Decentralized Civics

/deciv83

Discussion around how peer-to-peer technology can decentralize and streamline civic and democratic processes.

Finally finished reading the declaration, articles of confederation, constitution, and all 85 federalist papers, from a PoV of curiosity around P2P protocol-based statecraft.

Any discourse in this vein of things people would recommend?
Just submitted a proposal for the next @opencivics QF round to be included for matching as a GG20 Community Round! Would appreciate any ideas/feedback, either here or on the forum:

https://gov.gitcoin.co/t/gg20-proposal-opencivics-consortium-round/18296
@ssj2 I’m doing some Statecraft on Tap, live in Denver! On Federalist #8:
Machiavelli on statecraft, from The Discourses, section "How many Kinds of States there are and of what Kind was that of Rome"
Holonym is hosting a Hacker House for ETH Denver 2024, with subsidies and stipends to help with costs! If any devs want to work on ZK projects, especially relating to /desci and /deciv, you are encouraged to apply.

https://holonym.typeform.com/to/Jv3NxJEA
https://x.com/silkysignon/status/1750938337282580858?s=20
pact.social is a good example of a deciv project, especially if you consider letters to local representatives. Combine this with zk-KYC (like what Holonym is doing), and you can account for which signers reside in which districts/jurisdictions.
One of the leading examples, which I have yet to properly dive into, is g0v, "a multi-centered citizen science and technology community initiated in Taiwan, focuses on information transparency, open results, and open collaboration"

https://g0v.tw/
Welcome to the DeCiv Farcaster channel! This is intended as a hub for discussion and networking around "decentralized civics," i.e. the various ways web3 and other P2P technologies can bring civics and democracy into the 21st century.