# Code the report #delibTech

## Context and proposal
As part of the launching strategy of the report, we could organize a hackathon to "code the report". **In one sentence, a hackathon to prototype solutions to challenges resulting from the report or the digital deliberation series.** For example, adapt exisiting tools to specific needs of deliberative processes (on any of the stages) or create/fork tools to actually help implement the Principles (e.g a dashboard to follow the implementation of the recommendations). The final result can take the form of a toolbox, a GitHub repository or prototypes of tools to support organisers of DP around the world.

**What do I mean with a hackathon?** A design/code sprint event, in which computer programmers and others involved in software development, including graphic designers, interface designers, project managers, domain experts, and others collaborate intensively on projects. The goal of a hackathon is to create functioning software or hardware by the end of the event. Normally, hackathons answer to a specific challenge or problem and participants try to prototype a solution. Participants engage on a personal level, in teams or individually, without expecting a monetary echange but sometimes, the organizer can select and award projects, as recognition for their participation.

**Why do I think it is a good idea?** Because I think that it might be the first time that an OECD report is followed with practical tools for implementation. The goal is to create tools based on the recommendations of the report, so in a way, we would code the report into tools for organizers to use. Aditionally, there is a momentum to talk about deliberation (on the report sense and on the broader understanding). I am sure that in the next days/weeks a debate will take place on how parliaments (and other institutions with deliberative caracteristics) are using non adapted tools (e.g Zoom) and how it affects democracy. Last but not least, we are in Paris which means, Convention Citoyenne pour le Climat, Parliament, CESE, CNDP, Conseil de Paris, Conseils d'arrondissements... many bodies that need deliberative tools, many user cases and policy actors that can become new clients of the report :)

## Objectives?

1. Disseminate report and findigns to a new audience (developpers, designers, data scientists, policy makers in other areas)
2. Create content around the report to support its launch or (depending on the calendar) to give a second push to the report
3. Surf on the interest around digital deliberation and capture those communities
4. Enhance the adoption and implementation of the report, its recommendations and the Principles
5. Create synergies with other institutions, actors, communities
6. Expand the network to other types of practitionners (tech savvy and non policy savvy)
7. Create a case study of stakeholder participation for policy design

## How?

A two day hackathon (over one weekend) at the OECD or other location in Paris. Organized as follows:

- Presentation of the context, the report, the network and the Principles
- Presentation of digital deliberation series
- Presentation of the challenges
- Work in teams x1 day 1/2
- Pitch of solutions
- TBC if winners and if so, jury etc
- End of hackathon

**Examples of challenges:**
- Tool to facilitate random selection and stratification with open algorithms and code to ensure transparency and accountability
- One challenge in leanring/skills stage
- Tool for digital deliberation following the recommendations of the report (which could be also used by parliamentarians)
- A one-click website for the deliberative process (public communications, transparency section, etc)
- A dashboard for monitoring and evaluation
- A data standard for data collection to ensure interoperability and thus comparison around the world.
- We can have non-tech challenges too ! Infographics, translation workshops, next steps...

## Logistics:

In the summer?

In partnership with Convention Citoyenne?

If at OECD, beverages and food for participants, room with good wifi and enough tables and paper boards.

If not OECD (maybe Liberté Living Lab).

We could have a remote international participation and invite network members to replicate or to participate.