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Democracy and Data
Prabhat Agarwal (European Commission) & Anthony Zacharzewski (The Democratic Society)
Big data : a work in progress
We’ve seen it brings benefits to policy makers
But data isn’t knowledge
Data Knowledge
And it definitely isn't politicsAnd it definitely isn’t politics
Better democracy or supercharged technocracy?
Open Policy making
Audience
Information
Idea generation
Selection
Deliberation
Implementation
Feedback
Better understanding
Deeper knowledge
Shared view of the world
False positives
Illusion of authority
Excuses to ignore
Data as civic contribution
Data in the open: Red book of evidence
Data and agility
“A desk is a dangerous place from which to view the world”
Upstream engagement
Photo: CycleStreets
Six principles of democratic civic space
• Public
• Co-productive
• Self-defined
• Open
• Information-rich
• Trusted identity