Nick

Nick Dragoi is the visionary founder of Deferendum, a technology company focused on revolutionizing the way people make decisions in groups, organizations, and communities. With his extensive experience in software development and entrepreneurship, Nick has led Deferendum to create an innovative platform that leverages the power of artificial intelligence and blockchain to democratize democracy. As a passionate advocate for participatory decision-making, Nick believes that everyone should have a voice in the choices that affect their lives. He created Deferendum with the aim of empowering people to make better decisions together, with transparency, fairness, and efficiency. Under Nick's leadership, Deferendum has developed a powerful app that allows groups of any size to define problems, rank their urgency, and discuss possible solutions. The platform facilitates constructive debates and educates voters on the pros and cons of each option, enabling them to make informed decisions based on evidence and reason. Nick's innovative approach to decision-making has gained widespread recognition. With a commitment to social impact and a vision for a more participatory society, Nick Dragoi and Deferendum are driving change and creating a better future for all.

Digital Rights and Principles: Presidents of the Commission, the European Parliament and the Council sign European Declaration

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The Declaration presents the EU’s commitment to a secure, safe and sustainable digital transformation that puts people at the centre, in line with EU core values and fundamental rights. The Declaration shows citizens that European values, as well as the rights and freedoms enshrined in the EU’s legal framework, must be respected online as they are offline. Shaped around six chapters, the text will guide policy makers and companies dealing with new technologies. The Declaration will also steer the EU’s approach to the digital transformation throughout the world.

Brazil’s Electoral Court brings platforms closer ahead of presidential elections, but questions over companies’ commitments remain

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….” In February 2022, eight platforms signed agreements with the TSE committing to fight disinformation in the electoral process: Twitter, TikTok, Facebook, WhatsApp, Google, Instagram, YouTube, and Kwai. Since then, other companies, such as LinkedIn and Spotify, have joined the agreement, including an unusual one: Telegram. In just a few months, Telegram went from Supreme … Read more

Digital India Needs Digital MP

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The parliament of South Africa is currently exploring the possibilities of using a chatbot to help their MPs. The inter-parliamentary union states that this chatbot is expected to assist decision-makers in determining the status of bills, resolutions, queries, and more. These bots would also address queries such as, “Where is the meeting location?” or “Has my trip been approved yet?”

Activism & Protests

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Clicktivism has become associated with the eroding of physical or embodied participation constituting the traditional means of offline activism (Bakardjieva, Svensson & Skoric 2012). Have you ever seen a Facebook post about a touching story of someone who needs help and you liked the post because if you… ”

To Fix Tech, Democracy Needs to Grow Up

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…” Calls to “democratize technology” ring hollow when both systems seem to be failing. The key is realizing that democracy is not yet in its final form.

…”As we deal with everything from surveillance to space travel, we desperately need ways to collectively negotiate complex value trade-offs with global consequences, and ways to share in their benefits.