I talk about the activities and plans of the Future Democracy Foundation. I touch on topics such as direct democracy, digital democracy and technocracy, and mention the use of artificial intelligence.
New civic participation platform
Together with the Foundation for European Initiatives in Silesia, we are working on the Polish version of the Decidim portal
Lecture in Mikolow
We invite you to watch video footage of a lecture in Mikolow presenting the foundation’s activities and plans.
To students
We encourage students of law, journalism, computer science and anyone else interested to contact us.
Democracy Research Report
We asked our respondents questions about democracy in Poland and around the world, as well as their vision for the creation of a portal to strengthen public consultation and citizen legislative initiatives
Right to petition
Every adult has the constitutional right to submit a petition, also to the Sejm and the Senate. This form is much more accessible than the citizens’ legislative initiative. It is a so-called soft instrument, because it does not lead directly to decisions with legal effect.
What is UX Research?
UX Research is a set of actions which aim to examining the needs of the target group of a digital product. Skilful conduct of this research sometimes determines the success of a given solution.
Effective online voting
Remote voting can take place from a home computer connected to the Internet. Aragon Vocdoni is a blockchain-based platform that enables secret and efficient voting. Verification of eligibility to cast a vote can be done through verification of email address, phone number or authentication transfer.
Interesting civic projects
Reconciling different positions may require a mixed representative-direct system. There are various foundations that support the development of civil society, such as the Center for Civic Education (creators of the Voting Lighthouse) and the Foundation for Poland. Other interesting but now defunct projects are also mentioned.
Ethical citizen
The Scottish Enlightenment was a watershed period because it was then that civil society was framed in a more modern form. Moral values in democracy and politics are crucial, and parliamentary democracy leads to many distortions. The alternative is to use direct democracy.
