vTaiwan How did democracy go from offline to online Avross Hsiao
1. The Trigger Sunflower Movement in 2014
Quick Facts
From March 18th to April 10th, 23 days Protest against the passing of the Cross-Strait Service Trade Agreement (CSSTA) by the ruling party KMT (Kuomintang) Requested transparency and legitimacy of the legislation process Raised the awareness of open source communities and citizen participation
“We need a platform to allow the entire society to engage in rational discussion.” ─ Jaclyn Tsai , Dec. 2014, Then-Ministerwithout-Portfolio
https://vtaiwan.tw/
Since 2015, there have been 25 cases discussed thru vTaiwan process.
2. The People and Culture
Adhocracy noun. A system of flexible and informal organization and management in place of rigid bureaucracy. – Oxford Dictionary
Critical roles The Facilitator Knowledgeable about the issue Should participate thru the whole procee Stay neutral With no direct interest Familiar with ORID method
Editors Capable of maintaining the websites Responsive and active in vTaiwan community Regular participants of mini hackathons
Contributors Anyone Behave themselves Honest with themselves
3. The Process 4 Stages
Our process is simple
Proposal
Opinion
Reflection
Online Opinion Collection
Livestreamed Consultation Meeting
Legislation/ Regulation
To ensure voices be heard
Proposal
Opinion
Reflection
Online Opinion Collection
Livestreamed Consultation Meeting
Legislation/ Regulation
Mini Hackathons on Wednesdays & Occasional Internal Meetings
Proposal
Opinion
Reflection
Legislation/ Regulation
divergence and convergence of idea flows
Proposal
Opinion
Reflection
Legislation/ Regulation
recursive public in an interactive environment
4. The Methods & Tools
Focused Conversation Method (ORID)
Obective – facts and data vTaiwan is a project.
Reflective – emotions and feelings
I think vTaiwan is a great project.
Interpretive – opinions and values
vTaiwan is a project that should expand.
Decisional – decisions and consensuses
We concluded that vTaiwan expands within a month.
Tools that enhance participation interpretation facilitation documentation
By Shuyang Lin
Nonconsensual Pornography (NCII) ďƒ˜ Proposed by one of the contributors ďƒ˜ The Proposer served as the facilitator
Timeline of NCII 2017.04.19 Proposal
Opinion
Reflection
2017.06.072017.07.21 Online Opinion Collection
2017.09.14 Livestreamed Consultation Meeting
Legislation/ Regulation
Mini Hackathons on Wednesdays & Occasional Internal Meetings
2017.06.072017.07.21 Online Opinion Collection
2017.09.14 Livestreamed Consultation Meeting
25 statements submitted on pol.is survey
112 participants voted on pol.is survey
over 10,000 views one week after the livestreamd consultation meeting
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