Ask HN: Can technology increase accountability?
Wondering how we can increase "skin in the game" and accountability for politicians, governments, and companies...
Something like this: I want to make illegal to ride bikes. So i have to draft the law, maybe meet someone against and in favor, redo if needed, pass by review, submit it to the congress (or whatever), work on the "comments" made at the discussion, etc.
Each of these steps are kind of "taks" in the sense of the project, and so, trackable. All can be done through technology and can even have some kind of automatic test of acceptance. And it can be acessible to everyone.
Anyway, it is just an idea. Never thought about that very deeply, and even the example may be wrong in steps haha.
I think technology can definitely do the same. We've got Charity Navigator auditing charities to keep them on track, or at least helping people funnel their donations to the right charities. Something similar could work for politicians, it's just a matter of time and donations for someone (else) to do it.