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* Improved access to the democratic process, e.g. allowing testimonials in formats other than attending a town hall in-person

* Improved version control and auditability of all Government documents - the authoritative source of all bills/legislation should be a markdown file in a public Git repository with each contributor accurately recorded, rather than a hard-to-find PDF on an obscure website

* Mandatory open-sourcing of code that is funded by taxpayers, in-line with what https://publiccode.eu are campaigning for

* Competitive salaries for technical IT staff - the IT requirements of Governments are so complex and diverse, yet they have the lowest-paid IT staff working on them



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