No.20: System comparison: Technocracy vs Electronic Technocracy
- Mike Miller
- Jun 6
- 2 min read
Updated: 7 days ago
“Technocracy – Between Progress and Dehumanization: Why Only Electronic Technocracy Is Future-Proof”
I. Definition: What Is Technocracy?
Technocracy is a form of governance in which political power is held by experts—especially scientists, engineers, or administrative professionals. Decisions are made not based on ideology or power interests, but on technical rationality and expertise.
II. Core Idea
Efficiency instead of ideology
Expertise instead of party politics
Optimization instead of rhetoric
III. Strengths and Potential
Evidence-based decision-making
Long-term planning
Independence from lobbying and media manipulation
Competent crisis management (e.g., infrastructure, climate policy)
IV. Systemic Weaknesses of Classical Technocracy
1. Democratic Deficits
Expertise does not replace democratic legitimacy
Top-down decisions without societal feedback
Alienation of the population from governance
2. Lack of Ethical Reflection
Efficiency ≠ Justice
Human needs and emotional dimensions often neglected
Risk of a “cold,” technocratic authoritarianism
3. Intransparency and Elitism
Expert committees can become autonomous
Public oversight is difficult
Power accumulates in closed expert systems
V. Historical Examples and Criticism
Example | Criticism |
Soviet Union (planned economy, central committee engineers) | Technocracy as a tool of party dictatorship, inefficiency, alienation |
Europe post-2008 (Troika, ECB) | Technocratic institutions imposed austerity without democratic control |
China (post-Deng era) | Technocratic management coupled with digital surveillance and human rights violations |
VI. Why Electronic Technocracy Thinks Further
Classical technocracy remained a model for the people – not with the people. Electronic Technocracy overcomes this flaw through:
Participation through digital means (e-voting, blockchain trust, transparent processes)
Algorithmic justice (traceable, ethically trained decision logic)
Inclusive data models (statistics, AI, and social feedback combined)
Abolition of the nation-state principle (Treaty 1400/98: the world as a blank slate for redesign)
VII. From Power to Method
Electronic Technocracy is not a new elite, but a collective operating system for fair, resource-conscious, and participatory self-organization. It serves everyone – not as domination, but as structured humanism for the digital age.
Conclusion: Technocracy was a necessary transitional step – but it stalls if it is not democratized, decentralized, and ethically enriched. Electronic Technocracy is not the rule of technology – but the technology of justice.
Wikipedia Links
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PoliticalWiki: Electric Technocracy
Elektrische Technokratie Podcast & Song
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