In the collaborative economy and ICT era there is a new way to do public policy starting from existing prototypes in order to develop city as common. Through the recently implemented local regulation about collaborative governance regarding urban commons, I can share my insights about the process and the next challenges and a question: Can Bologna be a model? Is it a scalable and replicable approach?

1. a new approach in public policy
can Bologna be a model?
cities as commons
Michele d’Alena @micheledAlena
http://comune.bologna.it/
OUISHARE festival | Paris | 5-7 may

2. Through the recently implemented local regulation
about collaborative governance regarding urban
commons, I can share my insights about the process
and the next challenges
can we define a process to develop
cities as commons?

3. how can we improve a collaborative process in
order to facilitate the cooperation among citizens and
between citizens and policymakers??

4. in collaborative economy and ICT era, .
we can reinvent public policy
starting from existing prototypes
Can Bologna be a model?

5. Public administrations shall no longer govern
only on behalf of citizens,
but also with citizens,
a great source of
energy, talents, resources, capabilities and ideas:
every city has a lot of existing prototypes
is it a scalable and replicable approach?

6. We are very well-known for our cooperative movements and ICT revolution
helped the launch of many new initiatives, developing new and unexpected
examples of active and collaborative projects.
1. the asset of the city

7. At the same time, the perception of trust in government is
at its lower point ever.
So, the question is: how can we design a collaborative
city that enables the collaboration between citizens and
between citizens and policy makers starting from existing
projects?

8. 2. Mapping
Innovation happens outside
the institutional frame.
We have to be open to gather the existing creativity and speak with the open
communities: the goal of a policy-maker is not only to map, but also to recognize them
and give legitimization.

9. an empirical approach
on the basis of the lessons learned, the tests and
analysis on the current regulation and processes, we can
understand how to change our working approach.
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10. civicness

12. 3. new regulation

13. Everything will be managed by a staff built like
a gate between burocratic approach and active
citizens.
Bologna municipality has fixed this regulations
based on the lessons learned on the ground.
This regolation aims to make easier all the active citizens activities
with clear indications and createting a central staff to manage all
the collaborative needs.
http://www.labgov.it/cities-as-commons-the-italian-constitution-find-application-in-bologna/

14. 4. Peer-to-peer platform
We want to accelerate relations between changemakers

15. #Angel4Bologna
we will find and animate a brand new “community of innovators” called
“angels”, disrupting the traditional way to do education
engaging 4 kinds of people: entrepreneurs, educators, hackers and
community managers.
It’s a peer to peer project to animate schools with informal education

16. It is more than a traditional logo, it’s an open
source brand.
It works like an alphabet because the logo
changes everytime you type a different
words.
Each sign is designed starting from typical
symbols of the City of Bologna: with this
signs everybody can craft an individual
concept, telling the various
souls of the city.
Bologna new brand
http://ebologna.it/

17. Un passo per San Luca
Civic crowdfunding project to save an historical symbol of
Bologna, San Luca Porticoes, in collaboration with a local startup.
http://www.unpassopersanluca.it/

18. Our dream is to give the possibility to connect resources and
goals to collaborate for a better city.
Public administration must become a platform (gov as a
platform) with less protagonism, helping people empowering
their projects through collaboration.

19. Imagine a public web
platform designed to connect
and share goals, resources
and problems with other
thousands of persons, with
bridging and bonding
activities: this will be our next
civic net.

20. The administration should keep its role of social values’
gateway and driver .
When it comes to action, we have to facilitate the ones who
are making a better city, for a more participated and efficient
city.

21. organize community meetups
horizontal and operative
storytelling and accountability
processes are social
fix citizens’ trust
give people opportunities to define and solve problems by themselves
don't wait
involve all community institutions
explore and create other approaches
open innovation
different tools on and off line
public deadlines
extensive training
clear indicators
open data
Some tricks
and tips?

22. grazie!
Michele d’Alena @micheledAlena