DemocracyOS

"We are 21st century citizens doing our best to interact with 19th century designed institutions that are based on an information technology of the 15th century. 
It's time we start asking: What is democracy for the internet era?"Pia Mancini, The DemocracyOS at TED Global 2014

DemocracyOS is an online space for deliberation and voting on political proposals. It is a platform for a more open and participatory government. The software aims to stimulate better arguments and come to better rulings, as peers. [documentation link]

How it all started. In April 2012 a group of activists, entrepreneurs, students and hackers got together in the city of Buenos Aires with a simple question in mind: What is democracy for the internet era? Many of the so-called modern democraciesstill run the same way they did almost two centuries ago: as citizens we only get to interact with the political system once every couple of years. In an era where online access starts to become commonplace around the world, we are aware of how the internet changed the way we work, communicate and relate with each other. But politics and governments haven’t changed at all. So we set out to find a reliable way to hack the system. [link]