Sorry for the cross-posting ... this is one of those must read reports - http://knightfoundation.org/digitalcitizenship - in our field. It will be also be useful to those who do "engagement with technology" where your central frame starts with community and democracy. The opportunity to partner with more tech-centric projects should be pursued by all. Also note: http://www.allourideas.org/engageonline - Steven Clift, E-Democracy.org
P.S. We are very interested in trading notes with those interested in the "Measuring Success" section as we are ramping up our metrics, research, and evaluation efforts. There will opportunities for researchers and grad students to dig in with us. See lesson sharing project backgrounder from: http://e-democracy.org/inclusion See the report: Digital Citizenship - Exploring the Field of Tech for Engagement http://knightfoundation.org/digitalcitizenship/ And this blog post (comment on the report here too): Using tech to transform democracy http://www.knightfoundation.org/blogs/knightblog/2012/10/2/using-tech-transform-democracy/ >From the report: Summit participants explored this very question in one of the first sessions. Technology for Engagement, they concluded, should create and support opportunities and capacities for people to transact with others for the common good. Engagement technology should: • connect people • build relationships • increase participation in governance • facilitate discovery • reveal common needs and shared values • enhance the ability to act The TOC: Why Tech for Engagement Introduction The Role of Technology The Role of Narratives and Gaming Business Models Measuring Success Opening up Government Building the Field What's Next? Terms of Engagement Summit Participants The full report is available in sections from: http://www.knightfoundation.org/digitalcitizenship/ Steven Clift - http://stevenclift.com Executive Director - http://E-Democracy.org Twitter: http://twitter.com/democracy Tel/Text: +1.612.234.7072 _______________________________________________ developers-public mailing list [email protected] https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public Unsubscribe: https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/options/developers-public/archive%40mail-archive.com
