Crowdsoarcing for Democracy: A New Era in Policy-Making
Crowdsourcing is less a new idea than a new concept. It covers a wide array of tools that use the power and knowledge of crowds brought together through the internet. Crowdsourcing offers exciting possibilities for democracy. Citizens can take part in brainstorming, discussing, developing, and even...
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ftissuelab:oai:harvest.issuelab.org:29598 2023-05-15T17:42:22+02:00 Crowdsoarcing for Democracy: A New Era in Policy-Making Tanja Aitamurto Europe (Northern) / Finland 2012-01-01 pdf https://issuelab.org/resources/29598/29598.pdf https://issuelab.org/permalink/resource/29598 eng eng Parliament of Finland The Committee for The Future https://www.issuelab.org/resources/29598/pdf_cover_285.png https://issuelab.org/resources/29598/29598.pdf https://issuelab.org/permalink/resource/29598 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 CC-BY-NC-ND Civil Society Computers and Technology report 2012 ftissuelab 2022-01-09T08:53:22Z Crowdsourcing is less a new idea than a new concept. It covers a wide array of tools that use the power and knowledge of crowds brought together through the internet. Crowdsourcing offers exciting possibilities for democracy. Citizens can take part in brainstorming, discussing, developing, and even implementing decisions that used to be the domain of political and expert elites. People's participation through crowdsourcing does not replace traditional democratic tools or experts, but complements and supports them. Participation can yield better decisions. A thousand pairs of eyes will spot potential problems easier and a thousand heads will come up with more new ideas than just a few. This benefits all. Report Northern Finland IssueLab (Nonprofit Research) |
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Crowdsourcing is less a new idea than a new concept. It covers a wide array of tools that use the power and knowledge of crowds brought together through the internet. Crowdsourcing offers exciting possibilities for democracy. Citizens can take part in brainstorming, discussing, developing, and even implementing decisions that used to be the domain of political and expert elites. People's participation through crowdsourcing does not replace traditional democratic tools or experts, but complements and supports them. Participation can yield better decisions. A thousand pairs of eyes will spot potential problems easier and a thousand heads will come up with more new ideas than just a few. This benefits all. |
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