Category Archives: Open data

Crowd-Resourcing in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Resource Transformation Perspective

Posted on February 17, 2023 by serendipolis

By Olga Kokshagina, Justyna Dąbrowska, and Marta Poblet Balcell Abstract: Driven by recent calls for more research that examines forms of crowdsourcing used to address social challenges, in this article, we contribute to the broader literature on open innovation and … Continue reading →

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From Athens to the Blockchain: Oracles for Digital Democracy

Posted on September 18, 2020 by serendipolis

By  Marta Poblet, Darcy W. E. Allen, Oleksii Konashevych, Aaron M. Lane and  Carlos Andres Diaz Valdivia Oracles were trusted sources of knowledge for public deliberation in classical Athens. Very much like expert and technical knowledge, divine advice was embedded … Continue reading →

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Linked democracy: Foundations, Tools, and Applications

Posted on September 15, 2019 by serendipolis

Citizens’ trust in democratic institutions is reaching new lows globally. The trust deficit primarily affects governments and representative institutions, but also media outlets and platforms spreading misinformation. In parallel, new forms of digital populism—bots, fake news, micro-targeting—are on the rise, … Continue reading →

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Distributed, privacy-enhancing technologies in the 2017 Catalan referendum on independence: New tactics and models of participatory democracy

Posted on December 3, 2018 by serendipolis

My paper on how civic groups leveraged distributed technologies in the 2017 Catalan referendum on independence is now available at First Monday. https://firstmonday.org/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/9402/7692 Abstract This paper examines new civic engagement practices unfolding during the 2017 referendum on independence in Catalonia. … Continue reading →

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Assigning Creative Commons Licenses to Research Metadata: Issues and Cases

Posted on October 30, 2018 by serendipolis

Check out our new book chapter discussing licensing options for research metadata: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-00178-0_16 Pre-print available here: https://arxiv.org/pdf/1609.05700.pdf Abstract This paper discusses the problem of lack of clear licensing and transparency of usage terms and conditions for research metadata. Making research … Continue reading →

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A Research Graph dataset for connecting research data repositories using RD-Switchboard

Posted on May 29, 2018 by serendipolis

Check out our paper at Scientific Data on Research Graph, an open-access graph connecting and visualising research data for discovery. https://www.nature.com/articles/sdata201899 Abstract This paper describes the open access graph dataset that shows the connections between Dryad, CERN, ANDS and other … Continue reading →

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