Hello, again fellow Asgardians. We’re back with another Parliament update - But before we get into it, we wanted to let you know that it’s possible for you to directly contact Parliament. Our primary job is to represent the will of the people through the development and application of legislation for Asgardia - so your opinions really matter to us and we always love to hear from you. If you’d like to get in touch with Parliament, then you can do so by sending an email to crd.parliament@asgardia.space we will ensure that we review all our emails and respond to them as necessary - on the other hand, if you have general questions about Asgardia or how to use the website or any technical issues, please email citizens@asgardia.space. Not that’s out of the way, let’s get into the update. Parliament has been towards the upcoming Autumn sitting that will take place in Estonia. Much of the preparations have been completed and people from Parliament have been getting their tickets and applying for the necessary visas - it’s a very large logistical undertaking and the events coordinators are working very hard to keep it all as streamlined. The conference centre and accommodations have also been prepared and we’re all looking forward to some long productive days ahead. Most of the Parliamentary committees have been focussed on polishing up economic legislations and ensuring that we have 30 signatures to progress them through the process. This is due to the fact that the Sitting will focus mainly on the development of Asgardia’s economy and economic systems. We’re really looking at ways to help build up some funds for the nation, but also to provide some important services for Residents. In October there will be an informal session that will allow us to have important discussions on the legislation before the Sitting in Tallinn. At this session, we will be able to start the process and have some indicative votes. These votes are a way for us to test the legislation and see how likely it is to pass in the official voting sessions - it’s a very useful way for us to make final edits and have final debates before we bring the legislation ‘to the floor’. We are working on the establishment of a ‘Culture’ contest that will run during the sitting in November. It will be an art contest - Participants will pay a small fee to enter the contest and complete their submissions. Parliament will then vote on the submissions and will pick a winner. Full details of the contest will be announced by the culture committee soon and we’ll also be ready to answer any questions that you may have. That concludes our Monday update for today. If you’d like to help support the development of the Nation, please consider becoming a paid resident - if we all work together, we’ll be able to turn Asgardia from a dream into a reality and reach the stars as one humanity. Click on your profile picture > Select Government Services > Pay the resident fee.

Umut Bora isimli genç vatandaşımızdan büyük iş. Ben ve diğer iki Parlamento üyesi arkadaşım ay yolculuğu için hazırız...

Great work by our young citizen "Umut Bora" .

Me and my parliamentarian friends.

Our aim and our mission is the moon journey :)

Saygılarımla,

Uğur Aydın / Parlamento ve Vatandaşlık Komitesi Üyesi

With the introduction of IGOR ASHURBEYLI as the Head of Nation, it becomes imperative to have a dynamic Foreign Affairs Office to maintain warm and cordial relations with the Nations on Earth.

There are certain nations who do not allow dual citizenship, which implies that certain Asgardians who happen to be citizens of such nations will be forced to choose one between the citizenship of Asgardia and their Earth Nation at one point of time.

On being Elected as the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, I shall pursue this case with these nations to allow their citizens sharing their citizenship with Asgardia implementing effective policy framework.

If cybersecurity will be taken seriously in Asgardia (as it should be), then the question of what software will handle our data will inevitably come up.

My opinion on the matter is that closed source solutions and vendor lock-ins can pose a problem. Closed source solutions can undermine trust in the organization in question, since citizens would have no way of verifying the security and privacy of their data and vendor lock-ins can create technical debt, more and more of it as they pile up. The recommendation of the infosec community has long been that it is always better to use open source software that everyone can check for security holes and if necessary, paying a related company for priority support and insurance if something does go wrong, instead of paying for closed source software and praying that the company won't sell someone a backdoor or just disappear before fixing a critical bug.

Anyways, I am sure there are many people more qualified than me who can talk more in-depth about this issue, so I leave it up to them.

hey guys im just going to be quick, what we need if we are starting up a new space society isnt macho down your neck people but instead we need poeple who are calm collective and can think about problems before acting them out, while i do not ask to play a big role in this society i would love to be an advisor or have some type of input to further the advancement of all futuristic life

The final part of the voting was started. All votes of the parliamentary candidates were dropped. Don't forget to vote again in all the districts, not only in your own. This is very important for candidates.

Now on the card of the candidate is visible immediately and its platform, and its status paid the registration fee. Now the candidates for the parliament are divided into two groups. On top of Endorsed Candidates are those candidates who have a proven platform and paid a candidate's registration fee. Those who did not pay the fee were transferred to the Other Candidates group below.

There are quite a few, completing 8 days. I am sure that together we will be able to make Asgardia a prosperous nation and exemplary cosmic state!

Sincerely,

The candidate for Parliament Asgardia from the district of #7 Russia
Alexander B. Melnikov

You can vote for me here

Началась финальная часть голосования. Все голоса у кандидатов в парламент были сброшены. Не забывайте проголосовать снова во всех дистриктах, не только в своем. Это очень важно для кандидатов.
Теперь в карточке кандидата видно сразу и его платформу, и его статус оплатил регистрационный взнос. Теперь кандидаты в парламент разделены на две группы. Сверху Endorsed Candidates – это те кандидаты, которые имеют и проверенную платформу, и оплатили регистрационный взнос кандидатский. Те, кто не оплатил взнос перенесены ниже в группу Other Candidates .
Осталось совсем немного, завершающие 8 дней. Я уверен, что вместе мы сможем сделать Асгардию процветающей нацией и образцовым космическим государством!

С Уважением,
Кандидат в парламент Асгардии по Дистрикту #7 Russia
Александр В. Мельников

Вы можете проголосовать за меня здесь

Hello Asgardians!

I have just posted in the Civic.Asgardia sub forum about community input for Massive Open Online Courses. The post will be open for a month before being locked and compiled. The thread can be found HERE

Before we launch into our weekly update, on behalf of all members of Parliament, we wanted to wish Dr. Igor Ashurbeyli a happy birthday. A true visionary, without whom there would be no Asgardia and it would be a big step back for humanity’s journey into space. We wish our Head of Nation a long and happy life in the hopes that he can see his dreams realised. This week we have exciting news about how we do things differently in Asgardia, how to start using our very own currency, Solars, and the preparations for our next physical session in Tallinn (Estonia) in November. Our readers may remember that one of the approved items during our last Parliament session was the change of names for the months on the Asgardian calendar. 54 votes in favour, 45 against and 8 abstentions approved the new version of the calendar. This has been the most divided voting result so far in Asgardia, with a noticeably small difference between the yes and no votes. Chair of Parliament, Lembit Opik informed MPs last week that our Head of Nation, Dr. Igor Ashurbeily, has decided not to issue the correspondent decree and encourage a deeper dialogue, instead, so more MPs can agree on either side of the issue at a later time. This is a very significant sign of how things are done in Asgardian politics, where unity is more than just a word. Also this week, the first transactions with Solars, the internal cryptocurrency in Asgardia, have occurred. A a story written by MP Ugur Aydin was bought by another MP, Kudret Sembil. A second transaction occurred when Ugur sold a figurine to MP Helena A. If you want to test your solars (all Asgardian residents have 100 Solars in their wallets) the way to do it is as follows: - Go to our webpage, Asgardia.space - Search the name of the Asgardian resident you want to buy from (or donate to) - Make sure you see the “new profile view” - Below the picture, name and status you will see the button to add him or her as a friend, and just below, a button for sending solars. - Click on it and you would be able to choose the amount and write a comment if you wish to do so. It could be a good way to start moving items or services within Asgardians. Of course, we are just starting and we can’t “earn” solars (other than receiving donations or payments from other Asgardians) or exchange them by other currencies yet. However, by exploring this option we will start moving in the right direction. Our goal is to create a sustainable, vibrant and just economy independent from fiat money. Finally, in preparation for our physical session in November, our focus is on starting our economy and creating a frame for doing business in Asgardia. The Trade and Commerce Committee has finalized all the processes with their priority legislation with the six Acts that were developed within the committee: - The Asgardia Companies Act - The Asgardia Intellectual Properties Act - The Asgardia Consumer Act - The Asgardia Business Act - The Asgardia Business Grants Act - The Asgardia Tax Act These acts have now been sent to the Parliament Chair and Coordinator for recommendations and approvals. Editing of the Acts will continue as they transition from one department to the next. The business proposal database registry has had another name change as suggested by the Minister, it has changed from Business Activity Development Database to Business Development Activity Registry or BDAR for short. We are very excited about the registry and it is now considered the official registry for Trade and Commerce business proposals and activities. 25 Asgardians already registered within the registry and continue to develop the program as well as assist all those registered with their business pursuits. These are exciting times as we put valuable processes in place that will aid in the future economy of Asgardia. Our motto for the BDAR system is “Developing Business Today for Tomorrow's Future” We should be rolling out our entire BDAR program by the end of this year. Asgardia is living exciting times of growth and development, getting every day a bit closer to our goal. One Humanity, One Unity.

On 19 August 2017, Lena De Winne, the CEO and Vice-President of NGO Asgardia held another Q&A session online . One of the more pressing topics was about what’s happening in leadership elections.

“First of all, everybody who has voted in support of the Constitution is entitled to present him or herself as a leader,” explained De Winne. “Leaders come, as you can see on asgardia.space, in four categories. Category one is a leader who represents 10 people. This is a very local representation. Then there is a leader for 100 people, for 1,000 people, for 10,000 people. [Of those,] you can vote for anybody worldwide. But as a voter you can vote only once.”

What if you voted and then changed your mind? “If somebody else came along and presented themselves and you changed your mind, you can re-vote (until the voting has finished). But then the person you voted for originally loses your vote. So, you need to be very careful about your decisions because you’re only entitled to one vote for each level, which are 10, 100, 1,000 and 10,000 people, accordingly,” De Winne explained.

De Winne reminded viewers that you can only position yourself as a leader for one level. She said, “at the moment, there is a moderation process and those who do not meet those requirements get notifications, but then eventually if one keeps not meeting the requirements, their candidacy will be removed.”

As for what makes a candidate legitimate, she said that it’s utterly important to run your campaign under your real name and a photo of your face. You also must be at least 18 years of age.

“And, of course, the very important thing is the platform,” she said. De Winne urged leaders to “have some kind of program. What are you standing for? What do you want to lead the community towards? We create the infrastructure and the system that supports candidates for leadership to express themselves, but it’s up to the candidates to be vocal about what they stand for.”

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