government, economy & revolution 2.0
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A discussion about the opportunities and difficulties presented by the idea of digital democracy through the lens of the post-industrial revolution. Presented at Barcamp Armenia 2009 in Yerevan.TRANSCRIPT
Digital Democracy
Governments, economies, and revolutions in the 21st century (and what to do about them)
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Digital Democracy
Governments, economies, and revolutions in the 21st century (and what to do about them)
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Digital
Has the internet changed everything?
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Digital
Has the internet changed everything?
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What does this mean anymore?
Democracy
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What does this mean anymore?
Democracy
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What does this mean anymore?
Democracy
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Representative
Direct
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Nor th Paci!c Ocean
Nor th Paci!c Ocean
South Paci!c Ocean
Nor th Atlantic Ocean
South Atlantic Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf of AlaskaBering Sea
Beaufort Sea
Arctic Ocean
Hudson Bay Labrador Sea
Caribbean Sea
Indian Ocean
South China Sea
EastChina Sea
Sea of Okhotsk
Tasman Sea
Bay of Bengal
Norwegian Sea
Greenland Sea
BAHAMAS
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
CANADA
U.S.A.
GREENLAND(DENMARK)
ST. KITTS & NEVISANTIGUA & BARBUDA
DOMINICAST. LUCIAST. VINCENT & GRENADINES
BARBADOSTRINIDAD & TOBAGO
GUYANASURINAME
FRENCH GUIANA (FRANCE)
GRENADA
DOM. REP.HAITI
CUBA
JAMAICABELIZE
HONDURAS
NICARAGUA
COSTA RICA
PANAMA
EL SALVADORGUATEMALA
MEXICO
SAMOA
ECUADOR
PERU
VENEZUELA
COLOMBIA
BRAZIL
BOLIVIA
CAPE VERDE
GUINEA BISSAU
THE GAMBIA
SENEGAL
MAURITANIA
GUINEA
SIERRA LEONE
LIBERIA
NIGERIA
NIGERCHAD
SUDAN
ERITREA
DJIBOUTI
YEMEN
SAUDI ARABIA
OMAN
SOMALILAND (SOMALIA)ETHIOPIA
UGANDA
KENYA
SOMALIA
COMOROS
MALAWIZIMBABWE
ANGOLA
NAMIBIA
BOTSWANAMOZAMBIQUE
SWAZILAND
MADAGASCAR
MAURITIUS
SEYCHELLES
MALDIVES
SRI LANKA
BANGLADESH
INDIA
QATARBAHRAIN
EGYPTLIBYA
ALGERIA
MOROCCO
WESTERN SAHARA(MOROCCO)
JORDANISRAEL
PAKISTAN NEPALBHUTAN
BURMALAOS
SOUTH KOREA
NORTH KOREA
MONGOLIA
RUSSIA
KAZAKHSTAN
UZBEKISTAN
TURKMENISTANNAGORNOKARABAKH(ARMENIA/AZERBAIJAN)
KYRGYZSTAN
TAJIKISTAN
CAMBODIA
VIETNAM
HONG KONG (CHINA)
TAIWAN
JAPAN
CHINA
PHILIPPINES
BRUNEI
MALAYSIA
SINGAPORE
INDONESIA
EAST TIMOR
PAPUANEW GUINEA SOLOMON
ISLANDS
TUVALU
FIJI
TONGA
NAURU KIRIBATI
MARSHALLISLANDS
MICRONESIA
PALAU
VANUATU
AUSTRALIA
NEW ZEALAND
THAILAND
TIBET (CHINA)
KASHMIR (INDIA)
KASHMIR (PAKISTAN)AFGHANISTAN
IRAN
SYRIA
TURKEYARMENIA
GEORGIA
CHECHNYA (RUSSIA)ABKHAZIA (GEORGIA)
MOLDOVAUKRAINE
TRANSNISTRIA (MOLDOVA)
BELARUSPOLAND
RUSSIA
SWEDENNORWAY
ICELAND
FINLAND
ESTONIALATVIA
LITHUANIA
ROMANIA
BULGARIAMACEDONIA
GREECEALBANIA
AZERBAIJAN
GERMANYCZECH REP.
SLOVAKIAAUSTRIA
LIECHTENSTEINLUXEMBOURG
BELGIUMNETHERLANDS
U.K.DENMARK
IRELAND
PORTUGALANDORRA
SPAIN
FRANCE ITALYSWITZERLAND
MONACOSAN MARINO
KOSOVO (SERBIA)
MONTENEGROBOSNIA & HERZ.
SERBIACROATIASLOVENIA
HUNGARY
NORTHERNCYPRUS
CYPRUSMALTA
TUNISIA
KUWAIT
U.A.E.
IRAQLEBANON
ISRAELI OCCUPIED/PAL. AUTHO.
ZAMBIA
LESOTHOSOUTH AFRICA
CONGO (KINSHASA)
RWANDAGABON
BURUNDI
TANZANIA
CAMEROONCENTRAL AFRICAN
REPUBLIC
CÔTED’IVOIRE
SAO TOME & PRINCIPEEQUATORIAL GUINEA
GHANA
TOGO
CONGO (BRAZZAVILLE)
BURKINAFASO
MALI
BENIN
CHILE
PARAGUAY
ARGENTINA
URUGUAY
PUERTO RICO (U.S.A.)
Freedom Status Country Breakdown Population Breakdown (in billions)
FREE 90 (47%) 3.03 (46%)
PARTLY FREE 60 (31%) 1.19 (18%)
NOT FREE 43 (22%) 2.39 (36%)
TOTAL 193 (100%) 6.61 (100%)
Survey Findings
www.freedomhouse.org
!e Map of Freedom re"ects the #ndings of Freedom House’s Freedom in the World 2008 survey, which rates the level of political rights and civil liberties in 193 countries and 15 related and disputed territories during 2007. Based on these ratings, countries are divided into three categories: Free, Partly Free, and Not Free.
A Free country is one where there is broad scope
for open political competition, a climate of respect for civil liberties, significant independent civic life, and independent media.
Partly Free countries are characterized by some restrictions on political rights and civil liberties, often in a context of corruption, weak rule of law, ethnic strife, or civil war.
A Not Free country is one where basic political
rights are absent, and basic civil liberties are widely and systematically denied.
Freedom House is an independent nongovernmental organization that supports the expansion of freedom worldwide.
Liberal vs. Illiberal6
Changing Standards?
O B A M A
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Vote Different
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Vote Different
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Strategy: 5 Elements1. Empowered volunteers
2. Social networks
3. Bloggers
4. YouTube viral videos 5. Micro-donations
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Vote Accountability
I elected you according to your issues, will you actually keep your promises?
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Government Accountability
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Government Accountability
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Citizen Accountability
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Citizen Accountability
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Citizen Accountability
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Citizen Accountability
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Transparency
“If I knew this, I could do that.”
If I knew government spending on social services, I could create a map to inform resettled refugees of the best access to services for their community.
If I knew the leaders of community centers and churches in my neighborhood, I could invite them to my coop board meeting to talk about building mutually beneficialcommunity relationships.
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Solutions
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What are your thoughts and ideas? Do you see barriers or solutions?
Tweet #digidem
Democracy• Being heard• Minority rights• Accountability and
transparency• Advocacy for change• Access
Digital Democracy• Empowerment of the
individual• Fall of hierarchies• Wider participation• Democratization of
information
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Active Citizenry
Defined by citizens
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Active Citizenry
Defined by citizens
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Digital Democracy
Governments, economies, and revolutions in the 21st century (and what to do about them)
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Industrial Revolution
Out with the old, in with the new
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Post-Industrial Revolution
Will mass collaboration change the way we operate?
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NGOs & Civil Society
Updating community organizing & journalism
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Digital Democracy
Governments, economies, and revolutions in the 21st century (and what to do about them)
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Saffron RevolutionMobile phones were used by monks and other citizen journalists to send information to the outside world.
www.uscampaignforburma.org
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Twitter RevolutionTwitter organized a flashmob. Being linked to other social networks staged a mass protest.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/creepysleepy/3429118253/
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Zimbabwean ElectionsMobile photography and the daily news.
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Kenyan ElectionsMobile mapping and violence security.
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Practical Challenges
$ Corporations $Citizens
Government
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Mark Belinsky - [email protected] - @mbelinskyDTWO.ORG
Digital DemocracyWorking with local partners to connect people through new technologies that encourage education, communication and civic participation.
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