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- Chronéer, Diana, et al.
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The Missing Chart and Compass to Open Governance : Research in progress
- 2018
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Ingår i: Presented at SWEG 2018. The 15th Scandinavian Workshop on E-Government. - Copenhagen.
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Today’s society is facing a number of pervasive societal trends such as increased globalization, accelerating urbanisation, a growing knowledge society, stronger individualization, as well as increased variety and pluralism (SOU 2016:89). These phenomena are driven and enabled by the data driven digitalization and new technologies, and taken together they indicate that a digital transformation is ongoing. In the end the digital transformation of the society will influence all, from individuals to nations and globally. It is plausible to say that the digital transformation is unescapable and Janowski (2015) claims that it is clear that governments and policymakers must pay attention to and be ready to govern the digital space since many of the cultural, political, economical and other human activities now occur in the digital space. Sweden aims high, in 2012 the Swedish government appointed Digitaliseringskommissionen the mission to realize the IT policy goal; to become supreme in making use of all the possibilities that digitalization brings along. Digitaliseringskommissionen states that Sweden is strong in areas such as infrastructure, human capital and use of the Internet, and have many ICT specialists, but Sweden is weak when it comes to digitalizing the public sphere; there is lack of co-ordination of administrations (finding common solutions) and open data (SOU 2016:89).
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- Habibipour, Abdolrasoul, 1979-, et al.
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Rural Living Lab: What is that and how is it shaped?
- 2021
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Ingår i: Proceedings of the Digital Living Lab Days Conference 2021. - : European Network of Living Labs (ENoLL). ; , s. 127-141
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Digital transformation (DT) has received increasing attention in recent years. Despite this, most of the current studies focus on digital transformation in more advanced societies, particularly urban areas, and the concept has not been investigated enough within rural contexts. This study aims at exploring how a rural living lab (Rural LL) is shaped and how this approach can be designed to support digital transformation processes in rural context. In so doing, following a design science research methodology (DSRM), we have designed an artefact (i.e., Rural LL framework) which is an “instantiation” that supports user centric digitalization of rural areas. The designed framework is developed based on the key components of “traditional” and “urban” living labs, as well as empirical data which was collected within the context of the DigiBy project. The main constructs (key components) of this framework are: 1) rural context, 2) digitalization, 3) governance, control, and business mode, and 4) quintuple helix actors. We also offer an empirically derived definition of the rural living lab concept, followed by avenues for future research.
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- Habibipour, Abdolrasoul, 1979-, et al.
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Rural Living Labs: Inclusive Digital Transformation in the Countryside
- 2021
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Ingår i: Technology Innovation Management Review. - Ottawa : Talent First Network. - 1927-0321. ; 11:9/10, s. 59-72
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Digital transformation (DT) has received increasing attention in recent years. Up until now, most of the current studies focus on digital transformation in advanced and dense societies, especially urban areas and technologies. Hence, the phenomenon of DT is under-researched in the context of rural and sparsely populated contexts. This study aims at exploring how a rural living lab (RLL) can be shaped and how this approach can be designed to support digital transformation processes in rural contexts. In so doing, following a design science research methodology (DSRM) approach, we have made an artefact (that is, RLL framework) that is an “instantiation” that supports user centric digitalization of rural areas. The designed framework is developed based on the key components of “traditional” and “urban” living labs, as well as empirical data which was collected within the context of the DigiBy project. The DigiBy project aims at conducting DT pilots in rural areas to elevate peoples’ understanding of digitalization and the application of digitalization opportunities for service development in rural areas in the north of Sweden. As a result of these studies, five key components that guide the design of digital transformation pilots in rural areas emerged, namely: 1) rural context, 2) digitalization, 3) governance, control, and business mode, 4) methods facilitating DT processes, and 5) quintuple helix actors. We also offer an empirically derived definition of the rural living lab concept, followed by avenues for future research.
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- Habibipour, Abdolrasoul, 1979-, et al.
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Theorizing Living Lab research: The way forward
- 2023
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Ingår i: Proceedings of the XXXIV ISPIM Innovation Conference. - 9789526506937
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Living Labs have become a popular approach to facilitate multi-stakeholder engagement in open innovation processes in real-life settings. Despite their extensive application across various research fields, there is still a lack of theoretical understanding in this area. This study aims to take the first step towards developing a theory for Living Labs. In doing so, we will review the current state of the art of Living Lab theories as well as identify areas where further theoretical support is required. To achieve this, grounded theory will be used as the overarching approach to rigorously review literature. The outcome of this research will be a taxonomy of Living Lab theories, classified according to the emerged themes from grounded theory analysis. Additionally, the study will identify areas where Living Lab research needs to be theorized to support both researchers and practitioners in this area.
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- Lassinantti, Josefin, 1971-, et al.
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Relevant social groups for open data use and engagement
- 2019
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Ingår i: Government Information Quarterly. - : Elsevier. - 0740-624X .- 1872-9517. ; 36:1, s. 98-111
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The opening up of public sector data has provided a new data resource for the citizens. However, the use of open data and its consequent societal value has proved not to be as extensive as initially hoped for, although multiple innovations have emerged; rather it is still considered problematic, and knowledge about open data use is scarce. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to clarify open data use and engagement by people outside the public sector, especially what motives exists and how different user types align to these motives. To achieve this, a document analysis has been carried out of reported use cases identified in EU topic reports between 2014 and 2016. By applying the theory of Relevant Social Groups (RSG), which focuses on the people's interpretation of the purpose with the technology, we identified five RSGs representing overall motives for open data use: 1) Exploring for creativity, 2) Creating business value, 3) Enabling local citizen value, 4) Addressing global societal challenges, and 5) Advocating the open data agenda. We also discuss differences between the relevant social groups and the included user types, issues and implications for understanding the evolvement of the open data field, and suggests research ahead.
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- Lindberg, Johanna, et al.
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Bridging the Gap. Policies to Accelerate Social Change for an Inclusive Rural Digital Transformation in Sweden
- 2024
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Ingår i: European Countryside. - : Walter de Gruyter. - 1803-8417. ; 16:1, s. 26-42
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This study explores officials' perspectives on Swedish policies for rural digital transformation (RDT). Through the lens of Social Acceleration and systems thinking, employing Critical Systems Heuristics collecting empirical data, we explore how officials perceive that Swedish digitalisation policies impacts inclusive RDT. We investigate whether the possibility to implement Swedish digitalisation policies support or hinder inclusive RDT. Our results emphasize the importance of Social Acceleration based on the aspirations of rural residents, encompassing technical acceleration, social change, and the pace of life. The rapid societal acceleration driven by digitalisation impacts the implementation of digital services in rural areas. Policies do not address the needs of tailored digital services; officials strive to manage this through creative methods despite inherent challenges.
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- McPhee, Chris, et al.
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Editorial : Living Labs
- 2019
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Ingår i: Technology Innovation Management Review. - : Talent First Network. - 1927-0321. ; 9:3, s. 3-5
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Tidskriftsartikel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)
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- Mirijamdotter, Anita, et al.
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M2M : a qualitative study of users' feedback related to future M2M services
- 2007
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The background of this study is a research project which aims to gain user feedback on future IT-services. In this project, a number of user scenarios were developed and these showed how IT-services could be implemented in different contexts. The basis for this study was to select a few scenarios and present them for users in focus-group interviews. The purpose of this user participation study was to elicit and analyse users' feedback, that is, reactions, needs and ideas related to future IT- services. Furthermore, the work aimed to contribute to the development of new methods for user participation while developing new ICT-solutions. Our study showed that technology should be optional - in other words, the user must be the one initiating and controlling the technology dependent on their needs. We also found that people in general were not delighted to be dependant on technology. Adding to that, introduction and/or implementation of technologies for control must be handled with great care. Finally, if a solution should succeed, it was requested that the solution is adjustable to individual and situational circumstances.
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- Runardotter, Mari, 1961-, et al.
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A Digital Society for All : A complicated endeavour
- 2020
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Ingår i: NordiCHI '20: Proceedings of the 11th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction. - New York, NY, USA : Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- This paper explores digital participation for citizens in rural areas and presents the views from people that in some way are working with digital transformation. It build on data gathered during a workshop, together with an interview with an employee working with digital support to citizens. We apply a critical approach, arguing that if the digital society should embrace all, there are efforts needed. Our informants’ witness of many shortcomings and challenges for digital participation for all to come true, but also provide ideas and ways forward.
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