Updating Democracy: Santiago Garcia at TEDxFulbright

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. In 1989, at the same time democracy returned to Paraguay, the World Wide Web was born in Europe. Today, 25 years later, a new generation strives toward a stronger democracy in Paraguay by taking advantage of the benefits that the Internet provides us. Access to information has changed with the Internet and for that reason, it is time to star exploring new possibilities of representation and decision.


Fulbright from Paraguay to the US, 2013. E-Government, Education Technology, Social Media Researcher, Florida State University. Santiago is passionate about furthering political representation through his work developing a web voting platform along with the "Despertar Ciudadano" movement in his native Paraguay.


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