Traditional participation methods cannot operate at the scale, speed or intensity required today.
Neith is working to build the digital decision environments required to support meaningful participation at scale.
A Look at Public Participation Today
Consider the many forms of public participation used around the world:
So much time and resources, yet low trust persists.
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“Our ability to make decisions together is collapsing.”
Without shared decision processes, we risk a further escalation of social and political fragmentation. Rising conflict and transaction costs. A chronic and persistent state of conflict.
LEADING INSTITUTIONS WARN OF THE CONSEQUENCES:
WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM
Risk perception for social instability and governance failure is negative in both the short and long term.
OECD
Multi-dimensional fragility is at record highs, providing a structural backdrop for political and social instability.
UN
Weak governance cited as the top barrier to addressing key global risks.
Current Tools
Innovation has barely touched governance systems, which have remained largely unchanged for decades. Of all the root causes of distrust, perhaps the most destructive has been the inability to process and respond to public inputs at scale. Without tools to synthesise hundreds of thousands or even millions of submissions, participation can only ever be symbolic.
We need robust governance technologies to decide the future together.
As Africa’s first participatory intelligence company, Neith is working with institutions to build the digital infrastructure needed to increase the quality and legitimacy of decisions.
Decision Outcomes That Endure
Social impact lies at the heart of the Neith project. Reducing decision failures, restoring legitimacy and improving decision quality. Outcomes measured in terms of improved institutional performance and scalable participatory infrastructure.
