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Open Data, Crowdsourcing and Game Mechanics. A case study on civic participation in the digital age

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Reinhard A. Handler,

Raul Ferrer ConillAuthors Info & Claims

Computer Supported Cooperative Work, Volume 25, Issue 2-3

Pages 153 - 166

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10606-016-9250-0

Published: 01 June 2016 Publication History

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The aim of this paper is to shed light on the dynamics of civic participation, media agency, and data practices. To do so we analyse an investigative journalism story run by The Guardian that combined open data, crowdsourcing and game mechanics with the purpose of engaging readers. The case study highlights how data can be made accessible to people who usually do not have access; how game mechanics can be deployed in order to foster civic participation by offering users a sense of autonomy, competence and relatedness; and how crowdsourcing can organise a large group of people into achieving a common goal. The combination of these three elements resulted in a case for civic participation in the digital era.

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Computer Supported Cooperative Work Volume 25, Issue 2-3

June 2016

114 pages

ISSN:0925-9724

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Papageorgiou GEuripides LMagnussen RCharalabidis Y(2023)Open data journalism: a domain mapping reviewProceedings of the 16th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance10.1145/3614321.3614340(159-166)Online publication date: 26-Sep-2023
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3614321.3614340
McCord CBecker C(2023)Beyond Transactional Democracy: A Study of Civic Tech in CanadaProceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction10.1145/35794627:CSCW1(1-37)Online publication date: 16-Apr-2023
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3579462
Weise SCoulton PChiasson M(2018)Designing in between Local Government and the Public --- Using Institutional Analysis in Interventions on Civic InfrastructuresComputer Supported Cooperative Work10.1007/s10606-017-9277-x26:4-6(927-958)Online publication date: 27-Dec-2018
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1007/s10606-017-9277-x

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