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Figure 8: Smart cities dimensions of the DECODE

The DDDC pilot had three goals. The first was to This case demonstrates the use of a smart
integrate the DECODE technology with DEcidim technology to contribute to the areas of smart
to address the tension between voter validation governance and smart people. As input, the
and vote anonymity. The second was to intervention makes use of blockchain and
deliberate data regulation and governance in the cryptography technologies, as well as a variety of
context of the new digital economy, specifically user engagement processes. The transformation
to promote user control of personal data. The that is facilitated includes the technical
third objective was to construct and experiment integration of the DECODE tools into the DEcidim
with data commons to improve the participatory system, as well as processes to interrogate policy
process itself. implications and make recommendations for
data sovereignty.
During the project, various workshops and
user-experience sessions were held to share The outcomes of the intervention include a
information about the pilot and to solicit technical solution to the challenge that DEcidim
feedback from users, including explorations had verified along with anonymous voting,
of the policy implications for cities and states, giving users control of their personal data. The
as well as potential uses of the data common. pilot also led to data common of anonymized
Some of this was done using the DDDC tool itself. information about how people in the city vote
Feedback showed that some people felt that the on petitions that could be used for the public
system was coherent and valuable, while others good, as well as a data commons manifesto.
were concerned that it was complex and difficult
to understand. Work on the tool and with city
communities, is ongoing. 73

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