what went wrong

Kublai Camp 2009 Kublai Camp 2011 administrative uncertainty starts

WHAT WENT WRONG?

The rise and fall of an open government project – Alberto Cottica, May 2011

€ 115 bn

Impact = LOW

Transformative potential

!!!

Increased project serendipity

Project development in a network

Second Life for brainstorming

Values

Software

Outreach

2500users

400projects

Kublai Camp 2009 Kublai Camp 2011 administrative uncertainty starts

But then...

•uncertain planning horizon

•full transparency technically difficult

•rising costs (and overheads)

•sluggish, uncertain decisions

•impassable barriers between paid staff and community

•no budget for impact assessment

So, what was the matter?

What would you do?

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