I’m quoted in the Economist today:
Government by (all) the people
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Successful examples of legislation by the masses are rare. Most people don’t know how to write laws. Tim Bonnemann, the founder of Intellitics, an American firm specialising in public-participation tools, says a better method is to canvas views widely but use a small team to write a draft. The hard part is not the technology (a simple online discussion forum is adequate) but creating a fair and transparent process that assures people their voices have been heard.
For a more detailed take, check out our three-post series from March of this year:
- How To Create Policy on a Wiki
- Blast from the Past: Experiments in Wiki-Based Political Discourse from Way Back When
- Challenges for Wiki-Based Consultations
If you speak Russian and find the time to review the Wikivote.ru site, please share your thoughts in the comments. Thanks!
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