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InnovationGames commented on Directory of Online Budget Simulators / Games 7 months ago.
Hi Tiago, Great Post! I just wanted to add Innovation Games's series of posts on the budget games we ran in San Jose on January 29, 2011 (http://innovationgames.com/2011/02/san-jose-ca-community-leaders-budget-games-results/). We are working to develop an online version of this budget game which would allow citizens to work together to prioritize budget items rather than do so individually. This listing was super helpful in seeing how few platforms there are that...
Andy Nash commented on What would radical change look like? 7 months ago.
I agree especially about your third point, empowerment. For example, in urban technologies (like transportation), many of the problems are too complex and overwhelming for government to solve alone. One reason is that they are not necessarilly technological problems, but rather social problems, e.g. how to implement difficult political choices. I am working on an application that tries to get urban residents involved by teaching them about public transport (with a game and wiki best practices...
Tiago Peixoto edited Directory of Online Budget Simulators / Games 7 months ago.
Tiago Peixoto commented on Territorial representation and ideational e-constituencies 9 months ago.
Just saving one more paper here, for another paper that I want to write on the same subject. http://post.queensu.ca/~rosej/pols391/documents/electoral%20systems.pdf
Tiago Peixoto edited Directory of Online Budget Simulators / Games 10 months ago.
