Promoting Public Deliberation in Low Trust Environments: Australian Use Cases
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A vacuum of public trust in Australia has met with the maturation of technologically competent constituents. Changing sociopolitical attitudes and perceived government corruption and inefficiency have effected demands for accountability and transparency. Two responses are visible: the digitisation of government services and original models of digital democracy. This paper discusses the role distributed ledger technology plays in decentralised governance
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