We recapped the main updates about the Paris pilot with the aim to clarify the main changes with respect to the original ideas presented in the first half of the project in terms of scenarios definitions and engagement plans, as they can have an impact on the pilots evaluations.
Pilot recap and updates considering COVID-19
Context: The pandemic has profoundly impacted the geographical context and the services targeted by the pilots. A gradual re-opening of social activities and public services that have been stopped or reduced in Paris started in May 2021.
Scenarios and engagement plans: The pandemic has profoundly disrupted the way in which the first two main scenarios of the French pilot – Contributory Clinic, Urban Modelling, both thought as in-presence scenarios – were conceived.
- The Contributory Clinic scenario (Paris 1) is hosted by the PMI (Protection Maternelle et Infantile Pierre-Saint-Sémard, Saint-Denis). Giving the exacerbation of the use of screens during the pandemic, sessions related to the CO3 digital tools as an example of virtuous practices have been confirmed as very relevant. Some in-presence events were organized, but due to the emergent priorities of the service in the Department (e.g. domestic violence), the testing of the main thesis and hypothesis of the project, ad of the CO3 application, have been postponed to May 2021 (partial opening), and the qualitative analyses of the tools to June, even with still subject to uncertainties on the sanitary conditions. All the actions implying an in-presence activity within the PMI has been slowed down but will be re-established if the sanitary conditions will permit it. The number of beneficiaries is going to be drastically reduced since the number of parents involved in the Contributory Clinic is decreased because of the economical and social problems raised by the pandemic – especially in the Seine-Saint Denis Department.
- Urban Modelling scenario (Paris 2). The pilot confirmed its original structure as regards most of the activities planned with the five schools, even with some rescheduling. Monthly Seminar with teachers has taken place between September and December 2020 as planned. The official launch has been postponed to May. Many activities with the schools took place intermittently when schools were open, and with fewer number of students and classes, with a stabilization of the situation from May 2021 on. Rescheduling of the activities has been done in order to keep into account the distance learning mode and the consequent organizational issues that teacher were facing.On the contrary, new activities have been planned, such as the Hackathons at the Jacques Brel highschool and Poincaré middle-school. This has emerged as a special activity that professors wanted to include in the project, beside the “showcase” of the constructions made within Minetest in their respective buildings.
- The third scenario Blockchain-Registry Scenario (Paris 3) did not envisage to implement in presence activities. Hence, IRI continued working on these matters in order to present all the results of the blockchain modeling study at the end of the pilot experimentations. Instead of analysing real-world cases of the French pilot, this scenario will be targeted to a modelling scenario with more qualitative instead of quantitative issues for the use of this particular type of Blockchain.
Scenario 1 – Contributory Clinic
Paris scenario 1 main hypothesis and sub hypothesis
Content | Focus | Technology |
We want to assess if the use of screens via AR could be less toxic and improve the off-line, desautomatized and deliberative relations, as well as capability creation fostering the creation of knowledge (that is intrinsically negentropic/anti-antropic). | Parents and PMI Staff | AR/ First Life |
We want to create a social network allowing parents of the Plaine Commune to exchange and develop good digital practices, parenting-knowledge as well as display the negentropic/anti-entropic activities present on the territory. | Parents of Plaine Commune | AR/ First Life |
The use of AR can foster deep-attention activities | Parents and PMI Staff | AR/ First Life |
The use of AR can diminish the amount of time spent online, hence it fosters the time spent in active dialogue and off-line activities | Parents and PMI Staff | AR/ First Life |
The use of the Co3 app and its articulation with this scenario will lead to the development of links between the health institutions, parents and parents’ association on the territory | Parents, PMI Staff, health institutions, parents’ associations | CO3 app |
Scenario 2 – Urban Modelling
Paris scenario 2 main hypothesis and sub hypothesis
Content | Focus | Technology |
The enhancing of the capabilities of the students, professors and professionals via CO3 AR App and FirstLife along with the use of Minetest can contribute to the understanding of the new ways in which inhabitants can be put inside the loop of deciding for territorial urban planning. | Schools (students, professors, parents), privates / businesses (professionals) | AR/ First Life |
Building information management (BIM) technologies articulated with Minetest and CO3 platform will help students to understand the problems and the potentials and threats opened up by digital platforms contributing in the urban environment | Students | Minetest |
The use of AR will give a better grasp of the urban development for students and all the inhabitants | Citizens | AR |
The use of the system will lead to the development of links between the educational institutions and professional paths in the territory | Schools, businesses | AR |
The use of the system will create an environment for dialog between middle schools and high-schools. | Schools | AR |
Paris scenario 2 disruptive hypothesis
Content | Current | Focus |
The students, professors and professionals will directly propose with AR a modification of the urban environment | They see a 2D model on the door of the building site | Schools (students, professors, parents), privates / businesses (professionals) |
The 3D projections of Minetest Models in classroom will lead to engagement of students | They see projects on screens and physical models | Students |
The use of tagging with the AR app during on-site visits will lead to engagement of students | They go to the site and might take photos or notes | Students |
Scenario 3 – Blockchain registry
Paris scenario 3 main hypothesis and sub hypothesis
Content | Focus | Technology |
Blockchain could be used as a territorial knowledge-registry for certifying the skills and knowledges developed by inhabitants in order to create human-recommendation for PA over the developing of new activities and workshops on the territory | citizens, PA | Blockchain |
Recommendation made will be of use for territory (PA/businesses/associations) | PA | Blockchain |
Table 40 – Paris scenario 3 disruptive hypothesis
Content | Current | Focus |
Registry will operate as a Dashboard that provides an overview of knowledges | Know the territorial activities led on the territory but do not know the knowledged developed by inhabitants (better traceability, quantitative and qualitative data) | PA |
Evaluation actions
Scenario 1 – Contributory Clinic
Eight evaluation actions have been defined for the Contributory Clinic scenario. Four of them can be evaluated through the analysis of usage data in a quantitative (amount of time, number of objects, …) and qualitative way (thematic analysis of content created). Specifically, usage data can contribute to the evaluation of the technological factors but also the socio-cultural ones, considering the possibility to make the analysis of the content created. Workshops and interviews can be used to collect additional qualitative feedback from end-users about the usefulness of the CO3 application and perceived needs and obstacles.
Paris scenario 1 evaluation actions
Content | Type | Factor |
Amount of time spent with AR | Usage Data [AR1] | Social |
Objects placed in ACA | Usage Data [FL1] | Technological |
perception of the usability of the AR app (easy of use, etc) | Workshop | Technological |
assessment of the toxicity/usefulness of the digital activities: the AR app can foster deep-attention activities? reduces the time spent on line? | Workshop | Technological |
Entities created, Comments created | Usage Data [FL2] | Technological |
Content Analysis Data | Usage Data [FL2] | Social, cultural |
Assessment of the needs, actual digital practices and stakeholders communication | Interviews and workshops | Social, cultural |
Usefulness of the CO3 services after the execution of the pilot | Interviews and workshops | Technological |
Scenario 2 – Urban Modelling
The Urban modelling scenario can be evaluated through ten evaluation actions: four of them make reference to usage data, while the other six can be collected through the interactions with relevant stakeholders. In particular, some workshops and interviews with professors and students are foreseen and a qualitative questionnaire is going to be proposed. Students are going to be involved in in-class activities and on-site visits in order to test and provide feedback about the application. Usage data can contribute to the evaluation of the technological factors but also the socio-cultural ones (thematic analysis of the content). Workshops and interviews with professors and students are linked with the social, cultural and political factors of the evaluation framework.
Paris scenario 2 evaluation actions
Content | Type | Factor |
Number of interaction, content creation and badge awarded within CO3 platform | Usage Data [FL1, AR4, AR5, LF1, G1] | Social, cultural |
Quality of tags | Usage Data [FL2, LF1] | Social, cultural |
Ratio between time in the platform and quality of contributions | Usage Data [AR1] | Technological |
Number of ACA created | Usage Data [AR2, AR4] | Technological |
Quality of media and content created through the CO3 application | In-class activities (workshops) | technological, Social, cultural |
Feedback about the App from professors and students (about the form of collective participation) | Questionnaire | Political/Sociocultural |
platform functionality and easiness (easy of use, etc) | Interviews | Technological |
Professors feedbacks about the project | Workshops | Political/ Sociocultural / Technological |
Discussions with students focused on the on-site visits/use of CO3 and MineTest | Workshops | Social, cultural |
Number of intervention of IRI staff in schools and feedbacks | Workshops | Social, cultural |
Scenario 3 – Blockchain registry
The third Paris scenario makes reference to a research activity that does not involve specific stakeholders. One main evaluation action has been defined, an interview with the researchers involved in this activity.
Paris scenario 3 evaluation actions
Content | Type | Factor |
research evaluation of blockchain as knowledge registry | Expert interview | Technological, social, cultural |
