Company:Shoaly

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Shoaly
TypePrivate
IndustryPolitics
Headquarters
United Kingdom
Websitewww.shoaly.com

Shoaly is a digital platform that enables citizens and governments to build consensus in tackling the challenges facing society[1].

The platform is free to access and operates through an online platform and mobile apps.

Background

Modern democracies are generally representative democracies, where the people elect representatives to make laws and policies; they are not direct democracies, where the people decide matters directly. Shoaly's platform employs a system widely regarded as E-democracy, characterised by greater electronic community access to political processes and policy choices. Digital Inclusion is essential for citizen participation in public policy formulation for a healthy Digital Democracy through equal participation of all section of society in any democracy irrespective of citizen's income level, education level, gender, religion, color, race, language used, physical and mental health etc. Any public policy formulated without including any specific section of society will always remain non-inclusive by nature which will go against the ethos of democracy.[2]

How it works

The stated aim of the project is to empower citizens to become more involved in building democracy. The platform promotes greater transparency and accountability of elected representatives, developing greater trust and engagement with the political system[3].

Product

Shoaly is available online through an online website and mobile apps for iOS and Android operating systems.

References

  1. "Dancing Turtle website". Dancing Turtle. 2019-07-29. https://www.dancingturtle.com/portfolio/shoaly/. Retrieved 2019-07-29. 
  2. March 5th; 2019|Featured; underst, Technology|Comments Off on Why the UN’s e-government survey in India needs to better; Inclusion, The Idea of Digital (2019-03-05). "Why the UN's e-government survey in India needs to better understand the idea of digital inclusion" (in en-US). https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/southasia/2019/03/05/why-the-uns-e-government-survey-in-india-needs-to-better-understand-the-idea-of-digital-inclusion/. 
  3. "Shoaly website". Shoaly. 2019-07-29. https://www.shoaly.com/about/. Retrieved 2019-07-29. 

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