Talk:Civic application

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What are some of the disadvantages of using civic application and how can this negatively impact the market of civic technology? Jameswang323 (talk) 17:13, 9 September 2019 (UTC)James Wang[reply]

How have civic applications negatively impacted our society and what are some things that should be considered with the development of civic technology for the future? On top of that, what does the development of civic applications have on the market? Has FinTech hurt or helped civic applications? Overall, I believe that this article does not reference the negative affects of civic applications. Which is why I really want to highlight the question "Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?". Ultimately, I believe that the civic applications expose civilians to more services but at the same time may overwhelm them of things that are virtual instead of real. On top of that, there are extreme security issues with civic applications as well as potential hackers have access to so many pieces of critical information.

Alex Tran, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Alex_K._Tran/sandbox Alex K. Tran (talk) 21:38, 10 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I think it would be beneficial to add the following line between paragraphs 4 and 5: "One potential benefit of civic applications is that they can help disseminate democracy. On social media applications, users have widespread access to political information, including the voting decisions of their elected representatives and information on legislative ballots.^[1] Civic applications bridge the communicative divide between political leaders in government and their constituents." Thomasquinnild (talk) 05:58, 13 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Here are ten relevant references that could be added to this article:

1. Shirky, Clay. “The Political Power of Social Media: Technology, the Public Sphere, and Political Change.” Foreign Affairs, vol. 90, no. 1, 2011, pp. 28–41. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/25800379. Accessed 16 Sep. 2022.

2. “Grantee Spotlight: California Environmental Voters | Rose Foundation.” Rosefdn.org, 2022, rosefdn.org/grantee-spotlight-california-environmental-voters/. Accessed 17 Sept. 2022.

3. Block, Fred L., and Matthew R. Keller. State of Innovation: The U.S. Government's Role in Technology Development. Routledge, 2016.

4. Dunaway, Johanna, and Doris A. Graber. Mass Media and American Politics. SAGE Publications, Inc., 2023.

5. Lee, Gwanhoo, and Young Hoon Kwak. “An Open Government Maturity Model for Social Media-Based Public Engagement.” Government Information Quarterly, vol. 29, no. 4, Oct. 2012, pp. 492–503, www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0740624X1200086X, 10.1016/j.giq.2012.06.001. Accessed 20 Sept. 2022.

6. “Scaling Civic Tech.” How Can We Harness Technology to Promote Civic Engagement and More Responsive Government?, 2022, knightfoundation.org/features/civictechbiz/. Accessed 20 Sept. 2022.

7. Stoddard, J. (2014). The Need for Media Education in Democratic Education. Democracy and Education, 22 (1), Article 4.

8. Moore, Martin. Centre for the Study of Media, Communication, and Power, 2016, pp. 1–92, Tech Giants and Civic Power.

9. Chan, Clarice. “Corporate Civic Responsibility: A New Paradigm for Companies to Advance Public Interest Technology.” Corporate Civic Responsibility, Tech Talent Project, 21 Dec. 2020, techtalentproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Corporate-Civic-Responsibility_Chan_TechTalentProject_1.6.21.pdf.

10. Balestrini, Mara. “A City in Common: Explorations on Sustained Community Engagement with Bottom-up Civic Technologies.” University College London, University College London, 2017, pp. 1–321.

Thomasquinnild (talk) 05:59, 20 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 24 August 2022 and 30 November 2022. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Thomasquinnild (article contribs). Peer reviewers: Farouk Najjar, Zeinaxd.

— Assignment last updated by DrPronoun (talk) 06:27, 11 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I wanted to start off by saying this is a very well made start to your lead section! I love the use of the bullet points and feel it would be a good idea to turn those bullet points into possible future sections for the article. Those bullet points could be used as a table of contents!

Additionally, I just wanted to add that I feel the tone is rather optimistic and highlights most of the positive viewpoints of civic applications, possibly adding bias to the article. A review of the tone could help, or maybe a possible section on some of the negative implications of civic applications as well.

Thank you for taking what I say into consideration. Farouk Najjar (talk) 06:38, 11 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your review, Farouk! I appreciate the feedback, and I agree that this article could use a more comprehensive perspective. I will include a few more sources to highlight the negative aspects of civic applications so that the reader can understand this topic from opposing viewpoints. Thomasquinnild (talk) 06:24, 18 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]