June 2020
Building a digital democracy in a planetary pandemic
... global virus pandemic, the world’s first ‘digital democracy’ has continued to function with comparatively little ...Earth countries drives space habitation, there is little or no prospect of democracy in space - or of peace in orbit, either. As far as...
September 2023
Five more years for Asgardia’s stellar democracy
...evolved our Parliament to the point where I can honestly say Asgardia functions as the first truly effective digital democracy in human history. Acknowledging achievement and looking to a successful future Measures of success Our remote processes are...
December 2018
Prosperity in the stars
...a “fixed fee” to guarantee the integrity of all the digital transactions. The law for the currency is expected to be adopted... Opik. Future objectives The foundations of Asgardia’s Parliamentary democracy have to be fit for purpose right from the start...
March 2019
Laying the foundations for cosmic habitation
... space nation gave presentations in Davos, Switzerland, in January, and the start of 2019 also saw Parliament’s second digital sitting. Here, Asgardia’s Chair of Parliament, Lembit Öpik explains how a cross-section of people and countries of the...
January 2021
Developing the economy of a space nation
..., the space nation, Lembit Öpik is centrally involved in working to fully establish all the elements of its operational digital democracy. In this account, he shares developments from the closing stages of the year, including...
October 2021
Space in the movies – lessons for spacefarers
Lembit Öpik is Chair of Asgardia’s Parliament - the world’s first digital democracy. Here he boldly goes where no Chairman has gone before, with a wistful look at the cinematic portrayal of life in ...
