[open-government] Leapfrogging open government

[Anton Stoychev]

Hello everyone,

I've been a member of the mailing list for a while but haven't posted
anything so far. My involvement in OGP has been about its implementation in
Bulgaria and its capabilities for modernization of the administration.

It would be interesting to know your opinion on a piece of text
<https://medium.com/juice-romanian-vitamins/it-s-time-to-have-no-countries-b9c976951f44#.pg2909tc5>
about culture, borders and the harm by them
<https://medium.com/juice-romanian-vitamins/it-s-time-to-have-no-countries-b9c976951f44#.pg2909tc5>,
titled "*It's time to have no countries
<https://medium.com/juice-romanian-vitamins/it-s-time-to-have-no-countries-b9c976951f44#.ghv0c9kcm>*".
It's closely related to good governance. It is a recent publication,
preceding the events in Brussels, so it's not provoked by them. It was
provoked by visible progress in the direction described in the article and
the reappearing problems in current governance mechanisms.

So. Fantasy / possibility / a-must? How do you find it?

Noticeably, I think the offered is possible and we have the chance to t
some huge efforts that are currently invested into slow transition towards
that. Instead we can focus on the further goal and be a few steps ahead.

Some provocation and inspiration:

   - Latest news from BitNation <https://bitnation.co/services/> is that
   they are working on "a decentralised, open source, and pseudonymous dispute
   resolution chat platform" - a sovereign blockchain jurisdiction
   - Blockchain application in Smart Contracts
<https://smartcontract.com/> (other
   implementation also exist)
   - Updates from the Venus project
   <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jl7Yq8QbPns>
   - Progress in smart cities' research
   - Frustration in travelling and being an expat
   - Propaganda increase, say even presidential rallies
   - Honor/trust-based startups
   <https://www.facebook.com/ajplusenglish/videos/698445160296994/?pnref=story>
   - "The software told me so" - the ecosystem of smart apps, fintech
   startups working around banking monopoly and the increasing amount of open
   source projects from businesses create a demand for a collaborative way of
   remote/online decision making, so sooner or later such will exist

There were some nice discussions over the social networks. I think this is
a good place to look for opinions as well.

Kind Regards,
*Anton Stoychev*

*Creating a better way to understand ____ via design and technology*

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