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They would have a convenient way to express Currently, the yearly meeting they have is
their opinion, and social participation rates in legally binding. If we want this online system
the democratic process would rise dramatically, to have the same legal consequences, then
which is beneficial from the perspective of a de- we have to alter the founding document.
mocratic process. So, they would have to accept that change,
and if they do, then they can use it legally.
VoB: Have you already implemented this so- Until they do that, they can still use it because
lution to manage the condominium, or is it
something you are working on and trying to
find people who are aware of it and want to
try it out? it has for example, a forum discussion or poll,
and there’s a decision and preparation pro-
cess.
So, a vote can be just a poll, or a legally bin-
ding vote. They can do the polls from day
Daniel: Basically, we have a sort of beta ver- one, but if they want it to be legally binding,
sion of this idea, and obviously it will evolve then they have to make a small change in the
when we have users, and we’ll try to listen founding document.
to their needs. It’s different than working at it I think a similar process could be used in a
on a blackboard trying to come up with solu- larger community or nation.
tions. They would also need to all agree in some
We will listen to the word on the street, and sort of way that instead of going to the bo-
this feedback will lead us. But yes, we already othes and voting every four years, to agree
have a beta version available that people can to move to a different kind of system that is
use, and we are looking for condominium much better.
buildings that would like to try it out.
It’s not for every condominium building. For VoB: Do you think it’s a big effort to move
example, where the population is mostly people towards this solution?
older and they don’t really like to use the
Internet. So, that’s one constraint. It’s mostly
for the young or middle-aged groups I think.
But, I’m sure some grandmas are also using
an iPhone. So effectively, we’re looking at
the user base now.
VoB: Do you think we have to change the law
to be able to use it, or is it possible already?
For example, in your country, is it recognised
from a legal point of view, or do we have to
introduce a new solution?
Daniel: For example, the condominium bu-
ildings always have a founding document
which can only be changed by the majority
51% of the owners, and this must be slightly
modified to allow for the new process.