Policy simulators allow people to see how changes to various policies, like budgets or social benefit programs, would affect communities. They can provide transparency, interactivity, agency, and civic literacy to otherwise opaque policymaking processes.
Through participatory policymaking, residents propose, debate, and vote on new policies and policy changes, through online platforms and meetings.
A set of information technology (IT) tools to enable citizens to analyze state budgets, in theory to develop critical thinking to counter politicians’ populist rhetoric on complex economic issues.
Public engagement has never been easier
This Citizen Budget eDemocracy tool can show where tax dollars are spent, and allow the public to provide feedback more easily. With the Citizen Budget, you can cut or increase spending in various categories, and see how your choices would raise or lower taxes.
Intervention SimulationAugmented Reality Decision Support Systems topredict and quantify the impact of disruptive interventions