Progressive and Inclusive Technology Policy
By Areeq Chowdhury. Last week, the Government published its long-awaited digital ‘transformation strategy’ which in the words of Cabinet Office Minister, Ben Gummer MP, aims to tackle the ‘disenchantment’ emanating … Continue reading The Government Transformation Strategy is yet another missed opportunity for digitalising democracy
57% of delegates at the UK’s Association of Election Administrators’ (AEA) Annual Conference have voted in support of introducing an online voting option in elections. Taking place this week in … Continue reading UK Election Administrators vote 57% in support of online voting option
By Ben Pearson. On the 26th January 2017, WebRoots Democracy (WRD) launched it’s most recent report, Democracy 2.0, in the Thatcher Room, Portcullis House. Alongside our panel discussion with Areeq … Continue reading Write-up: Hitting refresh on the Digital Democracy Commission
By Areeq Chowdhury & Oliver Sidorczuk. Fake news, cyber-trolls, echo chamber. We’re in a new era. An era where digital technology has a tangible impact on our lives and in … Continue reading Facebook and fact-checkers can’t defeat fake news, only education can
Teenagers should be taught to critically analyse what they read on the internet to help tackle the rise of ‘fake news’, the Institute for Digital Democracy (IDD) has said in … Continue reading REPORT: The Government must focus on political education in schools to tackle the rise of fake news
The former head of MI6 has today warned against the adoption of online voting in elections citing fears of ‘international cyber warfare’. Speaking to the BBC, Sir John Sawers said: … Continue reading John Sawers is correct to highlight security risks, but wrong to warn against online voting adoption
The UK Government have formally announced plans to pilot ID checks at polling stations across England. Announcing the move, the Minister for the Constitution, Chris Skidmore MP said: “Voting is … Continue reading Voter ID checks are welcome but will do nothing to increase engagement
The UK Government is to pilot schemes in which voters will have to present identification before casting their ballots in elections. Should these be successful, the reform will be rolled … Continue reading Government announce plans to undertake ID checks at polling stations
By Marcus Edwards. The constituency boundary changes are a necessary measure to equalise the number of voters in each constituency. This is a positive step towards a more representative and … Continue reading Constituency boundary changes: A missed opportunity?
By Areeq Chowdhury. 2016 witnessed a memorable moment of history for the UK’s capital city when Sadiq Khan was elected the first Muslim Mayor of London. An outsider when he … Continue reading London is headed towards democratic dysfunction in 2020
The UK Government has announced details of the independent review into online voting for trade union strike ballots, which was secured as part of the 2016 Trade Union Act. The … Continue reading Online voting for industrial action is “long and unfairly overdue”
The Institute for Digital Democracy (IDD) – the first think tank to specifically explore opportunities for the digitalisation of British politics – will launch this Wednesday (12th October) from the … Continue reading Institute for Digital Democracy launched to ‘transform the way voters experience politics’
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