Citizen Engagement

A brief evolution of simultaneous streaming and its applications for activism and movement building — The first event to be broadcast live via the internet was a concert. On June 24, 1993, Severe Tire Damage (a band made up of Silicon Valley engineers) used the experimental virtual network Mbone (“multicast backbone”) to stream video of themselves performing on the roof of the Xerox PARC building…

Urban Planning and Smart Cities Urban design is the “manipulation of the physical environment” in a way that: Addresses the way people perceive and behave in their surroundings, Considers the implications of form-giving actions (including the environmental and ecological consequences) at a range of scales (sometimes from the individual to the regional), Pursues multiple objectives…

For me, in my work, I say “emotions are first-class citizens”. Why? What do I mean by this? If we view our minds, and our conversations as communities, as societies, then our emotions are messengers to us. They arrive, from the much bigger part of our mind, the subconscious, and…

ABSTRACT When talking about e-Government and public administration, the phenomena of digitisation and datafication change the design of public services and enable citizens to take an active part in generating innovation in the public sphere. This mutual participation in the relationship between government and citizens takes place thanks to the…

Ierastā Latvijas pašvaldību attīstības plānošanas dokumentu izstrādes pieeja izmainījās līdz ar Covid-19 pandēmijas radīto ierobežojumu sākumu, pārorientējoties no klātienes uz digitālu līdzdalību. Izplatīta prakse pirms tam bija aptauju organizēšana elektroniski (paralēli iespējai to darīt papīra formātā). …

Mydex has been working with the Chief Design Officer of the Scottish Government and the Connecting Scotland programme to find a better way to involve citizens in designing the public services they use. We responded to a CivTech Sprint Challenge from the Digital Directorate which we were delighted to win. …

A few days ago, I wrote a LinkedIn post offering a way of seeing hope in this darkest time through the lens of the three “deep stories” I work with. …