Conducting Public-Private Responses Through Civic Tech (KR0070)

How the Commitment Came to be

- Identified as a policy relevant to open government( October 11 to November 14, 2022 )
- Selected as a commitment during the Civic Participation Subcommittee meeting ( March 16, 2023 )
- Development of draft by the Civic Participation Subcommittee meeting ( April 20, 2023 )
- Discussed during the Government-Civil Joint meeting ( April 28, 2023 )
- Discussed during Open Government Week ( May 12, 2023 )
- Up for Public Feedback (Innovation 24 OGP Discussion Board) ( June 26 to July 9, 2023 )

Background

As social issues become more complex and diverse, citizen-led, autonomous, and active solutions to social problems are needed. Civic Tech is a new citizen participation movement that seeks to solve social issues and problems by utilizing various intelligent technologies directly by citizens. In order for Civic Tech to be activated, it is necessary to secure the diversity of civic technologies and facilitate the linkage and interaction between them.

Details of the Commitment

Provide data to government policy-making processes and embracing a Civic-Tech approach to solving problems directly with the people.
* Example: (Government) Provide information on facilities for the disabled + (Citizen) Utilize data → Develop an app to provide travel routes for the disabled

Potential for Result

Organizing citizen-led seminars and sharing sessions through the Open Data Forum

1 Seminar Select major issues and topics in the field of public data through surveys among forum members and the general public and plan and hold seminars and lectures.

2 Sharing sessions Present the Open Data Forum’s annual activities (including best practices for Living Labs).

Operate Civic Tech, Living Labs

1 Civic Tech - Activate Civic Tech to co-create social value of data and empower citizens to utilize data. - Support citizen communities using public data and hold data utilization trainings and hackathons.

2 Living Labs - Run Living Lab programs that leverage public data to solve social issues. - Provide mentoring to build the capacity of local communities, including civic organizations, to use open data. - Run Living Lab contests and encourage spreading of best practices.

Build public-private partnerships

- Attempt to solve social problems using data by establishing a public-private partnership system that can quickly respond to social issues.

Milestone Activity with a Verifiable Deliverable | Start - End

Operate the 2023 Open Data Forum and Civic Tech | June 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

Operate the 2024 Open Data Forum and Civic Tech | June 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

Operate the 2025 Open Data Forum and Civic Tech | June 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025

Operate the 2026 Open Data Forum and Civic Tech | June 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026