{"id":463575,"date":"2023-11-12T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-12T07:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovationorigins.com\/?p=463575"},"modified":"2023-11-12T08:30:00","modified_gmt":"2023-11-12T07:30:00","slug":"eight-chances-to-vote-please","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/en\/eight-chances-to-vote-please\/","title":{"rendered":"Eight chances to vote, please"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In our Sunday newsletter, we, as editors, reflect on the past seven days. We do this on the initiative of our <\/em>cartoonist Albert Jan Rasker<\/em><\/a>. He chooses a subject, draws a picture, and we take it from there.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the Dutch elections are approaching, the topic was covered frequently by us, and other news media, last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dutch newspaper AD reported<\/a> that half of voters plan to vote for a different party in 2021. “I have never seen so many switchers,” pollster Peter Kanne of I&O Research told the newspaper. I am one such switcher and am still trying to figure out how to go with my vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At a voting guide, I bravely clicked a thumbs up or down for thirty statements. CO2<\/sub> storage underground: thumbs up. Although, you can do much more with it than letting it sit underground. Increase crop production<\/a> (Dutch company SkyTree won 5.5 million for this technology), convert it into stone powder<\/a>, or make climate-friendly products from it<\/a>, to name but a few.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A winner emerged. I felt relieved; at least I could participate in conversations at the next birthday party. But when I followed the Tech Election Debate last week, I quickly was back at square one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You see, I’m a floating voter. I wish I could vote for animals, the climate, technology and business, Europe, a new government culture, and a more social Netherlands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The news NOS brought this week about political parties breaking privacy laws by not using cookies, doesn’t help much either. Research shows that AI bots can influence our thought processes and political preferences. On precisely this topic, Elcke wrote this week<\/a>. As Albert Jan depicts in his cartoon, politicians can manipulate and abuse technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, I would like to cast another vote for tighter control of politicians who do not comply with the law. If only to confuse the bots. Or am I asking too much now?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s what else struck us this week:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n