Towards a networked modern democracy: thoughts on how ICT could enable new forms for the relationship between citizens and their representatives
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Abstract
Information and communication technologies (ICT) have changed many systems substantially in recent decades. The way we interact, the way we do business, the way we share news and many more aspects have been changed. For almost all people on the planet, the way we vote has not yet been impacted at all, or at least not substantially, by these technologies. This paper proposes a system that is based on electronic voting applications. The system is continuous and could be complementary to any electoral system employed today. The system gives citizens a chance to impact politics at any point in time while protecting the stability of the democratic system. Such a system would help to minimize apathy and systemic disengagement. This paper aims to illustrate the profound changes that ICT could bring to our democracies and to promote a discussion about such changes.
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