A breeding ground for the common good

1. A breeding ground for the common good for innovative management solutions Participation and data science

2. Clean air, youthemployability, an industrial district’sreputation, The beauty of a landscape,… -these are allcommon goods. www.smartcommonslab.org

3. Common goods = Resources that are available for collective use by a certain community Clean air, youth employability, an industrial district’s reputation, The beauty of a landscape,… -these are all common goods. www.smartcommonslab.org

4. We live embedded in common goods and we cannot thrive without them. www.smartcommonslab.org

5. Unfortunately, however, the common goods are vulnerable to misuse neglect inability by the verysubjectswho (may) benefit from the common resources. www.smartcommonslab.org

6. Therefore, in order to protect and develop a common good, we need to concentrate on the social and/or ecological system that generates it. www.smartcommonslab.org

7. Commons = A system (typically, a social-ecological system) whose actors and relationships can generate and regenerate a common resource Therefore, in order to protect and develop a common good, we need to concentrate on the social and/or ecological system that generates it. www.smartcommonslab.org

8. For example, in order to protect a marine area’s richness in fish, we need an integrated government and management of both the marine ecosystem and the social system that depends from that marine area. www.smartcommonslab.org

9. In order to protect and raise the plants, an effective breeding groundisneeded! www.smartcommonslab.org

10. The commons are the breeding grounds of the common goods they (may) regenerate In order to protect and raise the plants, an effective breeding groundisneeded! www.smartcommonslab.org

11. A commons can serve as a good breeding ground for the common goodifiteffectivelyputspeople in the condition to contribute. Thisis a long-termchallenge, at the intersection of markets, institutions and technologies. Data andparticipationare going to play a pivotalrole in thischallenge. www.smartcommonslab.org

12. For example, in the marine area of Torre Guaceto (Italy), the fishermen themselves collect the data that allow scientists to monitor the health of the marine ecosystem. This allowed for a radical change of business models towards a higher economic, social and environmental sustainability. www.smartcommonslab.org

13. Ifmanaged with a systemapproach, dataallowus to learn from experienceand to exponentiallyextendcooperationoptions for the common good. www.smartcommonslab.org

14. Smart Commonsare social-ecologicalsystemsthatregenerateresources for collective use by possiblyvast and dynamiccommunities, and leveragedata-driven, educatedcollaborationto protect and developthe resourcestheyregenerate If managed with a system approach, data allow us to learn from experience and to exponentially extend cooperation options for the common good. www.smartcommonslab.org

15. Smart Commonsare social-ecologicalsystemsthatregenerateresources for collective use by possiblyvast and dynamiccommunities, and leveragedata-driven, educatedcollaborationto protect and developthe resourcestheyregenerate Examples of smartcommonsmay include: • Protectedareas • Tourismdestinations • Smart cities • Innovative business networks • Science and technologyparks • Non-profit networks • …. www.smartcommonslab.org

16. Key data management issueswhen a commonsisatstake: What are the rules to identifykeyvariables? Whatprocess best enableus to identifykey cause-effectrelationshipsbetweenvariables? How can good data (measuring the keyvariables) be collectedin a sustainable way? How can data flowstranslateinto an effectivefeedback cyclefor adaptivelearning? www.smartcommonslab.org

17. For effective Smart Commonsgovernance and management, innovative models and tools are needed for effective multi-levelreporting and decisionmaking Key data management issueswhen a commonsisatstake: What are the rules to identifykeyvariables? Whatprocess best enableus to identifykey cause-effectrelationshipsbetweenvariables? How can good data (measuring the keyvariables) be collectedin a sustainable way? How can data flowstranslateinto an effectivefeedback cyclefor adaptivelearning? www.smartcommonslab.org

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