Can technology renew democracy? Yes, but not without political innovation

“Since we voluntarily give our data to Google and Facebook, the Estonian attitude is: ‘Why shouldn’t we expect our government to use our data in a way that benefits us?’”Read the full article

By Esther Ortiz

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