This proposal consists of the following items:
- The elaboration of this product will follow the following steps:
a. Online forum to receive suggestions from the community and experts on the main topics to be addressed in the “toolkit”
b. Invite recognized experts to collaborate in the elaboration of the “toolkit”, considering the priority themes
c. Revision
d. diagramming
e. Production of summary material with the main ideas
2.ThinkTank website that will initially have the purpose of publishing information about the “toolkit” and about ThinkCardan
a. The site may in the future unfold (not included in this challenge) in other activities to strengthen influence such as publishing expert analysis and recommendations, studies, legislative monitoring on blockchain and podcast
3. Launch Event of the “toolkit” at the National Congress
4. Publicity in the press about the creation of ThinkTank, the publication of the “toolkit” and the launch event at the National Congress.
These planned actions, both indirect (inserts in the press) and direct (event at the national congress) will disseminate information about blockchain to decision makers, influencing them with a positive vision, credibility and implementation possibilities in Brazil.
Defending against government attacks, compromising legislation and unfair tax policies involves a constant commitment to the dissemination of adapted and focused knowledge to positively influence decision-makers in the political sphere.
The proposal aims to create a ThinkTank that in this challenge will deliver a “toolkit”. The ThinkTank is useful in the political sphere characterized as an agent of change that carries out information transfer, aggregating and presenting knowledge through collaboration with various public and private actors.
While policymakers may not have the tools to respond quickly to a critical policy issue, they often suffer, not just from a lack of information, but also from an “avalanche” of unstructured information that ends up negatively interfering with decision making. Overcoming these obstacles often requires knowing where to turn to rigorous, reliable, and accessible information and analysis.
With the aim of channeling a trusted source on blockchain to public policymakers, we will create “ThinkTank” and its first product linked to this challenge: “toolkit” on blockchain for legislators (let's think about whether to focus on legislators or leave a broader term like “takers of political decisions”).
A “toolkit” is conceived as a comprehensive set of recommendations for shaping or reforming policies that are based on insights gained from research. In other words, its main objective is to inform policymakers about the main parameters that need to be considered for specific policy decisions relevant to a given issue, in the case of blockchain. The “toolkits” establish existing evidence that is relevant, present potential solutions, address their applicability and assess their long-term impact.
There are several types of “toolkits” and we should focus on presenting basic concepts and best practices about blockchain and the Cardano ecosystem. The most basic analytical tool is the identification of good practices. “Best practice” status is achieved on the basis of a positive evaluation of an initiative, typically through expert opinion. It is the simplest analytical tool, but possibly also the most powerful. It emphasizes the virtues of cases that have achieved good results, highlighting the defining elements or characteristics that are held responsible for their outstanding performance. Identification is generally based on predominantly qualitative analyzes that employ interpretive research methods involving a case-oriented and context-sensitive perspective. We must remember that despite being a survey, it must have simple and objective language.
There should be an event to launch the toolkit at the National Congress with the aim of directly reaching decision-makers, initiating the education and influence process. Publicity in the press and social networks is also an important procedure in the logic of political influence and should be considered to ensure the greatest impact of the proposed action.
Maria Carmo's participation as the person to represent ThinkTank will have a very positive impact in terms of leadership and influence due to her history in the Cardano community, being Brazilian. History, local identification and credibility are essential elements for the success of the “campaign”. Allied to her experience was Daniela Andrade with more than 10 years of experience in advocacy actions in Brasília.
We currently have the risk of COVID preventing the holding of an in-person event and, in this case, the event will need to be held online. There is a preference for holding the event in person, as it has greater power of influence and direct pressure on political decision makers.
There is still the challenge of mobilizing and involving political decision-makers to participate in the launch event, but this activity will be carried out by a lobby specialist.