The New Opportunities,Practice Forms and Optimization Approaches of Technology Empowering Grassroots Direct Democracy
Empowering grassroots direct democracy with technology is the process of transforming and reorganizing the basic ele-ments of grassroots direct democracy through material technology and thinking technology,nurturing new methods,paths,or possibili-ties,stimulating the abilities of participating subjects,accelerating the democratic process,and unleashing the effectiveness of democ-racy.With the revolutionary breakthroughs in science and technology and the improvement of people's political literacy,China's grass-roots direct democracy has ushered in a new historical opportunity.Technology has helped the people achieve more direct democratic participation by empowering structural elements such as public opinion expression,deliberation and consultation,decision-making,participation in execution,and supervision and evaluation.However,in practice,issues such as technology suspension,distortion and abuse pose serious challenges to grassroots direct democracy and may lead to deeper political risks.To promote the better application of technological means in grassroots direct democratic affairs,it is necessary to properly control technological elements on the basis of ad-hering to the leadership of the Party,while balancing the relationship between practical innovation and strengthening the foundation,the relationship between pursuing efficiency and proper supervision,and the relationship between institutional stock and institutional in-crement.
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