CAPS Concertation04.02.2014, Brussels

Vishal Kapadiavishal@wikirate.org

Wikirate, an Introduction/Recap

What does it offer:

Initially: A database of companies’ ethical behavior

Eventually: Personalized CSR ratings

How does it work?

Think Wikipedia, but more structured and simpler to participate

“Nuggets of Wisdom” structure

Is it a new concept?Atomization of Information is a new

concept in crowdsourcing

CSR ratings via crowdsourcing has not been tried to date

What are its benefits?Engagement and Education of

consumers via Radical Transparency and Low Barriers to Participation

The Wikirate Project

Project Objectives and expected outputs

Objectives: To increase transparency of corporate activities

How:Crowdsourcing claims about companies, through open source; semantic wiki architecture to influence and engage wider stakeholders in the activities and running of the companies

Output + Impact

granular level: allow stakeholders that were previously disengaged with companies operations to become more engaged; allow those that are engaged to have a voice

Macro level: to bring the debate around issues to greater prominence; to influence incentives around things as large as supply chain management; tax evasion; environmental impact. Increasing visibility to issues, not only outside a company; but also internally.

Project Partners

ahref: Personas, User Stories, Gamification and incentives

CERTH: Data Processing: Smart data streams; collective intelligence

Cambridge: pushing forward UX, Development of platform, Hypothesis testing

Wikirate e.V.: Community and product development

Grass Commons: Wagn for Wikirate; semantic wiki-architecture; ease of use, making product lighter to use

Project Gantt Chart

Site architecture

User and community dynamics

Wikirate.org Development

Rating Development

Data Processing

Hypothesis testing

Community and stakeholder impact

Project website, events, social media

Proposals for synergies between CAPS projects

Methodologies: AI4SI; meta understanding of the dissemination challenges and solutions across projects

Academic: P2P Value (FLOSS Workshop in Madrid): interesting aspects on overall dynamics and meta view on collaborative awareness platforms in general

D-CENT: social ‘currencies’ around engagement and also general aspects of affecting power dynamics through data engagementData: DSI; could help us in terms of connecting with engaged actors;

due to their open data facilities and also the ‘social’ agenda of

the engaged companies

Questions welcome

CAPS Concertation04.02.2014, Brussels

Vishal Kapadiavishal@wikirate.org