Data Innovation for Development: Civic Participation for Social Good and Well-Being

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Title

Data Innovation for Development: Civic Participation for Social Good and Well-Being

Duration

1 hour 

About the Course

This course explores how civic technologies (civic tech)—digital tools and platforms that empower citizens to engage more actively in addressing social issues and improving governance—are shaping societal change.

Participants will gain an understanding of civic tech, examine global movements, and assess both the challenges and potential of these technologies. The course also provides insightful examples of civic tech initiatives from around the world that have positively impacted society.

The course is divided into three units:

Unit 1: Introduction to Civic Technologies (Yoshihide Sekimoto and Hiroaki Inatsugu, 12 minutes)

Unit 2: Overview of Global Civic Tech Movements (Andrea Hamm, 26 minutes)

Unit 3: Challenges and Potential of Civic Tech (Christoph Raetzsch, 22 minutes)

Learning Objectives

  • Understand the concept of civic tech and how it contributes to social good and well-being.
  • Explore global examples of civic tech projects.
  • Recognize the potential and challenges associated with civic tech.

How to Complete this e-Course

  • Watch 3 short video lessons
  • Review open access reading materials
  • Successfully pass quiz with a score of 8/10 or higher
  • Answer feedback questions
  • Certificate with unique ID will be issued upon completion of course requirements

Lecturer

Yoshihide Sekimoto, Professor, The University of Tokyo, Japan

Hiroaki Inatsugu, Professor, Waseda University, Japan

Andrea Hamm, Research Associate, Weizenbaum Institute for the Networked Society, Germany

Christoph Raetzsch, Associate Professor, Aarhus University, Denmark

In consultation with:

Yuya Shibuya, Associate Professor, University of Tokyo, Japan

Contact

Lilian Tan, E-Learning Consultant, Asian Development Bank Institute

Email: [email protected]

Reading list

  1. Balestrini, M. , Rogers, Y. , Hassan, C. , Creus, J. , King, M. , & Marshall, P.  (2017). A City in Common. A Framework to Orchestrate Large-scale Citizen Engagement around Urban Issues.  (pp. 2282-2294). New York: ACM.
  2. Disalvo, C. (2022). Design as Democratic Inquiry: Putting Experimental Civics into Practice. MIT Press.
  3. Harrell, Cyd  (2020) A Civic Technologist's Practice Guide. Five Seven Five Books
  4. Gordon, E. , & Lopez, R. A. . (2019). The Practice of Civic Tech: Tensions in the Adoption and Use of New Technologies in Community Based Organizations. Media and Communication, 7(3), 57-68.
  5. Raetzsch, C. , Hamm, A. , & Shibuya, Y. . (2023). Mainstreaming civic tech and citizen sensing: a research agenda on co-creation methods, data interfaces, and impact pathways. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 11,
  6. Schrock, A. R. (2019). What is civic tech? Defining a practice of technical pluralism. In The right to the smart city (pp. 125-133). Emerald Publishing Limited.
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