy)

Discussion

Three questions to answer What important principles of web 2.0 are important for local government? What do civil society media and government have in common? What can local government do to stimulate civil society media?

What important principles of web 2.0 are important for local government?

What do civil society media and government have in common?

What can local government do to stimulate civil society media?

Example wikipedia Japan

Burma protests

2 | A life in the digital age

Storage beyond limits 2020 - Ipod Video can hold all commercial media ever made

Everything becomes digital

137.200 hours video, 22.510 hours film, 2,9 million photos

The web is our online external brain

July 2006 - 100 million accounts July 2007 - 200 million accounts July 2007 - 200 million accounts July 2007 - 200 million accounts

Talk of the day - no 1 photo site in USA - 34 million users

Overview The number of bits and bytes is growing exponentially We are all into it: we share our photos, music and profiles online Our children will have all the information ever made available at every moment How to deal with this information overload?

The number of bits and bytes is growing exponentially

We are all into it: we share our photos, music and profiles online

Our children will have all the information ever made available at every moment

How to deal with this information overload?

3 | Principles of Web 2.0

Web 2.0 - the characteristics The network as platform , spanning all connected devices Delivering software as a continually-updated service that gets better the more people use it Consuming and remixing data from multiple sources, including individual users, while providing their own data and services in a form that allows remixing by others, Creating network effects through an "architecture of participation ," Going beyond the page metaphor of Web 1.0 to deliver rich user experiences. Tim O’Reilly, 2005

The network as platform , spanning all connected devices

Delivering software as a continually-updated service that gets better the more people use it

Consuming and remixing data from multiple sources, including individual users, while providing their own data and services in a form that allows remixing by others,

Creating network effects through an "architecture of participation ,"

Going beyond the page metaphor of Web 1.0 to deliver rich user experiences.

The web as platform

Overview Web as platform Always in beta Good metadata is just as important as the data Enable mashups

Web as platform

Always in beta

Good metadata is just as important as the data

Enable mashups

4 | Civil Society Media

4. MySociety: Civil Society Media

Characteristics of Civil Society Media Peer production coincides with remix, sharing and reuse of content and information Challenges traditional copyright regimes with content production modes New civil e-services: not market driven but intended to have value to specific community of users

Peer production coincides with remix, sharing and reuse of content and information

Challenges traditional copyright regimes with content production modes

New civil e-services: not market driven but intended to have value to specific community of users

Digital Pionieers Fund

Trends in Civil Society Media Co- and peer production leads to much de-central professional content New online civil society organizations help improve practical capacities of individuals to build online social capital Citizens need to be media-wise: otherwise socially excluded

Co- and peer production leads to much de-central professional content

New online civil society organizations help improve practical capacities of individuals to build online social capital

Citizens need to be media-wise: otherwise socially excluded

Create media-wise children One laptop a child project

One laptop a child project

5 | MyDemocracy

Stemwijzer

Politix

Buergerhaushalt Lichtenberg

6 | Conclusions

Principles of web 2.0 for government Default to openness (use open standards) Open your datastreams (facilitate connections and mashups) Consider your service as a platform Web 2.0 offers methods to make current processes more efficient and to innovate

Default to openness (use open standards)

Open your datastreams (facilitate connections and mashups)

Consider your service as a platform

Web 2.0 offers methods to make current processes more efficient and to innovate

Stimulate the role of civil society media Act as a guardian, not as a gatekeeper Work together with local organizations to keep the information flowing Find out where your audience is, communicate there Stimulate and attracts the civil society media with small funds

Act as a guardian, not as a gatekeeper

Work together with local organizations to keep the information flowing

Find out where your audience is, communicate there

Stimulate and attracts the civil society media with small funds

Thank you! Geert Wissink [email_address] Presentation is available on Slideshare ( www.slideshare.com ), keyword: Civil Society Media www.knowledgeland.org

Geert Wissink

[email_address]

Presentation is available on Slideshare ( www.slideshare.com ), keyword: Civil Society Media

www.knowledgeland.org