EC Invests €1.95m to Create Blockchain Powered Public Participation Tool

EC Invests €1.95m to Create Blockchain Powered Public Participation Tool

European Commission (EC) has invested €1.95 million in D-CENT to build a decentralized blockchain powered tool for direct democracy and economic empowerment. D-CENT, which stands for Decentralized Citizens Engagement Technologies, is an initiative launched to bring citizens to a decision-making forefront. It is in fact a decentralized social network platform where people of Europe are allowed to discuss and share content, participate in community discussions, and even vote - each feature ensuring a democratic decision making module. Released in 2014, D-CENT is now close to launch its pilot....


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