CIVIC SECTOR DATA TRANSPARENCY DASHBOARD PROTOTYPE
HUMAN-CENTERED DECISION MAKING
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, PLANNING, AND PRESERVATION
CLIENT: INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY RIO (ITS RIO)
ADVISOR: ANDRE CORREA D’ALMEIDA
Team: Tamim Abedin, Alan Jidong Cai, Jianwen Du, Candice Siyun Ji, Dmitri Armand Johnson, Aria Ziwei Ling, Eve Passman, Gadha Raj, Sreenidhi Rao, Sebastian Salas, and Mia Winther-Tamaki
This project represents a concerted three-month long effort to equip Rio de Janeiro’s government with the practical technological tools to foster a culture of transparency in their government. This consisted of consultation with the Institute of Technology and Society of Rio de Janeiro (ITS Rio), interviews with key stakeholders, robust analysis of Rio’s cultural context, and case study reviews. We developed a prototype of a user-centric product built for interoperable data flows to be used by civil servants of the Rio municipality. The platform prioritized the simplification of data collection and sharing of agency-wide information sharing. The dashboard provides interactive incentivization and transparency tools to foster better agency-wide decision making. Final deliverables also included a detailed implementation strategy and designed a user guide to ensure successful deployment.
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, PLANNING, AND PRESERVATION
CLIENT: INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY RIO (ITS RIO)
ADVISOR: ANDRE CORREA D’ALMEIDA
Team: Tamim Abedin, Alan Jidong Cai, Jianwen Du, Candice Siyun Ji, Dmitri Armand Johnson, Aria Ziwei Ling, Eve Passman, Gadha Raj, Sreenidhi Rao, Sebastian Salas, and Mia Winther-Tamaki
This project represents a concerted three-month long effort to equip Rio de Janeiro’s government with the practical technological tools to foster a culture of transparency in their government. This consisted of consultation with the Institute of Technology and Society of Rio de Janeiro (ITS Rio), interviews with key stakeholders, robust analysis of Rio’s cultural context, and case study reviews. We developed a prototype of a user-centric product built for interoperable data flows to be used by civil servants of the Rio municipality. The platform prioritized the simplification of data collection and sharing of agency-wide information sharing. The dashboard provides interactive incentivization and transparency tools to foster better agency-wide decision making. Final deliverables also included a detailed implementation strategy and designed a user guide to ensure successful deployment.