Trust civilians vs Distrust ‘power'  Enthusiastic about tech, but alert on risks  Use tech to empower; not to repress  Free sharing of information, art and culture  Evidence-based policy with long-term vision  Stimulate self-determination, but keep rights Basic principles Pirate Party Matthijs Pontier, Fabcity campus Amsterdam, 26-5-2016 Crowdsourcing a constitution for the EU 2. Unequal power distribution 3. Self-censorship • People do not dare to speak out against the ‘higher ups’ • ‘Crazy ideas’ are necessary for progress "If there is no right to privacy, there can be no true freedom of expression and opinion, and therefore, there can be no effective democracy." 4. • Inequal power distribution is a major problem • Too much top-down • People are losing faith in democracy • Less voting, especially young people • Media and big money have big influence on ‘democratic’ process Problem: Democratic deficit 5. • The right to privacy ends where you start representing others • Open agenda’s • Open money streams • Open decision-making Solutions: Transparency 6. • Open online classes • Open datasets (anonimized) • Open access publishing • Open source software • Open money streams Transparency to society 7. Leaderless decision making 8. Leaderless decision making 9. • Easy to participate • Increase democratic participation • Help people to have real influence • Allow large groups to organize with ideas • Voting on ideas instead of on parties or persons • Power of Ideas replace the idea of power Why e-democracy 10. Amsterdam West 11. • Startnotitie: • “Het vertrouwen in politieke instituties en partijen kalft af • Bij GR2014 verkiezingen Amsterdam was de opkomst maar 50,1% • Kwaliteit en legitimiteit beleid worden continu bevraagd” Problemen in huidige democratie 12. Wat: Door wie: Wat is het? Agendering –Gemeenteraad –College van B & W –(Fracties in het) algemeen bestuur –Dagelijks bestuur Het agenderen van onderwerpen voor bestuurscommissievergaderingen. Oordeelsvorming -Bestuurscommissie Het vormen van een oordeel over deze onderwerpen. Besluitvorming –Bestuurscommissie Stemmen over beleid met betrekking tot deze onderwerpen. Implementatie –DB, gecontroleerd door AB Uitvoering van beleid 13. • “West wil een voortrekkersrol spelen in het vergroten van de invloed van bewoners op beleid en zoekt naar nieuwe vormen van participatie en democratie, zo willen we: • Interactieve democratie invoeren om burgers uit te dagen met nieuwe voorstellen te komen • Buurtbegrotingen waarin bewoners het laatste woord hebben.” Amsterdam West wil hier o.a. aan doen: 14. • Over 600.000 users since 2008 • Scales well, easy to translate and adapt • Used in Iceland, Estonia, Australia, USA, UK, and elsewhere Your Priorities 15. citizens.is Better Alamance 16. • Citizens add ideas and points for and against • Best ideas are chosen by the participants • All ideas and best points for and against them are visible at a glance •

1. Verkiezingsprogramma Crowdsourcen
Dr. Matthijs Pontier

2.  Trust civilians vs Distrust ‘power'
 Enthusiastic about tech, but alert on risks
 Use tech to empower; not to repress
 Free sharing of information, art and culture
 Evidence-based policy with long-term vision
 Stimulate self-determination, but keep rights
Basic principles Pirate Party
Dr.Matthijs Pontier, Checkpoint Charlie Amsterdam, 25-9-2017, Verkiezingsprogramma crowdsourcen

3. Leaderless decision making

4. Leaderless decision makin

5. • Easy to participate
• Increase democratic participation
• Help people to have real influence
• Allow large groups to organize with ideas
• Voting on ideas instead of on parties or persons
• Power of Ideas replace the idea of power
Why e-democracy

6. Amsterdam West
Dr.Matthijs Pontier, Checkpoint Charlie Amsterdam, 25-9-2017, Verkiezingsprogramma crowdsourcen

7. • Over 600.000 users since 2008
• Scales well, easy to translate and adapt
• Used in Iceland, Estonia, Australia, USA, UK,
and elsewhere
Your Priorities
Dr.Matthijs Pontier, Checkpoint Charlie Amsterdam, 25-9-2017, Verkiezingsprogramma crowdsourcen

8. citizens.is
Dr.Matthijs Pontier, Checkpoint Charlie Amsterdam, 25-9-2017, Verkiezingsprogramma crowdsourcen

9. • Citizens add ideas and points for and against
• Best ideas are chosen by the participants
• All ideas and best points for and
against them are visible at a glance
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0lFd1poJfs
How does it work?
Dr.Matthijs Pontier, Checkpoint Charlie Amsterdam, 25-9-2017, Verkiezingsprogramma crowdsourcen

10. • Points for and against in different columns -> makes it hard to argue
• This encourages rational debate and helps facilitate consensus
Don’t argue, debate!
Dr.Matthijs Pontier, Checkpoint Charlie Amsterdam, 25-9-2017, Verkiezingsprogramma crowdsourcen

11. • Prioritization of ideas and points makes junk
disappear down lists
• Users notify admins about offending content
• Users get 3 warnings and are banned on the 4th
• They never yet had to ban a user
Abuse protection
Dr.Matthijs Pontier, Checkpoint Charlie Amsterdam, 25-9-2017, Verkiezingsprogramma crowdsourcen

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citizens.is

13. UK National Health Service

14. Dr.Matthijs Pontier, Checkpoint Charlie Amsterdam, 25-9-2017, Verkiezingsprogramma crowdsourcen

15. Combine online & offline
•Improve traditional democratic processes
•Brainstorm online -> assembly offline -> vote on/offline
•Enhance offline assemblies with direct
online feedback from active audience
Matthijs Pontier, Fabcity campus Amsterdam, 26-5-2016 Crowdsourcing a constitution for the EU

16. Crowdsourcen verkiezingsprogramma
GR2018
• Ideeen verzamelen in alle 22 buurten van Amsterdam
• Ideeen online verzamelen op ons YourPriorities platform:
http://deagendavanamsterdam.nl/
• Controversiele voorstellen moeten via amendement op congres
Dr.Matthijs Pontier, Checkpoint Charlie Amsterdam, 25-9-2017,

17. Meer lezen:
• De toekomst vand de democratie volgens Matthijs Pontier van de
Piratenpartij
• Democratische vernieuwing, het kan dus wel
• Referenda zijn eigenlijk ouderwets
• Ik wil niet alleen een noodrem; Ik wil kunnen sturen!
• How Iceland introduced e-demoracy
• http://www.citizens.is/
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIce4CvVo7I
Dr.Matthijs Pontier, Checkpoint Charlie Amsterdam, 25-9-2017,