Intermediation in Open Development: A Knowledge Stewardship Approach

Open Development (OD) is a subset of ICT4D that studies the potential of IT-enabled openness to support social change among poor or marginalized populations. Early OD work examined the potential of IT-enabled openness to decentralize power and enable public engagement by disintermediating knowledge...

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Published in:Global media journal Canadian edition 2016-01, Vol.9 (1), p.51-71
Main Author: Katherine M A ReillyJuan P Alperin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Big Data
Blogs
Developing countries
Digital media
Education
ICT4D
Information systems
Information technology
Innovations
Intermediation
International
International conferences
Knowledge
Knowledge management
LDCs
Literature reviews
Mediation
Open access
Open Data
Open Development
Public Engagement
Public good
Public participation
Scholarly publishing
Social change
Social networks
Stewardship
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Summary:Open Development (OD) is a subset of ICT4D that studies the potential of IT-enabled openness to support social change among poor or marginalized populations. Early OD work examined the potential of IT-enabled openness to decentralize power and enable public engagement by disintermediating knowledge production and dissemination. However, in practice, intermediaries have emerged to facilitate open data and related knowledge production activities in development processes. We identify five models of intermediation in OD work: decentralized, arterial, ecosystem, bridging, and communities of practice and examine the implications of each for stewardship of open processes. We conclude that studying OD through these five forms of intermediation is a productive way of understanding whether and how different patterns of knowledge stewardship influence development outcomes. We also offer suggestions for future research that can improve our understanding of how to sustain openness, facilitate public engagement, and ensure that intermediation contributes to open development.
ISSN:1918-5901
1918-5901