Digital Participation in the city of Ghent
Author
Platek, Bartosz Wojciech
Term
3. Term
Publication year
2020
Pages
22
Abstract
Denne afhandling undersøger, hvordan open data og innovative digitale deltagelsesmetoder passer ind i Ghents mangeårige transition mod bæredygtig urban mobilitet. Med et casestudie af MUV (Mobility Urban Values) i bydelen Muide/Meulestede, hvor et smartphone-baseret spil med incitamenter inviterer borgere, lokale virksomheder og tjenesteudbydere til samskabelse af mobilitet og styrkelse af lokalt ejerskab, placeres casen i en bredere kontekst af EU’s open data-politik, Smart City-dagsordenen samt teori om deltagelse, social innovation og sociotekniske transitioner (fx multi-level perspective). Afhandlingen fremhæver betydningen af implementeringskvalitet, offentlig accept, aktørmotivation og kontekstafhængighed og adresserer risici for, at ambitiøse visioner kan løbe forud for lokal kapacitet. På baggrund af forfatterens analyse argumenteres der for, at deltagelse i Ghent er veletableret som både transportpolitisk grundelement og social norm, og at udnyttelse af den sociotekniske transitionskontekst kan styrke digital deltagelse. Uddybede empiriske resultater og konklusioner fremgår ikke af det leverede uddrag.
This thesis examines how open data and innovative digital participation methods fit within Ghent’s long-standing transition toward sustainable urban mobility. Using a case study of the MUV (Mobility Urban Values) project in the Muide/Meulestede neighborhood—where a smartphone-based game with incentives invites citizens, local businesses, and service providers to co-design mobility and foster neighborhood ownership—the study situates the case within the broader context of EU open data policy, Smart City agendas, and theories of participation, social innovation, and socio-technical transitions (e.g., the multi-level perspective). It emphasizes the importance of implementation quality, public acceptability, actor motivation, and context dependency, and addresses risks that ambitious visions may outpace local capacity. Based on the author’s analysis, it argues that participation in Ghent is well established as both a transport policy cornerstone and a socially accepted norm, and that leveraging the socio-technical transition context can strengthen digital participation. Detailed empirical results and conclusions are not provided in the excerpt.
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