Notes from the Decidim.index: indices for the democratic quality of online participation, organized by decidim.barcelona and held in Barcelona, Spain, on 19 January 2018. More notes on this event: decidim-index.
Sofia de Roa: Systems of indicators of quality
The point of departure to design a system of indicators for democratic quality is transparency.
Two types of organiations in relationship to transparency:
180º organization:
- What for transparency: to disclose information from the past.
- Why transparency: external motivation: to look nice in transparency indices and gain recognition.
- What do we make transparent: operative aspects related to production, such as people, economy, structure and processes.
- How do we become transparent: on their own, with their own tools.
360º organization:
- What for transparency: to disclose commitments and measure improvements.
- Why transparency: intrinsic motivation: responsibility, work well done, the common good.
- What do we make transparent: all the value chain, including vision and mission, values, strategies, etc.
- How do we become transparent: in a participatory way, with all stakeholders.
How to operationalize concepts such as diversity, democratic quality, gender balance, social autonomy, etc.?
Systems of quality indicators: choose, improve, etc.
