OpenDoTT Current IoT Practices Dataset: ESR3 Communities and Neighbourhoods

<div>This is one of the topics under <b>Open Design of Trusted Things</b> (OpenDoTT), a joint PhD programme between Northumbria University and Mozilla. The project moved from the University of Dundee where this research began. This dataset contains data collected from the research <b>Co-designing the Internet of Things with Communities</b>.<br></div><div><br></div><div><div><b>Aim</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div>The overall aim of the PhD is to explore the potential use of Internet of Things (IoT) to support the creation and sustainment of community technology/infrastructure and other publicly shared objects. For the first year, the Dundee West End Community Fridge in Scotland was identified as a suitable case study for the research, while a community fridge in London and 4 other community-based organisations were interviewed to provide context. </div><div><br></div><div><b>Method</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div>The research followed a mixed approach consisting of probes, interviews, shadowing, observing and a volunteer journey. Participants were recruited through a mix of a signup form, direct outreach, snowball sampling, recommendations and posts on Twitter and LinkedIn. </div><div><br></div><div>Semi-structured interviews (face-to-face, via Zoom and phone calls) were conducted with 26 participants, 18 of whom were based in the UK. To get a better understanding of the workings of the Community Fridge, the researcher opted to volunteer, observe and shadow volunteers and staff. Some activities were interrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. </div><div><br></div><div><b>Contents</b></div><div><br></div><div>- Interview transcripts and interview notes</div><div>- Assorted photographs </div><div>- Sample forms, documents and announcements</div><div>- Participant recruitment tools</div><div>- Probes (eventually not used due to restrictions during the pandemic)</div><div>- Other data related to the research </div><div><br></div><div><b>Contact</b></div><div><br></div><div>The researcher (Sarah Kiden) can be contacted on sarah.kiden@northumbria.ac.uk. The project is supervised by Prof. Joyce Yee. </div><div><br></div><div><b>Funding</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div>This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 813508. </div></div><div><br></div>