Georgia’s main opposition party, the United National Movement, launched United Space, an identity app powered by Larimo, ahead of the October 26 parliamentary elections.
According to a report on Alexa Blockchain, the app aims to combat low voter turnout in Georgia by leveraging a blockchain-powered system to reward citizen participation regardless of political affiliation. There is. If elected, the party wants to use an app to “digitize” public service halls as a testing platform for universal basic income, with the proceeds returning to the public.
Powered by Raimo, a zero-knowledge social protocol, the United Space app aims to implement a liquid democracy model where citizens can vote anonymously through the app and be rewarded for their participation.
United Space is actually a modified version of the existing Ranimo ZK citizenship proof solution called Freedom Tool. What sets Freedom Tool apart from other blockchain systems is the ability for users to issue their own IDs by encrypting national ID data and uploading it to an on-chain registry.
The app provides a voting system free of privacy invasion concerns and potential for voter manipulation, as blockchain acts as a safeguard against poll tampering.
The system prohibits external parties, including governments, from tracking users’ activities on the app. This level of anonymity is extremely important given Georgia’s current political climate.
Tensions surrounding this year’s elections are high, given Georgia’s democratic retreat toward authoritarianism and back into Russia’s sphere of influence.
When it comes to solving Georgia’s low voter turnout, citizens can be rewarded not just for voting, but for other forms of civic engagement. United Space’s website offers a program called “Points and Ownership,” where citizens can collect points and become strategic point shareholders.
Giorgi Vashadze, a member of parliament and leader of the United National Movement, envisions a major transformation of the democratic system. Not only in Georgia, but also in other parts of the world.
“United Space will help make Georgia one of the most robust democracies in the world, giving its citizens unprecedented privacy as they participate in both our electoral system and day-to-day state services. , access and ease of use,” Vashadze said.
Kitty Horlick, director of RariLab, said the app makes citizens a direct stakeholder and allows them to participate in democratic processes, national assets and public services.
