Harriet from Citizen Driven Stats takes the OZ SI Camp Changemaker Quiz
Open Forum invited all of the Changemakers who have had their ideas selected as projects to be developed at the innaugrual Australian Social Innovation Camp, 5-7 March 2010, to join us for a quick Q&A. Harriet Wakelam, co-creator of Citizen Driven Stats had this to say.
Have you ever entered a contest like this before?
Enables Australian citizens and non-profit organisations to suggest ideas for new types of statistics, openly evaluates the potential and supports the idea through to reality by providing a platform for collaboration. Independent experts inform the discussion, but are not approvers. Government can choose to fund an idea, or a partnership of individuals and non-profits can move forward on their own supported by a micro-funding model.
Which individuals or organisations would you really love to see get behind your idea?
On my own time.
How do you first find out about OZ SI Camp?
From the UK camps.
What stage do you expect this project to have reached 12months from now?
Having a strong community of users, some financial backing and using the community to advise on future services and integration.
In your wildest dreams, what would be the ultimate measure of success for this idea?
Community advocacy building capacity to influence funding decisions that enable collaborative partnerships between gov serviced, innovator and researchers. Emergence as reality!
What’s the worst that could go wrong?
Nothing. Even If the concept fails, the thinking and the need will enable a stronger idea to emerge.
Was this a new idea you developed specifically for SI Camp, or did the call for submissions simply provide an opportunity to get some traction on an idea you’ve been trying to make happen for a while?
This idea was specific for SI Camp, but was a spin-off from a long focus on participative democracy and distributed group collaboration.
Your definition of Social Innovation in one sentence…
Data and innovation meet need.
It will be shared with anyone who thinks it’s useful!
Anything else you’d like to add before we finish?
Nope.