The D-CENT Platform for Democracy Engages European Citizens
Alyson Wyers — September 28, 2016 — Pop Culture
References: dcentproject.eu
This Europe-wide platform for democracy aims to empower citizens with technological tools. D-CENT is described as an "open-source, decentralized social networking platform for democracy and empowerment" that endeavors to develop and distribute open-sourced, privacy-aware tools.
Focusing on democratic participation and economic empowerment, the project is conducting large-scale pilot programs in European cities including Barcelona, Helsinki and Reykjavik. In an effort to differentiate themselves from other youth-engaging, civic networks, D-CENT builds on open standards to grow the community, functions off of blockchain trust for those running transparent schemes, offers data ownership to users and uses open authentication and distributed identity management. Research reports are available on topics like collective intelligence, complementary currency, democracy and tech standards for developing and deploying democratic tools ethically.
Focusing on democratic participation and economic empowerment, the project is conducting large-scale pilot programs in European cities including Barcelona, Helsinki and Reykjavik. In an effort to differentiate themselves from other youth-engaging, civic networks, D-CENT builds on open standards to grow the community, functions off of blockchain trust for those running transparent schemes, offers data ownership to users and uses open authentication and distributed identity management. Research reports are available on topics like collective intelligence, complementary currency, democracy and tech standards for developing and deploying democratic tools ethically.
Trend Themes
1. Technological Democratization - The D-CENT platform for democracy aims to empower citizens through open-source, decentralized technology tools.
2. Open Authentication and Distributed Identity Management - D-CENT utilizes open authentication and distributed identity management to ensure privacy and data ownership for users.
3. Blockchain Technology for Transparent Schemes - D-CENT leverages blockchain technology to enable transparent schemes for democratic participation and economic empowerment.
Industry Implications
1. Social Networking - The D-CENT platform for democracy disrupts the social networking industry by providing a privacy-aware, open-source alternative.
2. Blockchain - D-CENT's use of blockchain technology disrupts the industry by enabling transparent and trustworthy democratic schemes.
3. Collective Intelligence - D-CENT's focus on collective intelligence disrupts the field by providing tools and resources for collaborative decision-making in democratic processes.
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