Today, more than ever, people desire to be heard on issues that are dear to them. But mechanisms for hearing citizens’ views and incorporating them in the political or policy process have not evolved much since “brick-and-mortar” democracy.
The Founder of Soul Probe, Santosh, shares a list of civic tech initiatives around the world that enhance civic discourse and engagement between people and their governments. Inspired by vTaiwan, Santosh, an ex-civil servant, used OPPi, a civic tech tool in the growing civic tech tool-box, to improve the quality of civil discourse in Singapore. By drawing parallels to digital disruption and p2p revolutions in banking, real-estate, transportation, retail and social networking, he painted a picture of how civic tech can reinvent government, parliament and democracy.
*Definition: Civic tech refers to technologies that enhance the relationship between people and government.
Recording of session can be found here:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/zyox04j18egazfj/Can%20civic%20tech%20reinvent%20democracy.mp4?dl=0
