Hi Roger,
Thanks for answering the questions...
It has been very helpful, especially regarding stakeholders which now
seems obvious.
Will edit down the current abstract into two paragraphs.
Wishing you well.
marc
> Marc
>
> Would be delighted if you submit a white paper abstract for SEAD on
> 'DIWO (Do-It-With-Others): Origin, Art &
>> Social Context.'
>
> abstracts can be up to a couple of paragraphs
> the key think is to identify as you have begun to
> do to identify specific roadblocks/problems
> PS the aug 15 deadline is flexible- we are already having
> trouble keeping up with the submissions so no doubt
> we will accept submission of abstracts for some time after
> aug 15
>
> the point you make:
>> One problem I foresee, concerns relations between actual 'collaborative,
>> networked art practice' and 'Institutional Issues and Public
Policy'. They
>> exist for different reasons and motives. Our organization's
political and
>> social context(s) may be seen as radical in contrast. Especially
when much
>> of our own (shared) inspiration draws upon ideas, situations and
initiations
>> - actively trying to transcend 'neo-liberal and creative industry'
>> restrictions, which as part of its evolution and process critiques such
>> hegemonies, opting for a less dominated and more free creative autonomy.
>
> i think is good and could make a good contribution- one of the problems
> we have for enabling 'radical' collaboration is our mental models and
> language= for instance here at siggraph someone talked about hubs
> in networks=the very word " hub" implies asymetrical stuctures
> ( and the old discussion about the periphery)
>
> -its not a problem if you use previously published texts-the white paper
> can have appendices which include such texts
>
> re the issue of 'stakeholders' you ask:
> The site mentions that proposals need to be clear to address specific
>> stakeholders "It is important that the White Papers are clear about
>> stakeholders, that they identify barriers and recommend strategies."
Does
>> this mean within the realm of information technology and creative
practices
>> (ITCP), is this specific enough?
>
> this is itself an interesting discussion- in management theory
stakeholders
> are often defined as individuals or groups that have a vested interest
> in resolving the problems= so for instance a problem that occurs with
> rare diseases is that people sick with rare diseases dont represent
enough
> of a market for big companies to address them-so one of the things that
> has evolved is non profit groups and foundations that provide funding
> to enable solutions to be found for rare deseases
>
> a stakeholder needs to be a person or group who is in a position to take
> an action- maybe actor network theory can also be used
>
> so for instance a recommendation that says
> 'universities should hire more faculty who work both in
science/engineering and
> in art/design" would need to be made more specific, or this work is
really
> important we need more funding-is not a very helpful recommendation
>
> if you look at the recommendations at the back of "beyond productivity'
> they really went to some effort to break down recommendations to specific
> stakeholders ( eg professional societies should set up prizes to reward
> people who bridge science/engineering to art and design)
>
> roger malina
>
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 2:56 PM, marc <marc.garrett@furtherfield.org>
wrote:
>> Hi Roger & all,
>>
>> I am considering whether to submit an abstract (for the 15th Aug) for a
>> paper I am currently writing called 'DIWO (Do-It-With-Others):
Origin, Art &
>> Social Context.'
>>
>> I have read the 'Beyond Productivity: Information, Technology,
Innovation,
>> and Creativity' pdf, and see that what I'm writing fits well in some
>> respects. It suggests that there is a desire for social change. And this
>> seems positive "Cultural cross-fertilization via the SEAD network –
whether
>> from disciplinary, organizational or ethnic perspectives – is a vital
>> component of our purpose and goals."
>>
>> Yet, in terms of historical information and respecting social and
political
>> emancipation, we need to know the underlying issues of why particular
>> circumstances have come about in order to progress. A good example
of where
>> I am coming from perhaps, can be easily understood if one has
watched the
>> film 'Surviving Progress' (http://survivingprogress.com/). We are coming
>> from a similar perspective as the film outlines, but we explore it
further
>> through our 'actual' practice, in engaged (small) solutions with
others, and
>> DIWO is just one of various 'media art ecology' related projects being
>> explored.
>>
>> One problem I foresee, concerns relations between actual 'collaborative,
>> networked art practice' and 'Institutional Issues and Public
Policy'. They
>> exist for different reasons and motives. Our organization's
political and
>> social context(s) may be seen as radical in contrast. Especially
when much
>> of our own (shared) inspiration draws upon ideas, situations and
initiations
>> - actively trying to transcend 'neo-liberal and creative industry'
>> restrictions, which as part of its evolution and process critiques such
>> hegemonies, opting for a less dominated and more free creative autonomy.
>>
>> Having said this, the above could be seen as contributions or
examples of
>> roadblocks.
>>
>> So, in order to find out whether my contribution is appropriate - I have
>> some questions:
>>
>> 1) What is the word count (or limit) for abstract submission?
>>
>> 2) What are the rules on earlier or similar articles already published
>> online?
>>
>> Even though the paper being proposed will be academic, much of the
dialogue
>> has already occured online from within and outside of the community,
as well
>> as existing as articles informing peer collaborative practice.
>>
>> Much of our writing on our collaborative practice exists as open to
others
>> on platforms such as the p2pfoundation - 'Collaboration and Freedom
– The
>> World of Free and Open Source Art'
>> (http://p2pfoundation.net/World_of_Free_and_Open_Source_Art)
>>
>> 3) The site mentions that proposals need to be clear to address specific
>> stakeholders "It is important that the White Papers are clear about
>> stakeholders, that they identify barriers and recommend strategies."
Does
>> this mean within the realm of information technology and creative
practices
>> (ITCP), is this specific enough?
>>
>> Thank you for your time.
>>
>> Marc
>>
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