Datashare: exploring the potential of reusing data for third sector organisations to support their collaboration

Saienko, Olena; De Paoli, Stefano; Donald, Iain

Abstract

This paper describes a Participatory design case study on how the reuse of existing data can support cooperative work of Third Sector Organisations in a local context. While many Third Sector Organisations collect data about their own services and local communities' needs, this data is rarely reused by the organisation or shared with others, due to a lack of resources and funding. To explore this issue, we have engaged in Participatory Design research with six locally based social organisations from Scotland. As an outcome of this research, the organisations have imagined the concept of the “Datashare” platform. This is a platform that would allow reusing and sharing of their data by exchanging it widely through the sector and beyond. The paper contributes to knowledge by bringing reflections on the role of the PD process in fostering open data culture for collaboration for Third Sector Organisations highlighting the potential impact of the designed solution.

Citation

Saienko, O., De Paoli, S., & Donald, I. (2022, June). Datashare: exploring the potential of reusing data for third sector organisations to support their collaboration. Presented at 20th European Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work, ECSCW 2022, Coimbra, Portugal

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (published)
• Conference Name: 20th European Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work, ECSCW 2022
• Start Date: Jun 27, 2022
• End Date: Jul 1, 2022
• Publication Date: 2022-02
• Deposit Date: Mar 29, 2023
• Series Title: Reports of the European Society for Socially Embedded Technologies
• Series ISSN: 2510-2591
• Book Title: ECSCW 2022: Proceedings of the 20th European Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.48340/ecscw2022_p10
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/3060697
• Publisher URL: https://ecscw.eusset.eu/2022/
• Related Public URLs: https://dl.eusset.eu/handle/20.500.12015/4385