March 2014 DR. FRANCESCA DE CHIARA ______________________________________________________________________________ PERSONAL Date of birth: 9 June 1978 Nationality and residence: Italian national and resident Home address: Via Camillo Benso di Cavour, 21 – 38122 Trento, Italy Work address: Via Sommarive 18 – 38123 Trento, Italy Email: [email protected] ; [email protected] Telephone (work): +39 0461312325 Mobile: +39 3478154034 Skype ID: j.moreau Entry on Academia.edu: http://salerno.academia.edu/FrancescaDeChiara LinkedIn Profile: it.linkedin.com/pub/francesca-‐de-‐chiara/37/424/303/ Twitter @Lebowskiana (personal); @OKFNItaly; @DatiTrentinoIt CURRENT POSITION March 2014 – ongoing Social Researcher at Digital Commons Lab – Fondazione Bruno Kessler -‐ officially affiliated with The Open Data Institute – The ODI node in Trento http://theodi.org/nodes/trento www.digitalcommonslab.fbk.eu February 2013 – ongoing Community Builder – Open Data Project Trentino – Trento RISE (www.trentorise.eu) [in charge of the community building activity around regional open government data catalog, CKAN-‐based, dati.trentino.it powered by The Autonomous Province of Trento, Trento RISE and Fondazione Bruno Kessler] August 2013 Open Data Barometer – Country Reviewer for Italy Research project by Web Foundation and The Open Data Institute http://www.opendataresearch.org/project/2013/odb ACADEMIC DETAILS Past positions: February 2012 – November 2012 Researcher University of Salerno (Italy) -‐ Dipartimento di Scienze Politiche, Sociali e della Comunicazione [Title of the Project: Political Satire in the authoritarian regimes] May 2010 -‐ July 2011 Researcher University of Salerno (Italy) -‐ Dipartimento di Scienze Politiche, Sociali e della Comunicazione [Title of the Project: How voters decide (Principal March 2014 Investigators: Prof. Piergiorgio Corbetta, University of Bologna-‐IT, Prof. David Redlawsk -‐ Rutgers University, NJ -‐ US)] May 2009 – May 2010 Visiting Fellow (officially appointed) -‐ Cornell University (US) -‐ Department of Development Sociology/Polson Institute for Global Development (1-‐year). October 2006 -‐ June 2007 Visiting PhD student -‐ University of Warwick (UK) -‐ Warwick Business School -‐ Institute of Governance and Public Management. Supervisor: Prof. Colin Crouch. EDUCATION 2010 PhD Sociology and Social Research -‐ University of Salerno, Italy (awarded on April, 9 2010) [Title: The World Bank: knowledge, technology and development in a multilateral institution] 2004 MA/Laurea Communication Sciences -‐ University of Salerno, Italy (1997-‐2004) (5-‐ years degree/MA equivalent) [Thesis Title: Digital Dividends: the role of ICTs as additional tools for development] RESEARCH INTERESTS open data, civic engagement, open government, policy learning, communities, social networks, ICT for development, international development, social movements PUBLICATIONS • “ArdOmino: let the sensors speak! Sharing local data on social media” with Valentina Grasso, Alfonso Crisci (published in The Open Reader 2013 – Stories and articles inspired by the OKCon 2013) • “ICTs and monitoring of MDGs: a case study of Kenya HIV/AIDS monitoring and evaluation in a donor multi-‐agency context” with Roberta Bernardi, Information Technology for Development, 17:1, 24-‐41, 2011. • “Reproducing knowledge for development. The World Bank's strategy after the launch of the Strategic Compact and the poverty of reform” (Conference Paper -‐ Sisp -‐ Società Italiana di Scienza Politica, September 2010). • “Think tanks in Italia” (published in EURISPES Rapporto Italia 2008 -‐ January 2008). • “Social Networks: un nuovo luogo di relazioni” (published in EURISPES Rapporto Italia 2008 -‐ January 2008) • “Crisi del sistema finanziario: ruolo del Fondo Monetario e della Banca Mondiale” DIRIGENZA BANCARIA, 32, 10-‐14, 2008. EVENTS ORGANIZATION and COORDINATION • Arduino Tour in Trento – with Fondazione Bruno Kessler and OFFICINE ARDUINO 3-‐days Workshop 5-‐6-‐7 July 2013 http://blog.arduino.cc/2013/06/18/arduino-‐tour-‐trento/ March 2014 • • School of Data in Trento – with Open Knowledge Foundation / Trento RISE 1-‐day workshop DataJournalism and Digital Storytelling – 20 December 2013 school-‐of-‐data-‐trento.github.io Trentino Open Data Challenge – Open data Challenge (app contest/storytelling using open data starting in January 2014) Trento RISE and Autonomous Province of Trento challenge.dati.trentino.it COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES • Open Data Trentino – dati.trentino.it Community Manager in charge of Twitter account @datitrentinoit • Open Knowledge Foundation Italy – Campaign Manager -‐ Community Manager in charge of Twitter account @OKFNItaly TRANSLATIONS • Open Data Certificates – Italian Version 2014 • Open Data Transport Manifesto – Italian Version 2012 • Città ribelli. I movimenti urbani dalla Comune di Parigi a Occupy Wall Street, Il Saggiatore 2013 (translation of David Harvey, Rebel Cities, Verso Books 2012) WORK IN PROGRESS • Tracking the diffusion of Open Data Policy in the EU. • The Diffusion and the Actual Utilization of Transnational Evaluation Systems (with Fabrizio De Francesco) JOB EXPERIENCE – INTERNSHIPS • Translator from English to Italian (Il Saggiatore – Milano // the last book by David Harvey – Rebel Cities – Verso Books 2012) • Vision -‐ the Italian Think Tank -‐ Associate Researcher • V&V -‐ Vision and Value -‐ Consulting firm -‐ Project Manager (2007-‐2008) • Eurispes Italia -‐ Research Institute -‐ Associate Researcher • Foreign Policy Research Institute -‐ Research Internship (Winter 2007) • Freelance writer for several online Italian fanzines (Cinema, Music, Politics) AWARDS/ FELLOWSHIPS 2009/2010 1-‐year Scholarship (Borsa di perfezionamento all'estero) funded by University of Salerno to spend at Cornell University -‐ Department of Development Sociology (US) (may 2009/may 2010) March 2014 2004/2007 3-‐years PhD Scholarship -‐ Department of Sociology and Political Science -‐ University of Salerno (October 2004 -‐ October 2007) 2006/2007 9-‐months additional doctoral grant to visit Warwick Business School -‐ Institute of Governance and Public management (October 2006 -‐ June 2007) Supervisor: prof. Colin Crouch 2000 SOCRATES/ERASMUS Scholarship -‐ Universität Salzburg (Austria) -‐ Publizistik und Kommunikationswissenshaft Fakultät -‐ Referent Professor: Brigitte Winklehner (spring semester 2000) AFFILIATIONS & RESEARCH PROGRAMS • OKFN Open Knowledge Foundation Newtork • IPSA International Political Science Association • SISP Società italiana di scienza politica • SID Society for International Development • Foreign Policy Research Institute -‐ Philadelphia -‐ Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program • Polson Institute for Global Development -‐ Ithaca (NY) -‐ Cornell University (US) LANGUAGES Italian (native), English (fluent), German (fair), French (beginner) COMPUTER SKILLS • Qualitative/Quantitative data analysis software: nVIVO, Atlas.ti, SPSS • Typesetting and references: Latex, EndNote, Papers QUALIFICATIONS • Course in Web&Multimedia, Department of Mathematics and Informatics, University of Salerno -‐ financed by European Social Fund (spring 2002) (Macromedia Studio Mx, Microsoft Office, Maya, 3DstudioMax, Adobe Photoshop, Html, Java basic elements) • Course in Creative Writing organized by the University of Salerno (Dec. 2003 -‐ June 2004) [teachers: Diego de Silva, Domenico Scarpa] • Course in Screenwriting -‐ Tracce SRL -‐ Rome (February -‐ July 2008) • High School: Scientific Lyceum Da Procida, Salerno, Italy (1991-‐96) COLLABORATIONS AND TEACHING ASSISTANTSHIPS March 2014 • • • Open Knowledge Foundation Italy -‐ Freelance writer/Blogger/Working groups Coordinator T.A. Political Science// Political Communication//Public Communication (University of Salerno, Department of Sociology and Political Science) S.F.I.D.E. project (EU-‐funded project) (University of Salerno, Department of Communication Sciences -‐ Regione Campania) Eurispes -‐ Research Institute -‐ Rome • CONFERENCE PAPERS, PRESENTATIONS, SEMINARS • Data-‐driven Policymaking – Panel Coordinator for ISTAT at SmartCityExhibition 2013 – 18 October 2013 • ISTAT Data Lab – Coordinator and Facilitator -‐ School of Data/Open Knowledge Foundation -‐ at SmartCityExhibition 2013 – 18 October 2013 • Ardomino. A talking sensor for sharing local data through social media – Presentation at Open Knowledge Conference 2013 – Panel Open Data: A Driver for development and Sustainability – Geneva 17 September 2013 • Tracking the diffusion of open data policy in the EU – Paper presented at IPSA-‐ International Political Association Annual Conference -‐ Madrid 12 July 2012. • The Diffusion and the Actual Utilisation of Transnational Evaluation Systems (presented with Fabrizio De Francesco) -‐ Paper accepted at ECPR Conference 2011 -‐ 26th august 2011, Rejkyavik). • Comparing the World Bank and OECD Policy Evaluation Indices with Fabrizio De Francesco (SISP Annual Conference 2011 -‐ 8th september 2011, Palermo). • Reproducing knowledge for development. The World Bank's strategy after the launch of the Strategic Compact and the poverty of reform (paper given at SISP Annual Conference 16 September 2010 -‐ Panel: Global Politics and Global Policies). • The Impact of Aid Policy on HIV/AIDS Monitoring & Evaluation Systems in Africa. A Case Study in Kenya (Seminar presented with Roberta Bernardi, Royal Holloway, University of London, London, May, 21 2010). • NVIVO 7: uno strumento per la ricerca qualitativa e l'analisi dei dati -‐ Tutorial (Department of Sociology and Political Science -‐ University of Salerno) (19 February -‐ 27 April 2008) • Liberalism and Market. The polanyian double movement in the 21th century (University of Salerno) -‐ November 2005 (BronwBag Seminar) PARTICIPATION IN RECENT CONFERENCES, DOCTORAL SEMINARS • Open Knowledge Conference – Geneva 16 September 2013 March 2014 • • • • • • • • • • • • • Open Knowledge Festival – Aalto University, Helsinki 17 September 2012 Committee on Food Security -‐ CFS 11-‐16 October 2010 (participant) FAO -‐ Rome. Sociology of Global Change -‐ Graduate seminar instructed by Prof. Philip McMichael Spring Semester 2010 -‐ Cornell University (US). Sociology of Food and Ecology -‐ Graduate seminar instructed by Prof. Philip McMichael and prof. Harriett Friedmann (University of Toronto) -‐ Fall Semester 2009 -‐ Cornell University (US). Development discourse in Europe -‐ Department of Politics -‐ University of Exeter (UK) (Invited Researcher) hosted by prof. Claudio Radaelli -‐ January 20/21 2009. W.E.B. Du Bois and the color line -‐ Seminar instructed by prof. David Lewis (New York University) -‐ University of Salerno -‐Department of Sociology and Political science -‐ 9 April 2008. The missing multiplier: Why have the Italian regions not converged? -‐ Seminar instructed by prof. Robert Leonardi (London School of Economics and Political Science) -‐ University of Salerno -‐Department of Sociology and Political science -‐ 31 March 2008. The Development Climate -‐ Seminar instructed by prof. Philip McMichael (Cornell University, Ithaca, NY) -‐ University of Salerno -‐ Department of Sociology and Political science -‐ 17 March 2008. U8 International Development Summit -‐ University of Warwick (UK) -‐ March 2007. Over to you, Mr Brown -‐ Lectio magistralis by Sir Anthony Giddens -‐ University of Warwick (UK) -‐ February 2007. Stair Conference -‐ The Internet: Power and Governance in a Digitised World organized by Oxford Internet Institute (OII) at St. Anthony's College -‐ University of Oxford (UK) (December 2006). Warwick International Development Summit (December 2006) -‐ University of Warwick (UK). Qualitative Research: Theories, Methods and applications -‐ prof. Howard Becker, organized by A.I.S.(Associazione Italiana di Sociologia) and University of Rome III (June 2005). LANGUAGE COURSES & QUALIFICATIONS • English: TOEFL Internet Based Test (3 may 2008 -‐ Score: 95/120) • German: Deutsch als Fremdsprache (Grundstufe IIb) -‐ Institut für Germanistik, Universität Salzburg (March-‐June 2000) • French: Delf B1 (june 2011, score 76/100) PARTICIPATION IN TRAINING COURSES • Dynamic Process Tracing Environment (DPTE Software) -‐ (Instructor: prof. David Redlawsk -‐ Rutgers University, NJ, US) May 2010 March 2014 • • Introduction to Nvivo 7 -‐ Training course taught by Ann Lewins (University of Surrey -‐ Department of Sociology) November 2006 Atlas.ti Introductory Workshop -‐ Workshop with Ann Lewins & Christina Silver (University of Surrey -‐ Department of Sociology) -‐ January 2007 REFEREEING ACTIVITY • European Journal of Political Research (EJPR) since summer 2009 VIDEO/MEDIA OKCON 2013: https://vimeo.com/73378832 SmartCityExhibition 2013: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88lKfpgVIUo&feature=c4-‐ overview&list=UUBscGDkpC3rM3KY3M9PK4PQ I hereby authorize the use of my personal details Signature Francesca De Chiara
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