September 2019 I hosted a conference in Luxembourg on this theme. I wrote about it on
steem, in French.
Here I want to illustrate one of the many possible uses of blockchains in politics by publishing my candidature to a renewed mandate in the Committee of the CSV International.
Why is this important ?
First of all, candidatures should be sent by a certain date. By publishing on the blockchain BEFORE that deadline, one can prove that it complied with said deadline - the candidature could have been made earlier than the blockchain post, but obviously not later.
Second, the candidate makes an open commitment and can be held accountable, if elected, with respect to what she promised in the candidature.
Thus blockchain can increase transparency and accountability in politics.