### <center> Open-Source </center>

Open Source initiatives have paved the road for technologies that we use on our daily lives, from Linux, Apache based servers, to the phone you carry in your pocket and to this very website you are now reading this in.
With distrust of the government running high and with a newly elected President in the United States, the world is now wondering what the future lays ahead. What it lays ahead, its what we build now for future generations. 

[What is Open-Source Governance?](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-source_governance) 
<center> ![](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5050/5241176871_d3f7988595.jpg) </center>
<center> [source](https://creativecommons.org/2011/05/05/workshop-on-open-government-open-data-open-source-and-open-standards/) </center>

### <center> Blockchain + Government </center>

The birth of the Blockchain brought us a completely  different way to look at the world. Now governments across the globe are trying to figure out what to do with it and its many offsprings. 
Here are some thoughts from members in the UK Government: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/492972/gs-16-1-distributed-ledger-technology.pdf  


### <center> Benefits </center>

Blockchain technology can help us keep track of just about everything in our economies, from medical and industrial databases all the way up to the voting polls.
Imagine if voting poll machines were created with all this in mind from the beginning. Not only would every single voter have access to the code for review but it would also let voters verify other votes in a decentralized manner. All while having a plublic ledger available for all to see. Possibilities are almost endless.
Its just a matter of time before we see what routes governments around the world take. It is our duties to make sure we are informed and involved in making decisions as they happen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sm5LNqL5j0&feature=youtu.be
<center> [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTLC-I9GPgKQqr6CJvnalnA) </center>

### <center> Moving Foward </center>

Almost everyone has heard of Bitcoin these days, the problem is that not everyone is using it. That can be for multiple reasons. One of them being, Bitcoin is a combination of the financial world and the tech world. A lot of the public is still uncomfortable when discussing both.  "We can’t defeat the existing system; we must build a better one instead"
by DAVID MCELROY
We need to build software with the public in mind. As a student in Computer Science, I am learning more and more every day. That could not be possible if the ones that came before me didn't share their work. 
As I'm learning I also want to pay it forward and teach those coming up.  I invite you to do the same. 
We must all stay well informed.

If you know or have any computer skills that you think others here in the community could benefit from please share them. (:
#payitfoward

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