Digital co-creation: The Case of open public spaces in Vilnius

The paper presents the research results of international C3PLACES project (https://c3places.eu/about) for exploring the new dynamics of public open spaces as a trusted service for community. The methodological framework of C3PLACES is oriented towards proposing models for suitable co-creation with a community-wide participation making use of creative, innovative and cooperative applications of ICT (interactivity, augmented reality, pervasiveness, real time data mining, etc.). Although ICT relies on interactions among users, very little is known about behaviour of ICT-users in public open spaces. It should be also noted that society is still experiencing the phase, where research on ICT focus largely on the technology itself, placing very little emphasis on the practical implications of their use and broader urban development objectives. The paper expands the understanding on how meditated open spaces function, paying attention to stakeholders, local context and different social groups based on the empirical data collected in LivingLab Vilnius (Lithuania). The conclusions provide analyses of how ICT and spaces could be used in a more efficient way, and more specifically tuned to the local context and different community members’ needs. The following aspects were taken into consideration to transform public open spaces into open co-created places: socio-cultural contexts, multi-stakeholder perspective, diversity in needs, incentives for participation of different groups, digital literacy and cooperation capabilities.