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===The Vision=== | ===The Vision=== | ||
Here's how it could work. We would have a website with the following features: | Here's how it could work. We would have a website with the following features: | ||
* Activity Monitoring: our leaders would be monitored on a regular basis. All their activities would be reviewed and graded in a way that would be accurate and objective. People can easily see who their top-performing leaders are so they would know who to support. | |||
* Initiatives created by people: People could create initiatives that leaders can work on and they can prioritize their work based on what people want them to work on. | |||
* Non-partisan Teamwork: The specific political party that a leader belongs to would not have any role on the website since we would vote for them based on their performance in different categories of activities. Nonpartisan cooperation would be one of those categories. | |||
* Tools of the website: | |||
** Meetings (Scheduling, Signups, Audio/Video recordings, Documents, Meeting Minutes) | |||
** Getting stuff from the public (feedback, direction, information relating to decisions) | |||
Another way of looking at it is the fact that currently the only thing citizens can do for participating in their government is going to vote. A very small minority of people go to city halls to voice their concerns. We want to change all that so its easier for a citizen to participate in multiple ways and be able to make a difference in a meaningful and significant way. | Another way of looking at it is the fact that currently the only thing citizens can do for participating in their government is going to vote. A very small minority of people go to city halls to voice their concerns. We want to change all that so its easier for a citizen to participate in multiple ways and be able to make a difference in a meaningful and significant way. | ||
===Goals of this Project | ===Goals of this Project=== | ||
* Create software for a performance-based system that helps civilians identify who their best leaders are | |||
* Encourage leaders to work on important initiatives and activities identified by themselves or by the community | |||
* The system should be able to improve existing politics | |||
* It should also be able to create and maintain a new system of leadership that we are trying to develop | |||
* It would help citizens lead their communities at a grassroot level, all the way up to city, state, national and international levels | |||
* This software should work for every location and country in the world | |||
==Main Components== | ==Main Components== | ||
These are the main components of this proposed system: | These are the main components of this proposed system: | ||
* Engagement levels | * Engagement levels (Neighborhood, City, State, National, International) | ||
* Categories of Activities (Environment, Crime, Consumer protection etc) | * Categories of Activities (Environment, Crime, Consumer protection etc) | ||
* Activity Types | * Activity Types | ||
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** Anti-Corruption | ** Anti-Corruption | ||
** Decentralization of power (reducing the power that individuals have and instead transfer it to people and their ideas) | ** Decentralization of power (reducing the power that individuals have and instead transfer it to people and their ideas) | ||
* Housing | * Housing | ||
* Poverty | * Poverty | ||
* | * Transport | ||
* Foreign Policy (and cooperation with other countries) | * Foreign Policy (and cooperation with other countries) | ||
* International Team-work (needed?). Some way of representing efforts made to strengthen international ties, cooperation and team work and creating alliances | * International Team-work (needed?). Some way of representing efforts made to strengthen international ties, cooperation and team work and creating alliances | ||
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==Training== | ==Training== | ||
Leaders need training for how to be effective leaders in all these categories. There needs to be an educational program that educates leaders of all levels. Completing this education and keeping it updated will be required for maintaining acceptable ratings in the system. They may also be asked to retake certifications under certain circumstances. | Leaders need training for how to be effective leaders in all these categories. There needs to be an educational program that educates leaders of all levels. Completing this education and keeping it updated will be required for maintaining acceptable ratings in the system. They may also be asked to retake certifications under certain circumstances. | ||
==Development Plan== | ==Development Plan== | ||
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* Get additional feedback from other people | * Get additional feedback from other people | ||
Its important to get the design as good as it can be before implementation is started so we can take our time. Analyzing our existing design and improving it will be an on-going process. | Its important to get the design as good as it can be before implementation is started so we can take our time. Analyzing our existing design and improving it will be an on-going process. | ||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
* [[Citizenship Leadership - Website Functionality]] (javul.org) | * [[Citizenship Leadership - Website Functionality]] (javul.org) | ||
* [https://www.wikilection.com//project-overview Wikilection] (a project with similar goals) | * [https://www.wikilection.com//project-overview Wikilection] (a project with similar goals) | ||
* [https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-50127713 How a social network could save democracy from deadlock] -- Comments: [https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/dnc9t6/an_online_tool_that_can_break_political_deadlock/ An online tool that can break political deadlock] | * [https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-50127713 How a social network could save democracy from deadlock] -- Comments: [https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/dnc9t6/an_online_tool_that_can_break_political_deadlock/ An online tool that can break political deadlock] | ||
* [https://www.praja.org/praja_docs/praja_downloads/Mumbai%20Councillors%20Report%20Card_2019.pdf Mumbai Report Card] - Lists 227 Mumbai's Councillors and their Rankings (the ranking system is discussed on page 164) | * [https://www.praja.org/praja_docs/praja_downloads/Mumbai%20Councillors%20Report%20Card_2019.pdf Mumbai Report Card] - Lists 227 Mumbai's Councillors and their Rankings (the ranking system is discussed on page 164) | ||
* [https://blog.peoplecount.org/accountability/1-american-political-accountability-system A System to Deliver Political Accountability to America] (website by Rand Strauss, a citizen in California) | * [https://blog.peoplecount.org/accountability/1-american-political-accountability-system A System to Deliver Political Accountability to America] (website by Rand Strauss, a citizen in California) |