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Position paper 06 · Discussion draft

Technology & digital systems

Infrastructure under democratic control.

Premise

Where this draft begins.

Digital systems shape knowledge, work and political power. Their rules must not be left to private monopolies or opaque administrations.

Political direction

What should concretely change.

  1. 01

    Operate critical digital infrastructure publicly or cooperatively.

  2. 02

    Require open standards, interoperability and data minimisation.

  3. 03

    Make algorithmic decisions explainable, contestable and auditable.

  4. 04

    Distribute gains from automation as time prosperity and a common dividend.

Safeguards

What must not be lost.

Privacy and encryption protect personal freedom.

No permanent biometric mass surveillance.

Digital participation supplements accessible analogue procedures.

Open research

Not yet answered.

How can global platforms be democratically federated?
Which AI applications are incompatible with equal freedom?