Marta Poblet
Associate Professor at RMIT University. Researcher at the UAB Institute of Law and Technology. Law, technology, innovation, open science, open democracy. Geocurious.
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- To defuse political violence across US, conflict mediators apply lessons from gang disputes and foreign elections
- From Athens to the Blockchain: Oracles for Digital Democracy
- The Governance of Blockchain Dispute Resolution
- The Catalan tsunami: encrypting swarm intelligence
- Linked democracy: Foundations, Tools, and Applications
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Category Archives: Blockchain
From Athens to the Blockchain: Oracles for Digital Democracy
By Marta Poblet, Darcy W. E. Allen, Oleksii Konashevych, Aaron M. Lane and Carlos Andres Diaz Valdivia Oracles were trusted sources of knowledge for public deliberation in classical Athens. Very much like expert and technical knowledge, divine advice was embedded … Continue reading
Is Blockchain Hashing an Effective Method for Electronic Governance?
My paper with Oleksii Konashevych on the use of the blockchain for e-governance is now published. Check out the online version at: http://ebooks.iospress.nl/volumearticle/50851 Abstract Governments across the world are testing different uses of the blockchain for the delivery of their … Continue reading
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Distributed, privacy-enhancing technologies in the 2017 Catalan referendum on independence: New tactics and models of participatory democracy
My paper on how civic groups leveraged distributed technologies in the 2017 Catalan referendum on independence is now available at First Monday. https://firstmonday.org/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/9402/7692 Abstract This paper examines new civic engagement practices unfolding during the 2017 referendum on independence in Catalonia. … Continue reading
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