Online Voting: The Essentials
Online voting is becoming more and more common, from major elections to party primaries and other lower-stakes contexts. Yet its use raises a whole series of fundamental questions, from technological challenges to security risks and the thorny issues of public trust and transparency.
Read moreFitting a Participation Tool to a New Place
Urban planning tools need to be adapted to the needs of the local community. That’s the idea behind U_CODE’s pilot project in Nakuru, Kenya.
Read moreA Map of Government: Democracy Guide
When people feel heard and valued by their representatives, they’re more likely to engage in the political process. That’s the idea behind Democracy Guide (Demokratie-Wegweiser): constructing a map of government officials so that people can easily identify who is responsible for what and who they should reach out to.
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Experts consider an engagement of around 3% of residents in participatory budgets a success. Do you?
AI in Europe: The Role of Public Spending
Artificial Intelligence heavily impacts our economy Artificial intelligence plays an increasingly important role in our lives and economy, which has been further accelerated by the massive deployment of Generative AI (ChatGPT and others). Studies all over the globe indicate that GenAI alone could add up between 5% and 9% to global GDP across industries. Not […]
Read moreOnly Research Transparency Can Defeat Disinformation
Disinformation is a major threat to democracy. The answer, argues Austin Mackell, CEO of Stone Transparency, argues that we need new forms of transparency in journalism so that readers can decide for themselves who to trust.
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