ICTs have become widespread. As such, governments have started adopting ICTs to meet the needs of their citizens and create transparency in the democratic process. The participation of stakeholders is often used by designers to help ensure that the technological systems meet their goals.

Discussion Prompt:

• Discuss the idea of democracy and its overlapping meanings for IS design.
• How would you democratically design IS?
• How does participation help the practice of democracy both as an outcome of design and as part of its process?