Computational Diplomacy: How "hackathons for good" feed a participatory future for multilateralism in the digital age
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| author | Maillart, Thomas Gomez, Lucia Lombard, Ewa Nolte, Alexander Pisano, Francesco |
| author_facet | Maillart, Thomas Gomez, Lucia Lombard, Ewa Nolte, Alexander Pisano, Francesco |
| contents | This article explores the role of hackathons for good in building a community of software and hardware developers focused on addressing global SDG challenges. We theorise this movement as computational diplomacy: a decentralised, participatory process for digital governance that leverages collective intelligence to tackle major global issues. Analysing Devpost and GitHub data reveals that 30% of hackathons since 2010 have addressed SDG topics, employing diverse technologies to create innovative solutions. Hackathons serve as crucial kairos moments, sparking innovation bursts that drive both immediate project outcomes and long-term production. We propose that these events harness the neurobiological basis of human cooperation and empathy, fostering a collective sense of purpose and reducing interpersonal prejudice. This bottom-up approach to digital governance integrates software development, human collective intelligence, and collective action, creating a dynamic model for transformative change. By leveraging kairos moments, computational diplomacy promotes a more inclusive and effective model for digital multilateral governance of the future. |
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| spellingShingle | Computational Diplomacy: How "hackathons for good" feed a participatory future for multilateralism in the digital age Maillart, Thomas Gomez, Lucia Lombard, Ewa Nolte, Alexander Pisano, Francesco Computers and Society This article explores the role of hackathons for good in building a community of software and hardware developers focused on addressing global SDG challenges. We theorise this movement as computational diplomacy: a decentralised, participatory process for digital governance that leverages collective intelligence to tackle major global issues. Analysing Devpost and GitHub data reveals that 30% of hackathons since 2010 have addressed SDG topics, employing diverse technologies to create innovative solutions. Hackathons serve as crucial kairos moments, sparking innovation bursts that drive both immediate project outcomes and long-term production. We propose that these events harness the neurobiological basis of human cooperation and empathy, fostering a collective sense of purpose and reducing interpersonal prejudice. This bottom-up approach to digital governance integrates software development, human collective intelligence, and collective action, creating a dynamic model for transformative change. By leveraging kairos moments, computational diplomacy promotes a more inclusive and effective model for digital multilateral governance of the future. |
| title | Computational Diplomacy: How "hackathons for good" feed a participatory future for multilateralism in the digital age |
| topic | Computers and Society |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.03286 |