There is no question that computers, the Internet and technology have had a significant impact on the political process. Technological advancements have brought many changes, some of which have enhanced democracy and public participation, and others that have negatively impacted the public's interest.

Digital Democracy -- a Look Back, a Look Ahead

The Center for Internet and Society (CIS) is a public interest technology law and policy program at Stanford Law School that brings together scholars, academics, legislators, students, programmers, security researchers, and scientists to study the interaction of new technologies and the law and to examine how the synergy between the two can either promote or harm public goods like free speech, privacy, public commons, diversity, and scientific inquiry. The CIS strives as well to improve both technology and law, encouraging decision makers to design both as a means to further democratic values.

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Digital Democracy -- a Look Back, a Look Ahead

Digital Democracy -- a Look Back, a Look Ahead