Changing civil society in Spain through transparency and civic technologies

Authors

  • Raúl Magallón-Rosa Department of Journalism. Carlos III University of Madrid. Spain.
  • Victoria Bolaños-Huertas PhD student. Rey Juan Carlos University.
  • Victoria Anderica-Caffarena Phd student at Universidad Autonoma of Barcelona.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15847/obsOBS1132017969

Keywords:

civic participation, open data, transparency, Spain, civic technologies, accountability, public sphere

Abstract

This paper addresses the role of open data in the development of civic technologies in Spain. We have analysed organisations that are using technology as a tool to improve transparency, democracy and citizen participation in public matters. During this research we run through the evolution of the use of technologies by civil society in Spain, we define the concept of civic technologies and propose a set of typologies, paying special attention to the source of data, with the final aim of knowing how often public open data has been used. We conclude by highlighting the need to increase the communication between public and private institutions and the organisations that use data in favour of providing useful information and making easier the development of civic technologies.

Author Biographies

Raúl Magallón-Rosa, Department of Journalism. Carlos III University of Madrid. Spain.

Lecturer

Victoria Bolaños-Huertas, PhD student. Rey Juan Carlos University.

PhD student, Journalist, member of the project quehacenlosdiputados.net, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos,

Victoria Anderica-Caffarena, Phd student at Universidad Autonoma of Barcelona.

Director of the transparency Project of the city of Madrid. Coordinator and professor at the module on Access to Information and Freedom of Expression of the Master on Investigative Journalism, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos and El Mundo.

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Published

2017-09-28

How to Cite

Magallón-Rosa, R., Bolaños-Huertas, V., & Anderica-Caffarena, V. (2017). Changing civil society in Spain through transparency and civic technologies. Observatorio (OBS*), 11(3). https://doi.org/10.15847/obsOBS1132017969

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 3 (2017)

Section

Articles

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