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Uriah
10-20-2012, 02:02 PM
The Finnish government has approved the technology behind a new ‘Open Ministry’ platform, which will act as a hub for citizens who want new laws voted on in the country’s parliament. But could that work elsewhere?

The article is not very long.

http://gigaom.com/europe/online-crowdsourcing-can-now-help-build-new-laws-in-finland/

VoluntaryAmerican
10-20-2012, 02:06 PM
Meh. If you read the newspaper every other letter to the editor is some knob who thinks he can fix everything with a new law - more government.

I am skeptical this will have good results.