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Technology's Role in Dispute Resolution with a Focus on Water Conflict

Technology's Role in Dispute Resolution with a Focus on Water Conflict

A presentation to be given at the "Reconciliation and Renewal in Urban Contexts" conference hosted May 11-12 2015 by the Dispute Resolution Consortium at Wayne State University in Detroit.

Bill Warters

May 10, 2015
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  1. Technology’s Role in Dispute Resolution Bill Warters, Ph.D. Academic Director,

    MA in Dispute Resolution http://madr.comm.wayne.edu @bwarters Wayne State University
  2. Tech’s Many Functions • Agitate • Mobilize • Inform and

    Educate • Share Perspectives • Assist Decision-Making • Build Consensus • Construct Agreements • Create Fear & Doubt • Challenge Corruption • Surveil & Document • and MORE
  3. + = = + Privacy Disputes = Consumer Issues +

    Review Disputes + = Commercial Appropriate fows can be built for any kind of dispute MODRIA Modular Online Dispute Resolution Implementation Assistant
  4. Global Consumer Complaint Handling Networks ODR for Low Value Disputes

    now Required
 for E-Commerce in the EU http://www.youstice.com/en/
  5. Spanish Online Congress E-ADR 2015 - May 12-15 ADR &

    ODR and Undocumented Immigration
  6. Local Officials Unsure about Engagement A recent report from Public

    Agenda surveyed local government officials across California to explore their thoughts about public engagement http://www.publicagenda.org/media/testing-the-waters
  7. 11% Are Rejecters 47% are Tentatives 42% are Enthusiastic Supporters

    Public Officials Worry about Bogging Down the Process of Government Opinions on Value of Deliberative Public Engagement 900 Local Officials Summer of 2012
  8. MindMixer – public feedback platform  Sustainable Southfield – http://sustainablesouthfield.mindmixer.com

    Southfield MI is using Mindmixer to engage the public around their Master Plan Can Technology Be Part of the Solution?
  9. ODR for Environmental & Public Policy Disputes Conan Smith ODR

    for Environmental & Public Policy Disputes Conan Smith ODR Platforms and Tools Regulation Room Access to Key Official Documents Comment and Discussion Summaries and Issues Regulation Room Soliciting Public Feedback on Complex
 Regulation Proposals http://regulationroom.org
  10. Civic Tech and Hacking Driven by Open Data and Open

    Source Software “Distilled to its essence, civic hacking is the existence of a condition that is suboptimal in a neighborhood, community or place, and a desire to effect change on that condition. That’s it. There is no prerequisite that civic hacking involve technology or software, it only needs to involve peple willing to help fix problems. Apps are incidental to the larger goal of fixing a community problem.” — Mark Head 
 http://civic.io
  11. National Day of Civic Hacking On June 6, 2015, thousands

    of people from across the United States will come together for National Day of Civic Hacking. The goal of National Day of Civic Hacking is for residents, community groups, and government to collaborate to make their communities stronger. Learn more at hackforchange.org
  12. Water is for Fighting Over? Audio clip of opening from

    
 Georgia Public Broadcasting Video http://waterwar.org http://www2.worldwater.org/conflict/map/
  13. Our Panelists • Dr. Peter Hammer, Director Keith Center, WSU

    Law School • Rose Ellison, Environmental Scientist U.S. Environmental Protection Agency • Charles Schoder, Civil Rights Specialist, Community Relations Michigan Dept. of Civil Rights • Atty Alice B. Jennings, Edwards & Jennings P.C. 
 Lead Attorney for Citizens for Detroit and Highland Park Water Shutoffs
  14. Detroit Water Conflict Video Some Background for Our Discussions -

    Story published Aug 19, 2014 https://news.vice.com/video/water-war-dry-in-detroit