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Open government for all? Co-creating digital public services for older adults through data walks

Open government for all? Co-creating digital public services for older adults through data walks The purpose of this paper is to review interventions/methods for engaging older adults in meaningful digital public service design by enabling them to engage critically and productively with open data and civic tech.Design/methodology/approachThe paper evaluates data walks as a method for engaging non-tech-savvy citizens in co-design work. These were evaluated along a framework considering how such interventions allow for sharing control (e.g. over design decisions), sharing expertise and enabling change.FindingsWithin a co-creation project, different types of data walks may be conducted, including ideation walks, data co-creation walks or user test walks. These complement each other with respect to how they facilitate the sharing of control and expertise, and enable change for a variety of older citizens.Practical implicationsData walks are a method with a low-threshold, potentially enabling a variety of citizens to engage in co-design activities relating to open government and civic tech.Social implicationsSuch methods address the digital divide and further social participation of non-tech-savvy citizens. They value the resources and expertise of older adults as co-designers and partners, and counter stereotypical ideas about age and ageing.Originality/valueThis pilot study demonstrates how data walks can be incorporated into larger co-creation projects. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Online Information Review Emerald Publishing

Open government for all? Co-creating digital public services for older adults through data walks

Jarke, Juliane
Online Information Review , Volume 43 (6): 18 – Oct 9, 2019
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Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to review interventions/methods for engaging older adults in meaningful digital public service design by enabling them to engage critically and productively with open data and civic tech.Design/methodology/approachThe paper evaluates data walks as a method for engaging non-tech-savvy citizens in co-design work. These were evaluated along a framework considering how such interventions allow for sharing control (e.g. over design decisions), sharing expertise and enabling change.FindingsWithin a co-creation project, different types of data walks may be conducted, including ideation walks, data co-creation walks or user test walks. These complement each other with respect to how they facilitate the sharing of control and expertise, and enable change for a variety of older citizens.Practical implicationsData walks are a method with a low-threshold, potentially enabling a variety of citizens to engage in co-design activities relating to open government and civic tech.Social implicationsSuch methods address the digital divide and further social participation of non-tech-savvy citizens. They value the resources and expertise of older adults as co-designers and partners, and counter stereotypical ideas about age and ageing.Originality/valueThis pilot study demonstrates how data walks can be incorporated into larger co-creation projects.

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Online Information Review – Emerald Publishing

Published: Oct 9, 2019

Keywords: Co-production; Co-creation; Co-design; Open data; Open government; Data walks

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