RadicalxChange Foundation

La polarización, la desigualdad y el miedo fomentados por la tecnología está minando el sistema democrático en todo el mundo. Pero existen experiencias que demuestran cómo usar la tecnología para garantizar la sostenibilidad del sistema y lograr un desarrollo inclusivo. Tuvimos el privilegio de organizar un encuentro con Audrey Tang, Ex Primera Ministra Digital de Taiwán, y E. Glen Weyl fundador de RadicalxChange Foundation para hablar "Plurality", su libro colaborativo en donde comparten su experiencia utilizando herramientas digitales para fortalecer tanto la unidad social como la diversidad. Además, tuvimos un Q&A para hablar sobre cómo crear puentes entre frentes polarizados, la #gamification de la democracia y cómo podemos construir redes sociales con algoritmos que favorezcan el debate y no los discursos extremos, entre muchas otras cosas. Si alguno de estos temas te resuena, podés leer, colaborar y compartir "Plurality" 👉🏼https://www.plurality.net/ ¡Gracias, Audrey, Glen y RxC por esta oportunidad, a Sebastián Calderón por moderar y a todas las personas asistentes por este encuentro tan enriquecedor! Malik Lakoubay i4Policy

That's what happens when you bring creative, dedicated and forward-thinking people around the table. You get a "pretty pretty pretty" cool project from TheSandBox and RadicalxChange France lead by our Web3 Lab for Social Impact! #impact #GameJam How to leverage Web3 technologies to inspire change. That's our DNA. Gaming is a perfect way to bring communities together and chart a path toward a more equitable, sustainable and fair world. For all game creators, you can sign up till May 6h. More details in the Medium Article below. Thanks to Aouatef Khelloqi and Corentin Catrice for leading the way. Special thanks to G. Angela Corpus and RadicalxChange Foundation https://lnkd.in/ey_dVRcM

Civic Tech's Reality Check: Beyond Digital Dreams and Open Gov Quick Fix What does it take for civic tech to go beyond digital solutions and truly transform citizen engagement in today's society?" (CivicTech for Democracy 2/4) During the “Getting Civic tech right for Democracy” day at OECD - OCDE, several voices confirmed that Civic Tech had given up on their dream of an invisible hand of digital (or data), realizing that digitalization cures none of society issue on its own. In other words, the Civic tech community are grown-ups now 😜 It’s good to feel public institutions looking at the community differently and take us more seriously. We are proud of our real breakthroughs, because we have hard-earned them. These breakthroughs encompass a wide range of citizen engagement projects that weren’t working in traditional campaigns. From Adrien Duguet, Alicia Combaz or Matt Stempeck. From CitizenLab, Open Knowledge Foundation or Open Government Partnership. The audience heard a trove of compelling stories about civic tech accomplishment and partnerships with public institutions. Such engagements can imply a citizen participation at local level to express priorities from the people, including the ones most out of touch with public administrations. Other projects enabled some feed-back about a bill to be introduced through Parliament. Others again were instrumental for a participative public budgeting exercise. At RadicalxChange Foundation, we did our share from plural voting sessions at the Colorado Senate to Climate Change participative public policies at borough level in NYC (find out more in the with the link in comments). We believe that CT can be used to deeply redesign our institutions and not be used simply as a quick fix. It needs to start at a local level, focus on conversations and education vs the outcome and leverage technology. As #takeaway #2 let’s say that  “So far local works and national sucks”. public policy education and collective deliberation at neighborhood level are pivotal to regain a larger trust and engagement Debates will carry on to clarify within the Community. Please comment below about you own feeling What about the social contract the Civic tech platform ? Should Civic Tech Comply to a framework of principles? Should Civic Tech stakeholders commit to disclose what collective goals are prioritized depending on projects? We will continue tomorrow with our 3rd installment of the feedback series: Digital Public Infrastructures: Catalyst for Societal Change. Thanks again OECD Public Governance for the invite and all participants for making such a vibrant event! #DeliberativeDemocracy #DemocraticInnovation #CitizenLab #digitaldemocracy #civictech  #CitizensAssemblies