Could software driven direct democracy work for Lebanon?

Question

We have been watching what is happening in Lebanon. There was systematic corruption and abuse of power for a decade. With country's political system completely collapsed after the blasts, could Lebanon try some form of direct democracy that's empowered by the Internet?What will it take for people to finally manage a country by themselves? It's it even possible?

CharlesMerriam2 · Accepted Answer

At the risk of being too traditional: coin and courts.
For coin, you start with Estonia's electronic signature infrastructure. You have the government work to maintain the sanctity of signature chains, the flow of money, and the visibility of the flow of money, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_signature_in_Estonia or the use of RSS feeds in the TARP-2 bailout fund.
For court, you want to have speedy trials, heavy on the jury. I mean trials like the 1920s where people sue each other over almost everything and most trials are concluded the day after they are filed. You should probably consider mandatory jury duty (or significant fines) streamed to cell phones. Let locals shape and enforce the law.
The goal of coin laws is to create a single system. The goal of jury trials is to have everyone buy into the system. I did not put justice as a goal.