Code for Europe – Rome PilotCode for Europe – Rome Pilot

Improving cities’Free WiFi Improving cities’Free WiFi systems, with a little help systems, with a little help from Citizens..from Citizens..

IntroductionIntroduction

The idea starts from a project by The idea starts from a project by Province of RomeProvince of Rome..

Purposes:Purposes:– Improving Improving Provincia WiFiProvincia WiFi network network– Involving citizens in this activityInvolving citizens in this activity

Provincia WiFiProvincia WiFi

Free public Wi-Fi network Free public Wi-Fi network Access points installed in public places Access points installed in public places

( Squares, parks, libraries.. ) of ( Squares, parks, libraries.. ) of Province of Province of RomeRome..

Based on Based on OpenWispOpenWisp: : http://openwisp.org/history.htmlhttp://openwisp.org/history.htmlAn open source software platform that can An open source software platform that can be used to implement a complete Wi-Fi be used to implement a complete Wi-Fi serviceservice

Provincia WiFiProvincia WiFi

Dislocation of already installed Access PointsDislocation of already installed Access Points

Provincia WiFiProvincia WiFi

Province of RomeProvince of Rome is planning to add other is planning to add other Access Points to the network.Access Points to the network.

Citizen’s participation is asked, in order to Citizen’s participation is asked, in order to decide where to install them.decide where to install them.

An application is needed, in order to An application is needed, in order to achieve this goal.achieve this goal.

ParticipationParticipation

Collecting citizen’s Collecting citizen’s proposals about proposals about locations where to locations where to install new install new hotspots.hotspots.

ParticipationParticipation

Votes on Votes on proposalsproposals

Hotspots installed Hotspots installed in the most voted in the most voted locations.locations.

DisseminationDissemination

Pilot reusabilityPilot reusability Reuse in other Free public WiFi Reuse in other Free public WiFi

networks networks From Provincia WiFi to Italia WiFi..From Provincia WiFi to Italia WiFi.. From Italia WiFi to Europe WiFi..From Italia WiFi to Europe WiFi.. From Europe WiFi to … ?From Europe WiFi to … ?

Inputs from Code for Europe Inputs from Code for Europe and CitySDK projectsand CitySDK projects

Fostering new ways to shorten the Fostering new ways to shorten the distance between local governments and distance between local governments and citizens.citizens.

Improving the quantity and quality of Improving the quantity and quality of Open data published by local authorities. Open data published by local authorities.

Making use of crowdsourcing to generate Making use of crowdsourcing to generate new open data. new open data.

IdeasIdeas

Extending the initial purposeExtending the initial purpose Creating a model that can be useful Creating a model that can be useful

also in different scenarios.also in different scenarios. Try to build up a more general civic Try to build up a more general civic

participation platformparticipation platform

Usage examplesUsage examples

Publication/crowdsourcing of job offers Publication/crowdsourcing of job offers and training coursesand training courses

Signaling of abandoned buildings, that Signaling of abandoned buildings, that could be reused for social needscould be reused for social needs

Surveys on public servicesSurveys on public services ……....

Pilot purposesPilot purposes

Collecting PoI suggestions from users.Collecting PoI suggestions from users. Users can vote other users’ proposals.Users can vote other users’ proposals. Collecting comments/ratings on already Collecting comments/ratings on already

existing PoI’s.existing PoI’s.

Pilot Features/1Pilot Features/1

Web interface :Web interface :

– PoI’s displayPoI’s display– PoI’s insertPoI’s insert– Voting PoI’sVoting PoI’s– Comments/ratings about PoI’sComments/ratings about PoI’s

Pilot Features/2Pilot Features/2

Administrators interface :Administrators interface :

– Import of existing PoI’s in the Import of existing PoI’s in the applicationapplication

– Definition of categoriesDefinition of categories– Web User Interface customizationWeb User Interface customization

Pilot Features/3Pilot Features/3

Application based on API :Application based on API :

– Data available for developers in order to Data available for developers in order to build new apps.build new apps.

Technical detailsTechnical details

Django frameworkDjango framework HTML5/Javascript UIHTML5/Javascript UI

Conclusion: our goalsConclusion: our goals

Deploy on Provincia WiFi.Deploy on Provincia WiFi. Reusability in other public Free WiFI Reusability in other public Free WiFI

networks networks Prototyping a civic partecipation Prototyping a civic partecipation

platformplatform