Workshop: The Changing Contours of “Participation” in Data-driven, Algorithmic ...

Who? – Who are stakeholders in algorithmic ecosystems? What are the “stakes” held in data-driven, algorithmic ecosystems and what are the politics and power dynamics amongst stakeholders? What? – What does it mean to “participate” in algorithmic ecosystems? Has the nature of “participation” changed, particularly in large-scale, “Big Data” systems? How? – How do we include stakeholders into the design of data-driven, algorithmic systems? How is “participation” measured and evaluated? By whom? What forms of gatekeeping or barriers arise? What tools and techniques are needed to enable participation? Where? And When? – Where does participation take place? And when? Do algorithmic ecosystems require us to re-think notions of participation as synchronous, time-bounded events? Why? – How might different cases and domains invoke different incentives (i.e., what types of market incentives operate in “free” platforms as opposed to enterprise software)? What are the pros and cons of allowing stakeholders to participate in the algorithmic ecosystem?