Discretionless Governance

Updated: 2025.06.12 9M ago 1 sources
Design public services so routine decisions are executed by code with mandatory logging and minimal in‑person discretion, reducing corruption opportunities while increasing throughput and auditability. — Reframes anti‑corruption and administrative law around process design—shifting debates from ethics training and enforcement to system architecture that structurally constrains graft and bias across agencies and sectors.

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What Can We Learn From Estonia?
Santi Ruiz 2025.06.12 100% relevant
Estonia’s claim that citizens can see every access to their data, only provide information once, and that 'you can’t bribe a computer' exemplifies code‑mediated, logged processes replacing discretionary gatekeepers.
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