Digital Fix-It (FR0013)
Overview
At-a-Glance
Action Plan: France, First Action Plan, 2015-2017
Action Plan Cycle: 2015
Status: Inactive
Institutions
Lead Institution: Prime Minister’s Office
Support Institution(s): NA
Policy Areas
Access to Information, Open Data, Public ParticipationIRM Review
IRM Report: France End-of-Term Report 2015-2017, France Mid-Term Progress Report 2015-2017
Starred: No
Early Results: Did Not Change
Design i
Verifiable: No
Relevant to OGP Values: Not Relevant
Implementation i
Description
CONTEXT & AIM In the digital realm, contributive and crowd sourced efforts to identify problems is a good approach to ensure strong cyber security. Citizens will be offered the possibility to contribute to the identification of incidents (various cyber security incidents, notably website defacement). Named "Digital Fix-it", this project, conducted by Agence Nationale de la Sécurité des Systèmes d’Information (the French Cybersecurity Agency), will focus on statecontrolled and semi-public websites.
ROADMAP
• An experimental reporting platform will be put in place during 2016
• The platform will be open to the public by the end of 2016
IRM End of Term Status Summary
10.2. Digital Fix-it
Editorial Note: For ease of evaluation, Commitment 10 is broken into Commitment 10.1 and Commitment 10.2, which are assessed individually.
Commitment Text:
i. Fix My Neighbourhood
ROADMAP
• Launch the 'Fix My Neighbourhood' call for projects in June 2015
• Make a first version of the digital solution for reporting incidents available in September 2015 (objective: 100 municipalities involved before the end of the year)
• In mid-2016, launch the solutions that may be generalized
10.2. Digital Fix-it
Commitment Text:
ii. Digital Fix-it
ROADMAP
• An experimental reporting platform will be put in place during 2016
• The platform will be open to the public by the end of 2016
Editorial Note: This is a partial version of the commitment text. For the full commitment text please see France's national action plan: https://bit.ly/2MTYhsR.
Responsible Institutions: Prime Minister's Office, Ministry of State for the Digital Sector, attached to the Ministry of the Economy, Industry and the Digital Sector; Ministry of State for Urban Policy, attached to the Minister of Urban Affairs, Youth and Sport
Supporting Institution(s): N/A
Start Date: Not Specified
End Date: 2016
Commitment Aim
This commitment sought to launch a call for tenders to: 1) develop a national digital tool to report street incidents and monitor their resolution; and 2) develop a pilot digital application to allow citizens to report incidences of cybervandalism or other cyber security issues on state-controlled and semi-public websites.
Fix my Neighbourhood (Commitment 10.1) aimed to help local government dispatch alerts to the relevant departments and provide opportunities to hold officials answerable for their actions. However, the text is limited simply to publishing a call for tenders for tool development; the commitment is thus of unclear relevance to OGP.
Digital Fix-it (Commitment 10.2) sought to develop a pilot digital application to allow citizens to report incidences of cybervandalism or other cyber security issues on state-controlled and semi-public websites. The activities and timeline are unclear as is the relevance of this commitment to OGP values.
Status
Commitment 10.1
Midterm: Withdrawn
The government self-assessment reports that the Ministry of State for the Digital Sector no longer considers Fix my Neighbourhood as relevant since similar tools already exist. The midterm assessment notes that this sub-commitment has been withdrawn.
Commitment 10.2
Midterm: Not Started
At the time of the midterm, the IRM researcher was unable to find publicly available evidence that the government has started the Digital Fix-it project. The government self-assessment did not reference Digital Fix-It. Therefore, the commitment was considered “Not Started.”
End of Term: Not started
The information provided by the government in its self-assessment and desk research done by the IRM researcher indicate that this commitment was never started.
The government self-assessment indicates that the Ministry for Digital Affairs refocussed on the development of a toolbox for local governments and on supporting civic tech organisations. Etalab wishes to make use of public consultation tools developed by non-governmental actors (civil society organisations and civic techs) to facilitate to work of the public administration and create bridges with the public. Thus, the platform consultation.etalab.gouv.fr has replaced Fix my Neighbourhood. The platform features four tools following certain criteria including open algorithms and privacy of personal data and which are bound to evolve. Civil society organisations that were not directly involved in the development of this platform were unaware of its existence and of the intention of the government to redirect this commitment to support civic techs.[Note78: Members of Démocratie ouverte, personal communication with IRM researcher, 27 Oct. 2017.]
The new objective is relevant to OGP values but does not relate to the initial commitment, therefore these efforts cannot be taken into account in the assessment.
The self-assessment codes the sub-commitment on Digital Fix-it ‘not started.' The IRM researcher submitted a request for additional information on implementation to the National Agency on the Security of Information Systems (ANSSI) but no information could be found on the agency's reaction.
Did It Open Government?
Access to Information: Did not change
Civic Participation: Did not change
Public Accountability: Did not change
Given the lack of implementation and the obscure relevance to OGP values, this commitment has not changed government practices and thus not contributed to opening government. The government self-assessment points to a redirection of efforts to support the French civic tech with the development of public consultation tools. The new objective of this commitment fits with OGP values of civic participation but cannot be taken into account in terms of opening up government practice since it has not yet been implemented.
Carried Forward?
The original commitment was not carried over, but the refocussed commitment was integrated in the new action plan, with a focus on the development of the concultation.etalab.gouv.fr platform and the organisation of public events.
Commitments
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Transparency of Public Services
FR0030, 2018, E-Government
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Transparency of Public Procurement
FR0031, 2018, Access to Information
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Transparency of Development Aid
FR0032, 2018, Access to Information
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Expand Open Data
FR0033, 2018, Access to Information
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Improved Data Policies and Administration
FR0034, 2018, Access to Information
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Transparency of Public Algorithms
FR0035, 2018, E-Government
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Open Data at Sub-National Level
FR0036, 2018, Access to Information
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State AI Lab
FR0037, 2018, Automated Decision-Making
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Administrative Capacity-Building
FR0038, 2018, Capacity Building
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Public Service Incubators
FR0039, 2018, Capacity Building
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Streamline Data Flows
FR0040, 2018, Access to Information
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Open Etat Forum
FR0041, 2018, E-Government
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Online Procedures Dashboard
FR0042, 2018, E-Government
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Govtech Summit
FR0043, 2018, Capacity Building
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Improve Public Consultation Mechanisms
FR0044, 2018, E-Government
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International Transparency and Citizen Participation
FR0045, 2018, Aid
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Public Pariticipation in Sustainable Development
FR0046, 2018, Access to Information
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Open Science
FR0047, 2018, Access to Information
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Citizen Involvement in Cour Des Comptes
FR0048, 2018, Access to Information
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Transparency of Interest Representatives
FR0049, 2018, Access to Information
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Access to Information on Public Officials
FR0050, 2018, Access to Information
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Open Regional and Local Authorities' Data
FR0001, 2015, Access to Information
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Publish Municipal Council Decisions and Reports Online
FR0002, 2015, E-Government
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Publish Building Permits in Open Data Format
FR0003, 2015, Access to Information
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Increase Transparency in Public Procurement
FR0004, 2015, Access to Information
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Improve Transparency in International Development Aid
FR0005, 2015, Access to Information
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Open Access to Public Policy Evaluations
FR0006, 2015, E-Government
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Involve Citizens in Cour Des Comptes Work
FR0007, 2015, Access to Information
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Access to Public Officials Transparency Obligations
FR0008, 2015, Access to Information
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Beneficial Ownership
FR0009, 2015, Anti-Corruption
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Transparency in Extractive Industries
FR0010, 2015, Anti-Corruption
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Transparency in International Trade Commercial Negotiations
FR0011, 2015, Access to Information
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Fix My Neighborhood
FR0012, 2015, E-Government
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Digital Fix-It
FR0013, 2015, Access to Information
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Co-Produce Data Infrastructure with Civil Society
FR0014, 2015, Access to Information
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Open Legal Resources
FR0015, 2015, Access to Information
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Reform Participatory Mechanisms
FR0016, 2015, Open Regulations
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Mediation and Justice
FR0017, 2015, Access to Justice
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Open and Circulate Data
FR0018, 2015, Access to Information
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Open Calculation Models and Simulators
FR0019, 2015, Access to Information
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Open Platform for Government Resources
FR0020, 2015, E-Government
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Improve Public Services Through E-Government and User Interaction
FR0021, 2015, E-Government
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Empower Civil Society to Support Schools
FR0022, 2015, E-Government
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Diversify Recruitment Within Public Institutions
FR0023, 2015, Capacity Building
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Culture Change
FR0024, 2015, Capacity Building
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Spread Public Innovation
FR0025, 2015, Capacity Building
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Protect Against Conflicts of Interest
FR0026, 2015, Anti-Corruption
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Civil Society & Transparency in COP21 Conference Planning
FR0027, 2015, Environment and Climate
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Open Data and Climate/Sustainable Development
FR0028, 2015, Access to Information
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Collaborate with Civil Society on Climate and Sustainable Development
FR0029, 2015, Environment and Climate