| In the future most of the governments of the | | | | E-Democracy anyway? E-Voting? Do we even |
| World will indeed be run by artificially intelligent | | | | trust voting machines as it is? Future |
| machines and this scares some people. Recently | | | | eGovernment initiatives will indeed need to have |
| the Online Think Tank was asked; Can We Trust | | | | robust Accountability and Transparency Acts and |
| E-Government, E-Democracy and Government IT | | | | human participation. But will that be enough for |
| Systems of the future? Well perhaps you should | | | | the eCitizen? |
| ask; more than the current Politicians? | | | | Some citizens might be concerned that they |
| Right now many Younger Citizens and Xers do | | | | become just a number and no one cares, but in |
| not trust the government of course they do not | | | | reality isn't that the way it is right now? Will the |
| trust any authority of any kind. Then their Baby | | | | older generation allow this? Or will human |
| Boomers parents remember the 60s when things | | | | civilizations need to wait for the next generation |
| were not so trusting. What will happen in the | | | | to accept an electronic government? Remember |
| future and how can we get the people to trust a | | | | the retiree crowd will have something to say |
| computer system that runs our entire | | | | about this and they vote too. |
| government and actually has humans working for | | | | Well that is some thoughts from the Online Think |
| it. That day is coming faster than you think. | | | | Tank today. I certainly hope this article is of |
| Will the system be safe? Consider the Hackers | | | | interest and that is has propelled thought. The goal |
| and problems we have today? What about the | | | | is simple; to help you in your quest to be the best |
| future of eGovernance or e-Democracy or | | | | in 2007. I thank you for reading my many articles |
| e-Voting? You are most likely asking; What is | | | | on diverse subjects, which interest you. |