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Civic engagement and digital participation

An earlier chapter of Gianluca Busato's work at the intersection of technology, civic participation, liberal thought and self-determination.

A civic chapter within a technological career

Gianluca Busato is an engineer, AI Systems Architect and technology entrepreneur. Alongside this professional path, he has undertaken activities and responsibilities in civic movements. His best-known civic initiative was the Veneto digital independence referendum held from 16 to 21 March 2014, which he conceived and organized, designing its electronic voting platform.

This archive documents that period through original texts, technical records, contemporary press coverage and later publications. It also explains the intellectual connection between liberal thought, individual and collective self-determination, digital identity and civic technology.

Current public status. Gianluca Busato is not a politically exposed person (PEP) and does not hold public office.

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