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		<title>Underestimated effects of AI on democracy, and a gloomy scenario</title>
		<link>https://democracyspot.net/2023/08/26/underestimated-effects-of-ai-on-democracy-and-a-gloomy-scenario/</link>
		<comments>https://democracyspot.net/2023/08/26/underestimated-effects-of-ai-on-democracy-and-a-gloomy-scenario/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Aug 2023 08:07:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[AI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Artificial intelligence]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few years ago, Tom Steinberg and I discussed the potential risks posed by AI bots in influencing citizen engagement processes and manipulating public consultations. With the rapid advancement of AI technology, these risks have only intensified. This escalating concern &#8230; <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2023/08/26/underestimated-effects-of-ai-on-democracy-and-a-gloomy-scenario/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a> <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2023/08/26/underestimated-effects-of-ai-on-democracy-and-a-gloomy-scenario/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The haves and the have-nots: who benefits from civic tech?</title>
		<link>https://democracyspot.net/2022/10/20/the-haves-and-the-have-nots-who-benefits-from-civic-tech/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2022 11:31:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Civic tech&#8221; broadly refers to the use of digital technologies to support a range of citizen engagement processes.&#160;From allowing individuals to report problems to local government to enabling the crowdsourcing of national legislation, civic tech aims to promote better policies &#8230; <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2022/10/20/the-haves-and-the-have-nots-who-benefits-from-civic-tech/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a> <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2022/10/20/the-haves-and-the-have-nots-who-benefits-from-civic-tech/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Voices in the Code: Citizen Participation for Better Algorithms</title>
		<link>https://democracyspot.net/2022/09/29/voices-in-the-code-citizen-participation-for-better-algorithms/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2022 10:56:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[algorithm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[algorithmic accountability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Artificial intelligence]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Voices in the Code, by David G. Robinson, is finally out. I had the opportunity to read the book prior to its publication, and I could not recommend it enough. David shows how, between 2004 and 2014 in the US, &#8230; <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2022/09/29/voices-in-the-code-citizen-participation-for-better-algorithms/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a> <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2022/09/29/voices-in-the-code-citizen-participation-for-better-algorithms/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>One of the best guides on civic tech (and when not to build it) is finally out</title>
		<link>https://democracyspot.net/2021/04/23/one-of-the-best-guides-on-civic-tech-and-when-not-to-build-it-is-finally-out/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2021 11:14:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[civic tech]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[civic technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[digital government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[guide]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Luke Jordan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MIT GOV/LAB]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As the saying goes: &#8220;if you think technology is the solution, you don&#8217;t understand the problem&#8221;. The same goes for technologies for civic or public service purposes. In fact, many argue that a common trait of good professionals working in &#8230; <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2021/04/23/one-of-the-best-guides-on-civic-tech-and-when-not-to-build-it-is-finally-out/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a> <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2021/04/23/one-of-the-best-guides-on-civic-tech-and-when-not-to-build-it-is-finally-out/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>46 favorite reads on democracy, civic tech and a few other interesting things</title>
		<link>https://democracyspot.net/2021/01/13/46-favorite-reads-on-democracy-civic-tech-and-a-few-other-interesting-things/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2021 12:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve recently been exchanging with some friends on a list of favorite reads from 2020. While I started with a short list, it quickly grew: after all, despite the pandemic, there has been lots of interesting stuff published in the &#8230; <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2021/01/13/46-favorite-reads-on-democracy-civic-tech-and-a-few-other-interesting-things/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a> <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2021/01/13/46-favorite-reads-on-democracy-civic-tech-and-a-few-other-interesting-things/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>2020 and beyond: 11 predictions at the intersection of technology and citizen engagement</title>
		<link>https://democracyspot.net/2019/12/27/2020-and-beyond-11-predictions-at-the-intersection-of-technology-and-citizen-engagement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Dec 2019 11:20:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[activism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[augmented reality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blockchain]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[New World Bank Report on the effects of emerging technologies on public participation.  <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2019/12/27/2020-and-beyond-11-predictions-at-the-intersection-of-technology-and-citizen-engagement/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a> <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2019/12/27/2020-and-beyond-11-predictions-at-the-intersection-of-technology-and-citizen-engagement/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>NOSSAS as the New Civil Society: Online, Offline, and as a Platform</title>
		<link>https://democracyspot.net/2017/12/30/nossas-as-the-new-civil-society-online-offline-and-as-a-platform/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Dec 2017 22:33:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[accountability]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The other day, a friend of mine who was going to speak at a conference asked me for good cases of civic tech &#8220;that works&#8221;. I didn&#8217;t hesitate, and advised him to get in touch with the people at NOSSAS, &#8230; <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2017/12/30/nossas-as-the-new-civil-society-online-offline-and-as-a-platform/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a> <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2017/12/30/nossas-as-the-new-civil-society-online-offline-and-as-a-platform/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Catching up: civic tech research, crisis of participation in Brazil, podcasts and more</title>
		<link>https://democracyspot.net/2017/12/04/catching-up-civic-tech-research-crisis-of-participation-in-brazil-podcasts-and-more/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Dec 2017 16:14:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The dream consultancy The Hewlett Foundation is seeking consultants to help design a potential, longer-term research collaborative to study the application of behavioral insights to nudge governments to respond to citizen feedback. This is just fantastic and deserves a blog &#8230; <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2017/12/04/catching-up-civic-tech-research-crisis-of-participation-in-brazil-podcasts-and-more/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>Catching up (again!) on DemocracySpot</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Oct 2017 07:16:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been a while since the last post here. In compensation, it&#8217;s not been a bad year in terms of getting some research out there. First, we finally managed to publish &#8220;Civic Tech in the Global South: Assessing Technology for &#8230; <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2017/10/02/catching-up-again-on-democracyspot/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>New Papers Published: FixMyStreet and the World’s Largest Participatory Budgeting</title>
		<link>https://democracyspot.net/2017/03/05/new-papers-published-fixmystreet-and-the-worlds-largest-participatory-budgeting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Mar 2017 19:55:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are two new published papers that my colleagues Jon Mellon, Fredrik Sjoberg and myself have been working on. The first, The Effect of Bureaucratic Responsiveness on Citizen Participation, published in Public Administration Review, is &#8211; to our knowledge &#8211; &#8230; <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2017/03/05/new-papers-published-fixmystreet-and-the-worlds-largest-participatory-budgeting/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a>
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