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Bill: Digital Innovation Protection Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Neoliberal Party of Kalistan
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: April 4915
Description[?]:
| The current laws of Kalistan discourage investment in innovation. To change this, we are introducing a new bill that will reform laws to provide more incentives for responsible development of new digital technologies. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change
The government's policy regarding foreign investments.
Old value:: Foreign investors may invest in national companies, but may not get a majority share.
Current: Foreign investors may freely invest in national companies.
Proposed: Foreign investors may freely invest in national companies.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Charter school policy (free, privately run, publicly funded schools).
Old value:: Only non-profit organizations may establish charter schools.
Current: Charter schools are not allowed.
Proposed: Charter schools must have a specific focus.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The nation's defence industry.
Old value:: The state owns all defence industries.
Current: The state owns national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries.
Proposed: Defence industries are privately owned but subsidised by the state.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Policy on the usage of drones and UAV's
Old value:: The government approves of the usage of unarmed drones and UAVs for reconnaissance.
Current: The government approves of the usage of unarmed drones and UAVs for reconnaissance.
Proposed: The government approves of the usage of armed drones and UAVs for reconnaissance and military operations.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on industry and subsidies to industrial operations.
Old value:: Certain industries are owned by the state, all others are under private ownership.
Current: Certain industries are owned by the state, all others are under private ownership.
Proposed: The government subsidizes private enterprises that face bankruptcy.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The education system.
Old value:: There is a free public education system and a small number of private schools, which are heavily regulated to ensure they teach adequate skills and information.
Current: There is a free public education system and a small number of private schools, which are heavily regulated to ensure they teach adequate skills and information.
Proposed: There is a free public education system alongside private schools.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the export of weapons to other nations.
Old value:: The government must approve all arms sales on a case by case basis.
Current: The government must approve all arms sales on a case by case basis.
Proposed: The government allows all arms to be exported freely.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The research and development of pharmaceutical drugs.
Old value:: The government subsidizes research and development of prescription drugs and regulates their prices.
Current: The government subsidizes research and development of prescription drugs and regulates their prices.
Proposed: The government subsidizes research and development of prescription drugs but does not regulate their prices.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change The patenting of software techniques.
Old value:: Software designs, techniques, formulae and algorithms cannot be patented.
Current: Software designs, techniques, formulae and algorithms cannot be patented.
Proposed: Software patents can be obtained from the patent office.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change The government's stance on the source code of software.
Old value:: The government requires that all source be opened.
Current: The government requires that all source be opened.
Proposed: The government allows both open and closed source software.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:55:10, March 30, 2021 CET | From | Socialist Party of Kalistan (SPoK) | To | Debating the Digital Innovation Protection Act |
| Message | The current laws do not discourage investment in innovation. The Socialist Party will not support these reforms in this bill Article 1: Foreign Investment is encouraged, but national control of our enterprises must be maintained at all times. Otherwise, foreign investment will flood into the Republic, and push out Kalistani investment, and foreign powers and capitalists will have control over our economy, to the detriment of our own national actors and workers. Article 2: We permit charter schools, but insist that education on all level be provided on a not for profit basis. Removing this provision opens education up to capitalist actors. Article 3: Defense is a key security industry, and the Republic should NEVER rely on market forces or the interest of private capital to acquire the materiel it needs to successfully defend this nation. Article 4: Armed Drones will only be used against our own citizens by malevolent actors. There is no other purpose for them, as our strategic defense doctrine focuses on homeland defense and not projection. Article 5: Privatization of the National Industries is entirely off the table. Article 6: Private schools are permitted, but there needs to be enforced standards to ensure that those at public schools and those at private schools receive the same level and quality of education regardless of where their parents wish to send them to school. Article 7: The Socialist Party would consider this article separate from this article, if we knew the thought process behind its proposition. Article 8: This specifically runs afoul of our committment to free public health and our role as the leading Drug producer and seller in Terra under the ODEN treaty. Article 9 and 10: Intellectual property belongs to the commons and we are not in the business of taking common property and handing it to exclusive monopoly of private individuals. Except for that one Article, there is nothing in this bill that the Socialist Party can support. |
| Date | 00:09:31, March 31, 2021 CET | From | Coalition of Workers | To | Debating the Digital Innovation Protection Act |
| Message | The CoW does not think any if these articles are sensible, and therefore will vote against this bill. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 250 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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