“The Vote is the Currency of Democracy”
“The vote is the currency of democracy. If you lose trust in the Euro, the economy goes down and if you lose trust in the vote, then democracy goes down.”
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How Cascais includes elderly people in digital participation
Governments are digitalising fast, but not everyone is online. Elderly people are often excluded from online participation. International institutions and governments are aware of this problem and are acting on it. One example is the Portuguese city of Cascais.
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“We use AI to empower citizens”
Robert Bjarnason and his team build participation platforms with the goal of improving democratic infrastructure. In this interview, he talks to us about the role of Artificial Intelligence in democracy, and explains what the Citizens Foundation does for platforms for governments around the world.
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A Digital Agora For Citizens To Meet
Interview with Wietse van Ransbeeck, Co-founder and CEO of CitizenLab | With offices in Belgium, the UK and the United States, CitizenLab makes decision-making more inclusive, participatory and responsive.
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Agenda-Setting in Germany and Beyond
With 20 million users, openPetition is a leading platform in Europe for online petitions. Founder and director Jörg Mitzlaff talks to us about the future role of such technologies.
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“Beware of the Leopard“
The UK-based company, Delib, helps governments to involve citizens in decision making, and in turn helps citizens to improve government services for a healthy, functional democracy. Director, Ben Fowkes, on the core services of Delib and trends in the Democracy Technologies industry.
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