Presentation TheNextEra: Democracy and participation

Presentation TheNextEra: Democracy and participation

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  FROM THE TRIALSOF DEMOCRACY TOWARDS FUTURE PARTICIPATION
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  Futures thinking RepresentativeDemocracy Long term perspecitve Short term, parliamentary cycle Rewards later Gratification now Multi-sectoral systems thinking Sectoral ”not my job” thinking Change, emrging issues, surprises Status quo, vested intrests, continuity Visions, futures are made and chosen Reactive approach, no change until no alternative
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  Democracy and megatrends
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  Globalisation: Does democracy workin the middle of structural changes in the economy? Ecological sustainability: Earth has become a small planet for a very big human population How do we solve the burning issues of scarce common natural resources? Technology: Our democracies are tuned for the world of the 20th century. Are we even asking the right questions?
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  We are goingthrough a massive change in the concept of trust in our socities with new digital environment. We have built very quickly a massive new digital infrastructure. What about the social infrastructure? We have fundamentally changed a lot of societal conventions with the Internet . People are empowered and are not afraid to use their new power. You can choose two between democracy, globalisation, and nation state, but not all three. How do you solve the trilemma? Political parties have been the central force of politics. Now 100 years old working methods must be updated.
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  Are we witnessingdemocracy in crisis?
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  http://tietotrendit.stat.fi/mag/article/103/
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  It is difficultto say whether democracy is currently facing actual crisis or are we just seeing normal evolvement of the democratic system. Still we believe there are a lot of signs pointing towards the need of improvments. Democracy must gain its value again in the minds and hearts of the people it has been designed to serve.
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  Will Finland remaina posterchild of democracy?
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  Do we stillfeel togetherness and solidarity? Social capital Inclusion Trust Education Equality Work Social mobility Economy Institutions Megatrends influence Finland too. Changes are needed. 1906 1941 2017
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  If we valuedemocracy we must be able to do better than today.
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  Understanding of technologyis a must for political players The burning issues of wealth distribution must be resolved Regenerative, open and people centric government Lifelong education and learning Global decision-making and stronger local democracy Identity politics is a difficult but necessary topic for discussion From consultation to civic dialogue Making use of long term policy tools Radical reforms in the way political parties work Shared learning processes for decision making Reinforcing trust and dialogue in the society Introduction of radical reforms