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# Digital Democracy Podcast

時間 2022/11/14
地點 NPO Hub
節目主題 What Is Digital Democracy?
長度：60 分鐘
來賓：Sam, Isabel, Chihao, pm5
來賓簡介（每個人 50-100字） (待補)

Sam Robbins （主持人） Sam Robbins (samrobbins.net) he/him is a writer researcher and editor who focuses on the intersections of technology and politics in Taiwan. He has written on many aspects of digital governance and curently works as an editor for Taiwan Insight

Isabel Hou
Isabel Hou has been contributing to the g0v community since the 1st g0v hackathon in 2012 and became chairperson of “g0v jothon” taskforce, which organizes bi-monthly g0v hackathons in 2019. Isabel is a seasoned attorney focusing on technological innovation and intellectual property law and has served as a legal counsel for open source communities, various government programs, prestigious companies, and NGOs in Taiwan since 2000.

pm5 (待補) Pomin Wu (g0v.social/@pm5) is a mathematician, a computer programmer, and a Vulcan who speaks Klingon. He enjoys rock climbing when afk. He is active in g0v.tw, and co-founded g0v International task force, which does not represent g0v internationally.

本集節目文案（200-300字）：

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### podcast intro

Intro: Hey evreyone, welcome to g0v undergound podcast. g0v is a community full of food, projects and discussion. I’m today’s host, Sam Robbins, I’m here with isabel and pm5 to discuss the concept of digital democracy

a brief Statement: every g0v contributor has their own point view about g0v, and what you’ll hear today is only one point of view. If you want to learn more, you’re more than welcome to join in and become a contributor

Welcome back

let's do self

Digital Democracy has reemerged as a keyword many times since the 1990's, each time meaning something a little different. Some have suggested the term is now too vague to be useful, while others think that the term can help promote discussion of the way that technology can be used to build democratic partiicpation. In this episode, we discuss what the concept means and whether it is a helpful way to frame what the g0v community is doing.

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Why do you want talk to about this

1) What does "digtial democracy" even mean?
(Sam can discuss history of term: steven clifft talked about "e-democracy" in 1994)
-When did everyone first hear this term?
-Do you use it at all?
-What does it mean to you/what does it make you think of?
-Do you think what you do counts as part of promoting "digital democracy?"
-how digital is digital democracy? how democratic?
-Why are journalists/foreign media so interested in this term?

2) Do we need the term "digital democracy"?
-Is it a useful term?
-Why do people use it?
-Are there more useful/alternative terms? (community democracy, liquid democracy, open government)
-is it too vague to mean anyhting?
-Is it more of a goal than an actual system?

3) Is Taiwan a digital democracy?
-Sam's article: Let's stop calling Taiwan a "digital democracy"
-Is Taiwan really that "digital"
-Discuss Audrey Tang/other aritcles calling Taiwan a digital democracy https://www.economist.com/open-future/2019/03/12/inside-taiwans-new-digital-democracy
-In what ways does digital tech harm democracy in Taiwan?
-Is Taiwan doing better than other countries?
-Which groups are promoting "digital democracy"? (civil society, government etc)

4) Is g0v promoting "digital democracy"?
-Does the idea of digital democracy affect our community pariticpation?
-When we talk about digital democracy in Taiwan, how important is g0v to the story?