Afuera, en el Apertura: Un sitio web de código abierto que le da a los votantes una plataforma para influir en los políticos

This is the decade of the protest. The Arab Spring. The Occupy Movement. And now the student demonstrations in Taiwan. Argentine political scientist Pia Mancini says we’re caught in a “crisis of representation.” “If you want to participate in the political system as it is, it’s really costly,” she says. Democracy OS is designed to address that problem by getting citizens directly involved in debating specific proposals when their representatives are actually voting on them. That’s why Mancini started the Net Democracy foundation, a not-for-profit that explores ways of improving civic engagement through technology. Mancini’s dissatisfaction with electoral politics stems from her experience working for the Argentine political party Unión Celeste y Blanco from 2010 until 2012. Democracy OS is designed to address that problem by getting citizens directly involved in debating specific proposals when their representatives are actually voting on them. Click to Open Overlay Gallery Related: Democracia Directa

democracyos.org Out in the Open: Hackers Bring Lawmaking Into the 21st Century Seamus Kraft, founder of OpenGov Foundation. Photo: OpenGov Foundation. Have you ever thought you could do a better job writing the laws of our country than those jokers on Capitol Hill? Or have you at least felt the urge to scratch a few lines out of a bill and replace them with something else? Here’s your chance. Every bill currently being debated in the U.S. The site is powered by Madison Project, an open source software platform for writing, publishing, and annotating legislation. ‘We needed a way to hack open the legislative process to bring in all the expertise that was shut out.’ — Seamus Kraft “For people who are not inside of government, it really sucks standing on the outside looking inside seeing the government working on something you know about and not having a way to contribute,” says Seamus Kraft, who co-founded OpenGov and served on Issa’s staff. Any government agency or advocacy group can use Madison to gather public feedback on legislation.

Out in the Open: Occupy Wall Street Reincarnated as Open Source Software Image: Loomio Benjamin Knight helped run the Occupy camp in Wellington, New Zealand. It was 2011, when the globe was dotted with camps inspired by Occupy Wall Street, that iconic protest against economic and social inequality. As part of Occupy Wellington, Knight didn’t just camp out on the street. He loved the process — when it worked. With the right web software, he thought, it should be possible to give everyone in the group a voice. He knew there had to be a better way. The result was Loomio, an open source web application for making group decisions. There are plenty of tools for having discussions online, ranging from social networks to forums to “idea management” tools like Spigit or even Whitehouse.gov. The Split Screen The Loomio interface is simple. The voting system is inspired by the hand signals used by Occupy activists during General Assembly. At the company, getting everyone in a room to discuss a new idea would be impossible. No Silver Bullet

LiquidFeedback - more than Liquid Democracy 'Marca tu voto' for a constitutional assembly: Direct democracy in Chile’s 2013 presidential election ‘Marca tu Voto’ has been accused of being a leftist movement that wants to transform Chile into a Chavez-like political project. These claims are hotly contested, and 410,000 people marked the first ballot - the biggest instance of political activism since the student protests of 2011. Student protest over low standards in education in Chile. When Chilean citizens go to vote in the run-off of the presidential election on December 15, thousands are expected to mark the ballot paper with more than their preferred candidate. The ‘Marca Tu Voto’ campaign is aiming to transform the presidential election into an unofficial referendum on constitutional change. Voters are being asked to mark their votes if they believe Chile requires a new constitution and that the way to change it is with a constitutional assembly. The Chilean constitutional moment Students, health workers and teachers' unions protest together in Santiago. Marking the ballot First round and ballotage

Tecnologie Democratiche - Airesis Apertura di un confronto democratico sulla funzionalità delle due principali piattaforme E-democracy per lo sviluppo della Democrazia Diretta Mi farebbe piacere che i componenti di TECNOLOGIE DEMOCRATICHE valutassero la possibilità di partecipare ad un confronto "Tecnico - Logico - Procedurale" con i responsabili dell'altra piattaforma di DEMOCRAZIA DIRETTA: PE M5S su Liquid Feedback. Sono state inserite due identiche proposte nei 2 Gruppi di Airesis: Gruppo di Coordinamento M5S Nazionale (6) Tecnologie Democratiche (1) [Tra () il numero di volontari attualmente disponibili.] al fine di ottenere una composizione di 20 cittadini (utilizzatori/esperti di Airesis) suddivisi equamente tra... Vi chiedo, visto il caso: Jacopo Tolja che è "sparito" da due GRUPPI (volutamente s'intende) se è possibile chiedere ad AIRESIS di "sparire" richiedendolo semplicemente ai responsabili della piattaforma democratica. Come partecipare a questo gruppo

Open Government Data: The Book by Joshua Tauberer La propuesta constitucional del Partido Comunista | Bancada de Diputados PC-IC Este lunes 14 de septiembre, la dirección del Partido Comunista de Chile se reunió con el Ministro del Interior, Jorge Burgos, para presentar oficialmente la propuesta del PC sobre Nueva Constitución, de cara al inicio del Proceso Constituyente anunciado por el Gobierno para el mes de septiembre. Propuesta Constitucional de los Comunistas El sistema democrático chileno debe ser representativo y con un sistema multipartidista; el Estado chileno debe tener un carácter plurinacional y multicultural; debe existir un Parlamento con una sola Cámara; el país debe tener una economía mixta y los derechos sociales deben estar garantizados constitucionalmente; debe terminar la doctrina de la “seguridad nacional” y del “enemigo interno” al interior de las Fuerzas Armadas y policiales. El documento se titula “Una Nueva Constitución. Además, se considera un “sistema multipartidista (que) fomente la cultura política de la población”. Me gusta: Me gusta Cargando...