{"id":83,"date":"2016-08-12T11:54:43","date_gmt":"2016-08-12T10:54:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/digicivics-at-apl\/?page_id=83"},"modified":"2019-01-24T08:58:54","modified_gmt":"2019-01-24T08:58:54","slug":"1-introduction","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/digicivics-at-apl\/sessions\/1-introduction\/","title":{"rendered":"1: Introduction to DigiCivics"},"content":{"rendered":"

Design stage:\u00a0<\/strong>Background research and goal setting<\/a><\/p>\n

Lecture<\/a>:\u00a0<\/strong>Public sector services are at crossroads \u2014\u00a0the impacts of digitisation, new demand for more direct and immediate participation, and austerity \u2014\u00a0all these elements require careful thinking for the future governance and structure of public service delivery. Digital Civics as a concept results from ideas of self-organisation, supported by digital media, political engagement through ‘issue-driven\u00a0publics’, and the idea that public service delivery may shift to more \u2018commissioning\u2019-based models, where everyday citizens may play a greater role in priority setting, but possibly also delivery.\u00a0We will introduce a few key debates from the academic literature on the topic to narrow down what describes ‘digital civics’ as a field of research and practice.<\/p>\n

Seminar<\/a>:<\/strong> The first seminar we cover some housekeeping matters. We introduce the structured design process that the module will follow over 12 weeks. We are also want to get to know each other a bit better ready to kick-start the design projects the week after. For this,\u00a0you will find your group and see your\u00a0design briefs<\/a>, describing your challenge for the weeks ahead. Meet your team, we want to agree on team\u00a0names, and discuss\u00a0your challenge:\u00a0\u201cWhy are we doing this project?”; “Where do we want to be six months, a year, or even five years from now?”;\u00a0“What question do we want to solve?”<\/p>\n

Team tasks:<\/h3>\n