Participative Decision-Making and Gamification: The Case of «Civic Points»
Citation: , Participative Decision-Making and Gamification: The Case of «Civic Points»
, in: Jusletter IT 28. Februar 2020
Although games have always been part of human history (from children’s plays to gambling), only recently they have been introduced in the public sphere as a tool to stimulate aggregative social processes. However, gamification of participative decision-making, enabled by the use of ICTs and the exploitation of personal data, raises some concerns, in particular the protection of privacy and fundamental freedoms of citizens. In this contribution, after a theoretical overview, we tackle such questions, describing a participatory model which allows to minimize the risks of abuses by public authorities while maximizing the potential benefit, especially in local communities.
Table of contents
1. Introduction: gamification as the new frontier in citizenship engagement
2. Theoretical background of gamification as a tool for participative governance
3. Gamification and the control of citizens’ personal data
3.1. Gamification and human rights
3.2. Gamification and personal data in the GDPR framework
4. Towards gamification of public engagement: the perspective of «civic points»
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