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Citizen Science & Social Media
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Peter van den Heuvel, research fellow
based on presentation of Frans van der Reep, professor Digital World at
Inholland University of Applied SciencesThe Netherlands
The Hague, February 28th 2013
• When the combustion engine was invented, the discussion wasn’t about saving the rainforest or this planet.
– Viewpoints– Frameworks– References
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• Change is about creating new viewpoints– For art– For business – For Government– For you
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Value through understanding
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• Organizations exist because of their capacity to organize cooperation cheaper than the market.
• Time, distance and costs as important factors of information transfer evaporate.
• With the internet, crowds (the market) can organize cooperation and information transfer cheaper than most organizations.
Source: Reep, F. van den (2004) Connected Future, Hogeschool Inholland
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What happens in society
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TOPDOWN ICT PLANNING
MARKETING
POLITICS
LINUX / WIKI /Social
PROTOTYPING
SALES
COURTS OF JUSTICE
NEWSPAPER
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EUROPEAN RULING
PRIVATE INITIATIVES
REFERENDUM
INNOVATION PLANNING
Framework
OUTSOURCING CORE-EXCELLENCE
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BPMOPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE
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Who’s my PAL COMMUNICATIONAL EXCELLENCE
All-ways
MANAGEMENT & CONTROLCONTROL EXCELLENCE
Simple demand
Complex demand
dynamic environment
static environment
One way
Recognise diversityPoolingAllyingLinking
• When to many parts are interconnected or networked and moving, things get complicated.
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• Companies become more and more ‘projects’, they come and go.
• Each one of us has to design his or her own contribution.
• With Focus on flexibility.
• Related to ones individual core competences.
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Context Drives MeaningContext Drives MeaningContext Drives MeaningContext Drives Meaning
• Rapid changes in context reduce the chances of meaningful objectives
• Multiple contexts lead to ‘multiple meaning’, and to tribes and fragmentation
• Governments provide critical infrastructure for the public interest.
• Internet is a critical infrastructure.
• Internet supports participation of the crowd.
Internet is a basic needInternet is a basic needInternet is a basic needInternet is a basic need
• Government should compensate business flexibility with stability in basic social infrastructures.
• Government has to adapt to the speed and knowledge of the market in terms of their practices.
• This is a viewpoint and, therefore, belongs to the political domain.
• The Government should have a vision on education, e-readiness, and e-skills and should foster implementation.
• Basic ICT infrastructure and establishing e-security should be looked upon as public responsibilities. Compare ICT infra with roads and dikes.
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• Peter van den Heuvelresearch fellow Digital [email protected]@inholland.nlwww.petervandenheuvel.com
• Frans van der Reepprofessor Digital [email protected]@inholland.nlwww.fransvanderreep.com
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