Well that sounds hopeful. My contribution would be to suggest they formalise moves to utilise the web and people's smartphone access to the maximum to empower the people.
And that means, right now, I think, finding the clever programmers and putting up the apps.
So early right now I'm not even sure of the apps required.
Well that sounds hopeful. My contribution would be to suggest they formalise moves to utilise the web and people's smartphone access to the maximum to empower the people.
And that means, right now, I think, finding the clever programmers and putting up the apps.
So early right now I'm not even sure of the apps required.
What I am sure of is the power and possibilities of the web to enable people to cross communicate and effectively manage their own affairs either without needing politicians or via "instructing" politicans on what to do as is notionally required of the people in a democracy.
Right now all I have identified is:
. An app that instantly shows people, whatever jurisdiction they are in, who they should get in touch with in order to make their views felt: i.e. email address of local rep, office address, phone number, fax, facebook page, linkedIn, whatever...
. A 'Cast my vote' app that allows one to cast a vote on any one of many topical issues. A 'real' 'cast vote' thing that is somehow properly tied to that person so that votes are valid - not some casual 'cheatable' facebook poll but a real thing.
. A 'permanent referenda' app that is similar to 'cast my vote' but different inasmuch as it answer the perpetual question: 'are you happy with the current leader?' or 'current govt' and it gives a constant, day by day, or even minute by minute, view of the situation. So that movement, trends can be observed.
Some thing that allows you to register your vote: for that party, say and properly, validly, once and once only: you get one vote. And then you never need to change it if you don't want to. As govts change and leaders change your obstinate vote for 'your' party can remain if you so like. BUT if you want to change it daily you can. So the trend is monitored day by day.
Other apps come to mind but I'll leave it at that for today.
Better minds than mine exist in great profusion and particularly in those two area: programming and politics and hence in the outcome discipline: newpoliticsprogramming.
Well that sounds hopeful. My contribution would be to suggest they formalise moves to utilise the web and people's smartphone access to the maximum to empower the people.
And that means, right now, I think, finding the clever programmers and putting up the apps.
So early right now I'm not even sure of the apps required.
What I am sure of is the power and possibilities of the web to enable people to cross communicate and effectively manage their own affairs either without needing politicians or via "instructing" politicans on what to do as is notionally required of the people in a democracy.
Right now all I have identified is:
. An app that instantly shows people, whatever jurisdiction they are in, who they should get in touch with in order to make their views felt: i.e. email address of local rep, office address, phone number, fax, facebook page, linkedIn, whatever...
. A 'Cast my vote' app that allows one to cast a vote on any one of many topical issues. A 'real' 'cast vote' thing that is somehow properly tied to that person so that votes are valid - not some casual 'cheatable' facebook poll but a real thing.
. A 'permanent referenda' app that is similar to 'cast my vote' but different inasmuch as it answer the perpetual question: 'are you happy with the current leader?' or 'current govt' and it gives a constant, day by day, or even minute by minute, view of the situation. So that movement, trends can be observed.
Some thing that allows you to register your vote: for that party, say and properly, validly, once and once only: you get one vote. And then you never need to change it if you don't want to. As govts change and leaders change your obstinate vote for 'your' party can remain if you so like. BUT if you want to change it daily you can. So the trend is monitored day by day.
Other apps come to mind but I'll leave it at that for today.
Better minds than mine exist in great profusion and particularly in those two area: programming and politics and hence in the outcome discipline: newpoliticsprogramming.