I think they paid a bunch of academics to spin up a forum website? Honestly my eyes started glazing over after the first 1,000 words.
neolthrowaway on
> The program is modeled after successful digital democracy efforts in Taiwan, which used digital tools to help increase consensus-building and build governance powered by the people.
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> Engaged California is different from a poll or town hall, and is not designed to mimic social media. The platform is the intersection between technology, democracy, and state government. The end goal is to encourage more discussions as a new way to find common ground, a process known internationally as deliberative democracy.
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> The Government Operations Agency, the California Office of Data and Innovation (ODI), in partnership with Carnegie California, the West Coast office and program of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, are leading the development of this program and its supporting deliberative engagement tools.
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> Other program design partners and advisors for this initiative include scholars and leaders from the American Public Trust, the Berggruen Institute, Stanford University’s Deliberative Democracy Lab, UC Berkeley, Harvard University’s Center for Internet and Society, the San Francisco Foundation, Project Liberty Institute and the Kapor Center.
Flashy_Upstairs9004 on
We get it, you’re running for President. How many times did they use the words “bold”, “future”, or “innovative”?
Novel_Gas6124 on
can’t wait for it to become wall-to-wall —–== PU$$Y IN BIO ==—–
GodOfWarNuggets64 on
Nice.
Now let’s see California’s efforts towards housing.
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Wow this post was a bunch of word salad.
I think they paid a bunch of academics to spin up a forum website? Honestly my eyes started glazing over after the first 1,000 words.
> The program is modeled after successful digital democracy efforts in Taiwan, which used digital tools to help increase consensus-building and build governance powered by the people.
…
> Engaged California is different from a poll or town hall, and is not designed to mimic social media. The platform is the intersection between technology, democracy, and state government. The end goal is to encourage more discussions as a new way to find common ground, a process known internationally as deliberative democracy.
…
> The Government Operations Agency, the California Office of Data and Innovation (ODI), in partnership with Carnegie California, the West Coast office and program of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, are leading the development of this program and its supporting deliberative engagement tools.
…
> Other program design partners and advisors for this initiative include scholars and leaders from the American Public Trust, the Berggruen Institute, Stanford University’s Deliberative Democracy Lab, UC Berkeley, Harvard University’s Center for Internet and Society, the San Francisco Foundation, Project Liberty Institute and the Kapor Center.
We get it, you’re running for President. How many times did they use the words “bold”, “future”, or “innovative”?
can’t wait for it to become wall-to-wall —–== PU$$Y IN BIO ==—–
Nice.
Now let’s see California’s efforts towards housing.