Foresight Engine

Investigation in response to:

Politics play a major role in change within any country. But with more aware, informed and connected citizens; governments are leveling.

how connected citizens will change/improve politics in a way different than it is now?

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Investigation in response to:

what is the future 7 star government service centre will look like? I mean in term of customer experience, use of technology etc.

Perhaps the question is will government service centers even exist in the future?

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Planning is key to any success. We have great ideas everyday; we just need to plan accordingly and have the patience to see them through.

how does the process of planning be different in the future?

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Investigation in response to:

By getting more involved in the decisions shaping their countries and economies.

isnt this whats happening now? How this can change in the future?

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Antagonism in response to:

I think so... even getting more sophisticated in use of technology, still some customer segment/services still need face to face interaction

But what we are currently witnessing is a movement towards automated channels. What will stop this trend?

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Investigation in response to:

Along with super-empowered citizens we'll see super-empowered viral crime organizations and cults.

so connectivity is a double edged sword. the question is what governments can do to harvest the positive elements of it and limit drawbacks?

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Investigation in response to:

still feels like most engagement opportunities are most accessible to those with privilege which skews results

Isnt the trend towards more engagement and more chances for inclusion?

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Investigation in response to:

Take the Arab spring for example. How did it start? Everyone now is trying to be more informed and aware of the political decision-making.

Exactly! its already happening. My question is how that will shape the future?

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Antagonism in response to:

More than 10% of jobs are in the public sector. If government is optimized by new tech and optimized communities, will unemployment rise?

History shows the rise in productivity has always worked in favor of employment. As long as education is up to speed of course.

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Adaptation in response to:

In essence it wont differ much. But the way we plan and execute may differ with all the technological leaps happening daily.

then we are either living the future or we are up for big changes due to technology advancement.

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Antagonism in response to:

How to make economy more equal? Thinking about evolutional way the real freeriders in our society are the rich ones.

communism?!

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Momentum in response to:

Adopt a Google style work distribution approach where people gravitate towards issues they care about

which puts us back to the role of education and how will it keep up with all of the advancement in technology we are witnessing now

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Antagonism in response to:

the automated trend will remain. human interaction will as well. shopping online didn't kill actually buying from a physical store

actually its killing businesses. and the examples are too many to count.

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Momentum in response to:

Why should this trend be stopped?

thats exactly my point. It wont stop!

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Investigation in response to:

Government should anticipate services you need and help you get them

and how the government can exactly do that?

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Investigation in response to:

Government should anticipate services you need and help you get them

and how the government can exactly do that?

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Investigation in response to:

Government should anticipate services you need and help you get them

and how the government can exactly do that?

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Investigation in response to:

Government should anticipate services you need and help you get them

and how the government can exactly do that?

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Momentum in response to:

if you compare the youth population now to those of 5-10 years back; do you think they are connected to government policies as they are now?

i believe they are and this trend will continue.

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Adaptation in response to:

I think a major barrier we find in implementing a given innovation is that people are scared of new things.

which brings the role of media for raising awareness

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Antagonism in response to:

What if it were biometric instead? Who needs cards? :-)

but once we go "biometric", what will ensure the privacy of data?

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Adaptation in response to:

People mindsets shall be changed gradually to be more innovated

which brings us again to the role of media in raising awareness

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Investigation in response to:

Recreation programming, community services access policies, neighbourhood safety, youth employment policies/service planning, health policy

how that will be different in the future?

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Investigation in response to:

start leadership programs for civil servants from collegue level, select the bright students and sponcer them till they graduate.

it is already happening. how it can that be different in the future?

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Adaptation in response to:

the competency level of civil servants will be posted significantly, and services offered to citizens will improve automatically

someone might argue that you need to raise the level of the citizen's awareness.

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Adaptation in response to:

I love the idea of trans-spatial governance communities. Can you say more?

so is that a sign for a decentralised - and perhaps a limited - government in the future?

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Investigation in response to:

Most probably!

most probably what?

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Adaptation in response to:

I think it could be both limited and more involved; decentralised but active in monitoring / managing your life.

how that will impact the process of policy making?

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Adaptation in response to:

Wikipedia tells me it is a form of direct democracy where the public are involved in govt w/o reps. But same problem-how to educate citizens

exactly. uneducated citizens will take their nation backward.

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Momentum in response to:

would it be feasable to automate all gov services with high illetracy rate in the 3rd world countries

only if its paralleled with education and awareness raising campaigns

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Antagonism in response to:

what about the ideas of citizens who dont have access to internet, what segment of citizens are represented here

In 10 years time who will not be connected to the internet? I believe connectivity won't be a problem.

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Momentum in response to:

Nice idea; some cities have that already in the form of "advisory committees"

or perhaps use social media and ask citizens to "Like" the best contractor

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Adaptation in response to:

Program teaches what current govt does and that govt can be reinvented/improved to better serve citizens. All students in selection process.

which takes us to the education system. how will it look like and how it should be to coop with the future demands?

played 5 months ago by Adel

Investigation in response to:

I like the 'out of box' thinking, but might it be easier, cheaper, and more beneficial increase literacy?

i think in the future the definition of literacy will be different.

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Investigation in response to:

change life/work balance to include 1 day a week to engage in local/regional... issues. Only way to get people involved is to give them time

isnt being connected could help free people's time?

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Momentum in response to:

Yes! Like the ability to program. Any child who doesn't know this will be left far behind and become disadvantaged, no?

that puts the responsibility on the education system to keep up with the technological advancement.

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Antagonism in response to:

Great idea but quite scary!

wouldnt that cause vulnerability?

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Investigation in response to:

governments can choose experianced innovated local citizens to participate in providing best public services for its citizens

how about utilising technology to harvest collective intelligence?

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Adaptation in response to:

Or does it put the technology at a responsibility to be educate-able?

the cost of technology adaptation is on the decline. It is getting accessible and affordable so i think it is getting educate-able.

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Momentum in response to:

Can public decisions be made only by internet connections or does it always need a face to face meeting?

for the citizens to benefit from gov services, online access is enough with the exception of few extreme cases.

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Investigation in response to:

Media and it should be part of education curriculum, starting with the teachers.

How to integrate media/awareness to the education system? that is the question.

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Momentum in response to:

It keeps coming back to how to create informed, engaged, critical, problem-solving, systems thinking citizens. Education revolution time?

definitely!

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Investigation in response to:

I think it could be both limited and more involved; decentralised but active in monitoring / managing your life.

elaborate please.

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Momentum in response to:

My default is revamping the education system. How could you see this happening?

the way i see it is by equipping students with not only the technology but also the mindset to learn and adopt new technologies.

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Investigation in response to:

Non-local, but w/ automation and geo-location, highly involved and trans-spatial.

more of "you are on your own but i'll be there when you need me"?

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Momentum in response to:

some socities still strugle to find food. there is always probability part of the socity will not be connected and need other channels

But just like now where the people in the poorest areas in the world have mobile phones, they will have internet connections in the future.

played 5 months ago by Adel

Momentum in response to:

Yes, instead of waiting in lines for gov't services can do it quickly online.

So the more services are offered online, the more time the citizens got for themselves.

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Antagonism in response to:

How do we best engage non-literate and non-web accessible populations?

do you really think that in the near future will be a significant portion of the population that dont have access to the web?

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Momentum in response to:

Use technology to connect citizens of diff cities/countries/cultures to increase empathic understanding and macroscopic/global awareness

collective intelligence, anyone?

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Momentum in response to:

Certainly. But how could you help them reach this mindset?

when it becomes a lifestyle. a good example is smart phone and social media. My kids check wikipedia whenever they want to look something up

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Investigation in response to:

Like the US gov't, "I tax you no matter where you live", but w/ "you also get access to all gov't services" no matter where you live.

but this is already happening. how that will differ in the future?

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Momentum in response to:

If they dont know how to read and write, how can they use online videos?? or have access to internet??

2 years old kids cant read or write, yet they can use the ipad and surf the net.

played 5 months ago by Adel

Adaptation in response to:

And what resource would you want them to have access to with this tech? Certain knowledge? How is this monitored for bias?

monitoring has been and always be a challenge. Privacy too. so i will define access with "relevant". what defines relevant? thats debatable.

played 5 months ago by Adel

Momentum in response to:

The previous innovation? Or what we are all doing here today? ;)

both :)

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Momentum in response to:

Create community counsels representing their socities and sharing feedback, co-create ideas on how gov can better serve them

selective collective intelligence?

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Antagonism in response to:

Especially for everyone! I think the significance of human contact is being swept under the rug in the excitement about new tech.

only to give space for more services and give time for personal social interactions rather than waiting for hours to be served at a gov cntr

played 5 months ago by Adel

Investigation in response to:

Before doing this you need to build up the data structure. To get Gov services paperless first. Then automation would work.

isnt this already happening?

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Momentum in response to:

Don't you think? And the more access people have to clean water, business centers (jobs within close reach), modern tools like dishwashers

cant agree more. And this is exactly the trend.

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Investigation in response to:

So you think we should establish a database of knowledge that is easily accessible and this will help educate citizens?

the question is who are "we"? can we limit the role of building a knowledge base to specific people?

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Momentum in response to:

Fair, but this time for personal/social interaction is often not being used as such especially with younger generations.

You are right. We need to make the younger generation feel more responsible.

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Investigation in response to:

We can be everyone. But I still don't understand how just this library of knowledge will help create engaged citizens. I think we need more

i doubt there will ever be a single library of knowledge. People need to know how to seek knowledge. Aware citizens will be engaged.

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Antagonism in response to:

We already see this in some ways; constantly staring at our screens, sitting next to but not talking to each other.

but at the same time our social network is far larger than it could have been 20 years ago.

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Investigation in response to:

But this is an inherent issue! How do we create aware citizens?

You cant! not until every individual wants to be ware and engaged.

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Momentum in response to:

So then it comes back to education? To showing people they have the opportunity for this no?

exactly. it gets back to education.

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Investigation in response to:

We need all generations to feel a sense of civic duty. Older generations feel they can retire and check out of society.

how do you think that can happen?

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Investigation in response to:

This is what I am saying. Youth nowadays are getting involved and influencing government policies.

some might argue that youth should be even more responsible.

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Adaptation in response to:

As long as the system is adaptive and responsive to people's needs, and we refocus on community, rather then isolated media consumption.

well.. for that you need people to be have a greater sense of responsibility? dont you think so?

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Investigation in response to:

It is happing in 1st and 2nd world. I don't know about 3rd with high illiteracy rates.

so you are saying illiteracy will continue to exist on a larger scale in the 3rd world countries?

played 5 months ago by Adel

Momentum in response to:

Yes you can! Smart phones have increased Tanzanians' engagement with/through social media regardless of educ levels!

thats exactly my point. there is so much you can do. But people need to be ready and willing to be engaged.

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Momentum in response to:

Haha I think we were commenting from two sides of the same coin the whole time :)

I think so :)

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Investigation in response to:

Technology is advancing every second and new apps are enabling citizens and governments to work closely on projects to have greater impact.

how will the new apps lead to a new set of services? and how will it govern the relationship between the citizen and the government.

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Momentum in response to:

Is it true or is it even smaller than it use to be?

numbers show that its true and on the increase

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Momentum in response to:

This is a measure of quantity not quality though?

exactly. there is also a counter argument that it doesn't reflect the real connections. but that shouldn't stop us from using it as a proxy.

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Antagonism in response to:

Shall we trust government Who says government is doing the best for our interest Why do they still not care about poverty and warming

if we have elected the government, why shouldnt we?

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Investigation in response to:

We have been talking about civic engagement, but with social tech, its increase social contact but what about social engagement?

i think this is the next step. I wonder what will influence the move from connection to engagement.

played 5 months ago by Adel

Antagonism in response to:

Yes, communities consist of users -- but the community must be understood via social INTERACTIONS, not by aggregating individual responses.

for communities to work effectively, it should consists of responsible and capable users.

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Momentum in response to:

innovation shall be thought in schools by having right skilled teachers, plus they can pop up with ideas as they intract with the students

Amen to that. to improve education, we need to have better teachers.

played 5 months ago by Adel

Investigation in response to:

Could you further define your argument? How you can measure social network and true influence of it?

measuring the size of a social network is purely quantitative. however the influence can only be measured by the level of engagement.

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Investigation in response to:

For example instead of physically going to renew your passport, you can start the paper work and then be notified when to pick it up.

again, this is already happening. Perhaps in the future we may not need passports.

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Adaptation in response to:

Many blame tech for this situation, but perhaps its the solution. We need to find a way to use tech to make online connection more visceral

technology is a double edged sword we will get what we make of it.

played 5 months ago by Adel

Investigation in response to:

Thats true. Do you think sufficient means to measure the community via social interactions exist today?

it is existing? do you see it otherwise? how?

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Investigation in response to:

if ... but who says that elected government are doing any better I think it should have we need a new style of government

if we have elected the wrong people to represent us then its our mistake. dont you think so?

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Investigation in response to:

if we have elected the wrong people to represent us then its our mistake. dont you think so?

what sort of style?

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Momentum in response to:

Advancements in security aspects are evolving. Being able to travel with your smart phone & having all your credentials verified through it.

or even your biodata which you carry on yourself.

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Momentum in response to:

Maybe even biosensors (just once/twice a year) that monitor eye movement (eg at office jobs) to determine individual's attention span etc

my boss will be pleased to have one!

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Investigation in response to:

This would decrease the segregation between employed and unemployed citizens. People could work more freely.

are we talking about an emerging types of employment?

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Momentum in response to:

Establish NON-TECHNOLOGY zones, like non-smoking zones, so people must connect face-2-face. Improving social skills and relationships.

i think such zones should be called "homes" there is an increasing trend of social isolations between family members living together already

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Investigation in response to:

Create e-learning zones in Gov websites

who should benefit from such a platform and what sort of topics should be taught?

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Investigation in response to:

A new currency system, Social £s, can only be used for goods/services from social enterprises - 30% of govt budgets made up of Social £s

how that shall be given and how it will be spent?

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Investigation in response to:

I don't think automating all gov services would affect illetracy rate. Unless it is a literacy program.

these are two different lines going in parallel. or do you see it the other way?

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Investigation in response to:

citizens should be compensated for access to their data

interesting. so its like selling your own private date?

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Investigation in response to:

citizens should be compensated for access to their data

interesting. so its like selling your own private date?

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Investigation in response to:

citizens should be compensated for access to their data

interesting. so its like selling your own private date?

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Investigation in response to:

yes - Facebook sells my data, Walmart, ATT, etc all make money from the aggregate of our data

thats because we agree to share that bit of data. they wont be able to sell what we dont share.

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Antagonism in response to:

What will the implications be? Some become "super-citizens" and others the "data underclass"?

but isnt technology is already closing the knowledge gap?

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Investigation in response to:

We must inspire everyone to be a leader and representative. Both teacher and student. We must not be sheep relying on a Shepard.

and how do you see that happening?

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Investigation in response to:

This is why democracy is not necessarily required for good public service provision.

thats a very bold statement. then what is required for good public service provision?

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Investigation in response to:

the suggestion is that we own our data and if we're compensated we'll provide more data - to our government and to businesses

if you ask the major social medial platforms, their answer will be that they are already paying you by providing the service for free.

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Investigation in response to:

Yes, How? :)

is that the role of the government only? or the people should be able to do something about it?

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Investigation in response to:

Globally: Real achievement is to upgrade the 3rd-world gov to have essential gov services infrastructure

how do you see that happening?

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Investigation in response to:

The new innovations should be available to everyone, incl. elderly and disabled

are you talking about basic access to technology? if so, then who puts the threshold?

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Investigation in response to:

In some places, yes, but also widening the gap much more in others (income inequality, for example).

agree. but we are talking about knowledge here. i wonder how it will widen the knowledge gap?

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Investigation in response to:

By making them an offer so yummy they won't want to refuse it. Providing community space to facilitate growth.

and who should come up with that offer? the government?

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Investigation in response to:

Public security, healthcare, education, rule of law, information transparency, economic development.

so all of that provided by a monarchy for example is better than a democracy that fails to provide the same?

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Investigation in response to:

that is what they say . what if FaceBookII started and paid people to interact? what if local gov gave tax credits to play a game like this

what if Facebook is a paid service in return for not selling the data? well people still use it?

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Investigation in response to:

No its the role of the experts to do the research and the collective to agree on the best course of action.

and who should be funding this research?

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Adaptation in response to:

No. The offer is love. Anyone can offer it.

i thought we already have lots of love and appreciation for those who do us good.

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Momentum in response to:

Yes, in my opinion. I think most people are more interested in a safe, prosperous basic life than in political theory.

i cant agree more. though there are many who will disagree with you.

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Adaptation in response to:

Everybody that is affected by the topic being researched should be contributing resources to reach true understanding.

thats easier said than done. such research need to funded either by governments, corporates or philanthropists. Each with their own agenda.

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Investigation in response to:

The developed and advanced countries/gov should fund, support & guide the 3rd world gov

which is already happening in a form of foreign aid. but isn't it the time for the 3rd world countries to take charge of their own fate?

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Investigation in response to:

Bring them on! :-)

some might argue a good life is a must. But democracy is a must too. and its up there in the pyramid of human needs

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Investigation in response to:

All the citizens should benefit from this service. topics can be awareness of gov services, saving energies, positive attitude, time mang...

so its a general education platform. then why limit it to the government?

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Investigation in response to:

Agreed!

i am no pro heavy military spending. but then what nations should do to defend themselves against others?

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Investigation in response to:

How much of the cost is simply time? Is there no way for people to support independent research without massive funding?

time is money. there are only few cases where independent research was fruitful. and even then capital was required for sustainability.

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Investigation in response to:

we live in a connected world - one global village - you can't maintain safe env if your Neighbour country in a war or has a gov corruption

but as start each country should begin with itself. dont you think so?

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Investigation in response to:

Time is money because people must provide for their needs, but what if we can provide them food/shelter/entertainment free of charge?

which takes us back to the same question. someone need to take care of that. who?

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Adaptation in response to:

Yes, but we need more people to be doing US good. There is too much competition and isolationism, lack of global community with purpose.

then apparently there isnt much of love that we hope for. Not to mention many might argue that love wont substitute monetary reward.

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Antagonism in response to:

Isn't this the Security Dilemma? Humans invented organized violence, but hopefully our futures won't have that anymore.

our future wont have that any more?! i seriously doubt that.

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Investigation in response to:

If there are not enough resources to take care of everything, then we must focus on the core root systemic issues first.

which are?

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Investigation in response to:

we need to connect it to gov to have one point of access for everyone while they do thier online services..people like one stop shop

but why limit it to the government and not give the chance to others to come up with different and even better platforms?

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Investigation in response to:

That is good, but what if the country doesn't know how to start?

do you really believe that - in the information age - governments dont know how to start becoming better?

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Investigation in response to:

This is a very important point. We face technological and bureaucratic lock-in if we over-invest in specific systems.

then who sets the limit and who dictates the threshold?

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Adaptation in response to:

one stop shop is better, can you define "others"?

corporates, philanthropists and individuals. good examples are khan academy and iTunesU

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Investigation in response to:

Hunger? The destruction of the Biosphere? The notion of Profit over People? The lack of Free Speech and Free Market.

what about safety? shelter? and basic educations?

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Investigation in response to:

Why? Did humans always kill humans?

isnt that one of the oldest sins?

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Adaptation in response to:

Monetary reward is a means to an end. Food, shelter, safety, entertainment, gifts. All of which we can co create.

i agree with you. Still someone has to pay for that. unless you mean charity by co-creation.

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Investigation in response to:

That's only "IF" they reach to an agreement

what stops them from reaching an agreement if they are serving the same purpose?

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Investigation in response to:

It is kind of "anti-knowledge", in a way

is it?

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Momentum in response to:

Yes, community, barn building. I will watch your kids so you can go out and farm food for us.

sounds good in theory. So the answer is to move away from individualism back to collectivism.

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Investigation in response to:

There is nothing wrong with using money as a means, the issue is focusing our resources, which is what government tries to force on us.

arent we who have elected the government to make such decisions on our behalf?

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Investigation in response to:

Why elevate amateurs without training or education when you have trained experts with years of experience to do the job? (devils advocate)

so you are basically saying no one has an equal "vote".

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Investigation in response to:

Yes, we are meant to live as part of active healthy communities that inspire and help each other.

so what can be done to live the way we should live?

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Investigation in response to:

Yes, but a representative must be able to truly represent, and the number of people they are trying to represent is too many.

so what do you think the criteria should be?

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Adaptation in response to:

Sure, those are all important critical issues. But the control of finance and communication break down blocks us working towards all of them

so we are basically looking at the reconstructing the fabric of the modern civilisation.

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Momentum in response to:

Not enough to convince me. Again: How it can be done?

it is happening by being accessible in both physical and monetary way

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Investigation in response to:

We should use old technologies more, not only invent more. Most of the equipments already exists. We just do not know how to use it.

new technologies are more affordable and can do more. the question what can WE do to know how to utilize it?

played 5 months ago by Adel

Investigation in response to:

Facilitation. We must create space to have the conversation, to build the community, and grow together.

isn't that what is currently labelled as "democracy"?

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Investigation in response to:

Its already been done, we only must stay true to the ideals of our founders.

our founders?

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Investigation in response to:

No, we are talking about creating true freedom of speech and a true free market so that together we can choose a path.

many would argue that we already have freedom of speech and free markets.

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Investigation in response to:

Your representative should be someone you know and trust, someone you can speak to personally. So whatever a person is capable of.

what if no one you know wants to be a representative?

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So give civil servants some kind of "stock" in government returns / tax revenue?

if that will help improving the government, why not?

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Should we continue to assume the government on its own can't innovate on these kind of issues?

even if it can, shouldn't be more efficient to partner with corporates or universities?

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We must end the use of money as leverage to drown out communication and competition. It is killing innovation and progress.

money or power is not the only motivator. Perhaps its better to create a balance of motivators based on people's needs and desires.

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We do not. The person with the most money can speak the loudest and the rest are silenced by the silent majority.

then if you think about it the silent majority share most of the blame.

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It can have an exchange rate tied to £1, so govt spends on SE services, who can then pay their taxes using that currency, or procuring SEs

so its basically a monetary reward with a social label?

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Agree; esp. in many areas who individuals can have a big impact. Less so where collective action is required, right?

people may not have the resources for mega projects but it - & its funding - can be broken down to a level that can be taken by individuals

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The point of it would be to incentivise spending with social enterprises. I think a better description might be monetary system

i think its a good idea.

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The point of it would be to incentivise spending with social enterprises. I think a better description might be monetary system

how do you see that happening and who do you think should be in charge of such system.

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Crowdsourcing for mega projects?

why not?

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"You build this wall and I'll build that one"?

maybe or something like "adopt a service" concept

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Allow citizens and corporations to "adopt a service" in exchange for advertising space

good idea. but how do you give equal chances to all citizens to participate? or is it the game of the wealthy?

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Yes I do, if they "really" know then we would not have termenologies like 3rd world countries!

there could be many reasons like corruption. or simply because they know but they dont want to. what do you think?

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That depends a lot on the intention behind them, but it surely has a great potential.

if the intention is to increase productivity then..?

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The 'awhi' (the Maori word for embrace) the deeply personalized, highly tailored approach to individual families and communities

very interesting. please elaborate.

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Good question! The Treasury, perhaps? I was also thinking of an independent body of some sort - Social Enterprise UK? Thoughts?

so it eventually goes back to the government. I agree. Such a system should be ran and controlled by the government.

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so it eventually goes back to the government. I agree. Such a system should be ran and controlled by the government.

but then the Tax payers wont like that. what do you think?

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So this becomes a school/home assignment? How old should they be when they are first involved?

i think they should be involved at the level when they can comprehend the assignment.

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They can feed into that zone, so we would still have the one stop shop :)

the question is why?

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Is that something that government should get involved in?

perhaps in form of funding or simply providing the physical space.

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This would obviously bias towards the wealthy, but you could always have the right to sponsor your neighbour's service, for example.

then what about the other who dont have the money for it? shouldnt be a way for people to donate their expertise in form of time?

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I totally agree on that. we need to give them the "push" if they are still thinking..we need to guide them & not to do everything for them

so it goes back to the role of the individual :)

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Current crowdsourcing methods work by offering perks to donors, how would this translate to crowdsourcing for community projects?

many ways. The perks can be in any form or recognition.

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Then they would get the services, just sponsored by someone else

and who should be the "owner" of such a system?

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They can feed into that zone, so we would still have the one stop shop :)

feeding in to such a system means following bureaucracy and lots of red tapes.

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the learning zone is not really general..is more into society as I said like saving energy, environment, health..etc

but it has to have a purpose like raising productivity or a certain sense of awareness. what do you think the purpose of this one?

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Gov't would be administrator, but the people would be the owner?

if people are the owners then it cant be an absolute ownership. It has to fall back on the government.

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Instead of a raft of agencies approaching a family in isolation, a couple of people sit down with a family to work out what they need

so more of interagency cooperation?

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It might work if we can use 'joint' language like playing a role game, drama or using artistic methods

exactly. we need to get into their comprehension level and be able to understand their answers i am sure it will be rewarding.

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yes - but driven by a greater understanding of common purpose and more incentives in the system for horizontal co-operation.

incentives as in monetary ones? wont that defeat the purpose?

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Like 99 year leaseholds

or even shorter. but i get your point.

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Of course the elephant in the room here is politicians.How might a more connected citizenry help them to prioritize more joined up services?

how can we - as in people - reward interagency collaboration.

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can you explain more?

online learning may put the kids in isolation. so that need to be compliments by social skills as well.

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simply how to be a good citezn, the citezn might not an employee to give topic on how to raise productivity..

which brings us to a very good question. how do you define a good citizen?

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You could drive this to a finer grain: citizen awards for civil servants who engage deeply & take forward citizen agendas with integrity

and what the nature of that award will be?

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Citizens award civil servants who provide exceptional service. Agencies who have the most awards get bonuses at end of year.

but isn't its their duty to provide exceptional service?

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System incentives can be about recognition , sharing learning and celebration as well as $$.

some might argue that its their duty. why should they rewarded for it?

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The difference between theory and practice!

then that will encourage the behaviour of "i need to be rewarded for doing my job" and the whole thing might fire back!

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If (big if) monetary incentives are working in the current system 4 agency level performance, u could theoretically shift them to clients

but its not working. is it?

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Does City Hall own tax data? Does the Transport Authority own routing data? If they hold it, do they own it?

and if they own it, do they have the right to share/sell it?

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You are right. Perverse incentives

then we are back to the same dilema!

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Explicit & tacit reward systems are always in play. If you want to drive system change, you need to align rewards with desired outcomes.

the problem is once you reward people for doing their job, they wont do it unless they are rewarded. and the system will back fire.

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Consistent with other research too, I think. So maybe the whole "financial incentive" argument for public servants needs to be reframed?

or maybe they should feel and know that they are making a difference!

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Yes, sharing and managing info by experts and non-experts combined.

collective intelligence, any one?

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Which is why it would need to be linked to outcomes -not just interim steps

but outcome in the public sector takes time to be witnessed. how do you overcome that?

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Yes it is thier job !! but one way or another it will push them to do better so I guess that depends on the type of the incentive provided!

then how can you prevent pushing the others to other direction?

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Agree! How would we set up systems so both clients/communities and public servants could know that their efforts were making a difference?

how would you describe such system?

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I agree! So maybe enhanced recognition of civic behaviour is more important than financial reward?

definitely! its more about recognition and sense of achievement.

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The Participatory Panopticon, in the words of Jamais Cascio

or perhaps people start to care less about the privacy about their own information. just look at facebook and Instagram.

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The most rewarding would be involved community ranking by voting *like* or *hate idea* buttons.

so we vote on that as well?

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I can provide with a list which you can link to spasific learning and awarness topics

please do share!

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Probably right, until FaceGov sells your data to marketers and spams your AR eyeballs with adverts!

well Instagram came up withe a ridiculous revision of their privacy policy but people are still using it!

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But those could be quite easily build up?

building a channel is easy. the question is who should be the champion of such channel?

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Which takes us back to profit being a required motivator for innovation

simply because profitability ensures sustainability

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But they lost 25% of their users!

fine! what about the other 75% and growing?

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Is the governement a real representative of gouverned?? we should never forget the influence of international community

if not, then who is the real representative?

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Nothing replaces human interaction to get at root cause of issues. Meaning cannot simply be conveyed digitally.

but is human interaction required for all transactions?

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Could work nut there is possibility that devices can take control if it is designed badly.

or make our life much easier and very productive

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Yeap, and in ten years we've got a plenty of new and more reality feeling technologies appearing in different places.

how about a visual representation of an application like Siri? will that still be considered face to face?

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Exactly. Virtual life should be helping us to "get real" :) We build reality on shared meanings which are not totally true in digital world

will we need human interactions for all transactions? is it worth the wait in queues for hours and hours?

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Like = Yes vote

which brings us to the role of social media as a tool for policy making

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Agreed! Then we end up question what is good life?

a good life is a happy life! despite the complexity of it, i cant think of a simpler answer.

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I can provide with a list which you can link to spasific learning and awarness topics

speaking of which; what defines a good citizen; what are her roles and responsibilities?

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Families/communities & govt develop jointly agreed interim outcomes (rather than just interim inputs). Recognize & value small steps forward

the outcomes can be agreed upon jointly. but they need time to be measured. is long term rewards work for short term efforts?

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If there is not enough demand, why raise the productivity?

increasing productivity is not only to meet current demands but also future demands and expectations

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But they lost 25% of their users!

That still means there is a huge number of people who dont mind having their data at the disposal fo social media platforms

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What kind of an application is Siri?

Siri is "personal assistant" application that uses voice recognition and is introduced by Apple's iOs

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Absolutely. Gov policy-making need to be there where people are.

then why governments still approach social media with fear? as if they are going to open Pandora's box?

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Exactly. Technology is needed for minimizing queuing. We need human interactions to feel loved and cared for. Fun is more fun in real life.

then why should free our "face-to-face" time from spending it getting gov services so we can use it personally.

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Unfortunatelly commercial point of view is dominant and business profit rules.

future research is like any other research; it needs funding. It makes sense that corporates demand return on their investment.

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There is a barrier from the get go. Those building the future and accessing gov data are the ones with access to technology and resources

but isnt technology is currently closing the gap between those how know and those who dont?

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That`s a good model. Just organize this kind of social action in web for it (more people could participate).

is such model should be under the government's umbrella?

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Many public servants are more driven by the desire to make a difference than pure $$

then this how they should be rewarded; by recognition. dont you think so?

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The difference between theory and practice!

the difference between theory and practice has always been there. We need to come up with solutions accordingly.

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When we are talking about apps witch can help elderly and disabled. We should ask is the life worth living. Happy life ain't aswer for it.

why? is there is a life that is not worth living?

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What about if independent citizens got paid a %age of salary and could pay tax in social £s? That would encourage spending at B2C SEs

might work in theory. What about countries that dont have income tax or tax regulations are "relaxed"?

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Yes it is thier job !! but one way or another it will push them to do better so I guess that depends on the type of the incentive provided!

the incentive has to be recognition. cant think of a better one.

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Agree! How would we set up systems so both clients/communities and public servants could know that their efforts were making a difference?

perhaps by making the outcomes of gov initiatives publicly available and linking people's/communities' efforts to it as a cause and effect.

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Science has discovered how to extend the human lifespan with injection ..The question is who is allowed to have the injection ..

perhaps the question should be what are the consequences of super-ageing population?

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Roll it into a goods/services tax. Govts have to collect tax somehow - how else could they operate? Could also tax exports?

thats a good idea. I believe governments should explore it.

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Yes, but people no longer participate in the conversation. They watch TV and vote and think that covers their civic duty.

then that the people's desire. if they dont want to get engaged there is nothing much can be done about it.

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Yes! http://www.gnhusa.org/what-is-gnh/9-dimensions-of-gnh/

then we are both on the same page :)

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They must be given the tools to speak as one, in order to combat the advertising campaigns run by for profit business.

what are the tools?

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They must be given the tools to speak as one, in order to combat the advertising campaigns run by for profit business.

and will it still work if the people dont have the desire to be engaged?

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Yes, but they have been brainwashed into thinking all is well and we are doing the best we can and looking out for the peoples best interest

we are in the information age. people can and should find whats their best interest is.

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Offer to take care of their kids, pay for their food and shelter, whatever it takes to get the right person in the job.

The representative should have the will and desire to do that.

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Offer to take care of their kids, pay for their food and shelter, whatever it takes to get the right person in the job.

if someone needs other to take care of his/her basic needs, how can the same individual have his heart and mind about the rest?

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We all can be reps, by simply having a conversation,and reaching a level of consent, and then speaking out on behalf of that consent.

then everyone is entitled to be a representative.

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They must first have their needs met, and they can do so by offering what gifts they have in exchange.

then this is more of a catch 22.

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Ideally yes, but its about finding the right person for the job. The people who want to rep the most may have their own agenda.

then how the ideal candidate can be found?

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Entitled yes, but they still need to be elected by the people they are representing.

then we are back to where we have started. Someone need to step forward in order for people to elect.

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But those without access to tech (ie. low-income/no leisure time) may remain in the gap. Influencing and being informed both require access

technology and connectivity is becoming so affordable that even people in the low-income bracket will have access to it in the near future.

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I think one of the main problems today is too much production and extremely uneven distribution.

production and distribution usually match demand. If it runs "too much", then companies will be out of business. dont you think so?

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Is our current system sustainable? It's based on profitability as a core concept.

profitability is essential for the sustainability of business. but the moment we are talking systems then it should go beyond that.

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The model to social discussion is this game. Everyone has possibility to give ideas, create scenarios together in that case.

but who will provide the platform?

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but is this really just a problem for the West,

in a very connected world. its very hard to limit such a problem to a certain geography.

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It totally depends your point of view.

fair enough.

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No, we nominate people who we think are good for the job. And do what we can to give them the time and will to do what they are best at.

but how can we nominate those who dont want to step forward?

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The people who currently have their needs met must be working towards meeting the basic human needs of those who do not.

in other words.. charity.

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Find the person who can best articulate other people's viewpoints. Someone who can let go of their own self agenda and speak for the people

but isnt that the claim of every politician?

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No, we must cure their apathy, create a culture of participation and community.

I agree with you. But for that to happen, where will be the starting point?

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Meetings, Open Community Space, Methods that connect us together based on trust and expertise.

and these dont exist now?

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Be the change you want to see in the world (Gandhi).

exactly! people should start with themselves in order for change to reflect on the rest of the world.

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No, they are unfocused on the task at hand. And people are not encouraged to participate in a meaningful ways.

so the tools are there but the people are not making use of it.

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Yes but that does not make it true. The influence of campaign financing and lobbying can not be underestimated.

thats exactly my point. every politician makes the same claim. Our votes should go to the ones who we believe are sincere.

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Community, family, sharing of our abundant wealth. The antithesis of hording. It doesn't have to be straight up charity.

strong leaders throughout history were the ones who out the good of people on top the their priority list. regardless of how well they were.

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The tools need to be designed in a way that guide people towards use that is productive, rather then mindless dribble and divided efforts.

Again, if people have the will, they can work with whatever they have in hand.

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I think it would be essential to provide more information of how well the politicians worked on their ideas after being elected.

unfortunately those outcomes dont get measured/discussed till the next election cycle.

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Regardless of their sincerity, they can not represent us because they do not know us. There are too many people to one representative.

regardless; if we give them our votes, then we give them the right to represent us.

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Easy to assume but hard to prove. And wont those w/o access yet be less likely to get involved? #techintimidation Should we wait or support?

at the current rate technology is going, that IS an easy assumption.

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Yes, people over profit. GNH over GPD. By the People, For The People.

Amen to that!

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yes but there needs to be accountability, daily, not once every two years.

then the problem is not in the election process, its in the accountability and governance.

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Yes, please have fun moving this haystack with a tweezer, one strand at a time in this hurricane. No sense in building a shovel or shelter

If people DONT want to move, then they wont. as simple as that.

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If people DONT want to move, then they wont. as simple as that.

it seems that you are suggesting a drastic change. How do you think that can happen?

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The election process forces the governance to be accountable to their financial supporters. But yes, its about accountability and feedback

then we have reach to an agreement here! :)

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We convince them of their abilities, inspire them to work towards the betterment of us all.

and once they step forward, we elect them, and then hold them accountable. Assuming they wont change once they experience power.

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There should be an app that shows how hard the person you voted for is actually working on the things he/she promised!

politician performance score card?

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Its a cultural shift that occurs by facilitating the meeting space and having a directed conversation.

cultural change wont happen overnight. Now this is more like moving a haystack with a tweezer.

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Yes, so we must convince them by showing them how wonderful it is to move

the question is who are "we"?

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That would be a fantastic idea!

that is a fantastic idea and deserve to by labeled as super interesting!

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Yes, shorter term lengths and a larger hierarchy of representation, so we always can talk to our rep, and are someone we know and trust

but then some might argue, that shorter terms will make people focus on short term goals.

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League of Conservation voters & other groups do track politician voting records on certain issues. Better: single site w/categories + votes

is that public?

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Its a cultural shift that occurs by facilitating the meeting space and having a directed conversation.

@eD_Nort it was nice a nice discussion but i have to hit the sack. enjoy the rest of the game.

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