European citizens and residents expect their governments and public
institutions to provide efficient and effective, high-quality public services
as well as transparent public administrations. Europe, over decades of
integration, has set a standard of quality in public provision, allowing for
an unprecedented high quality of life for citizens and a unique European
social model.

However, in the wake of the economic crisis, growing inequality, and emerging
technologies, trust in public institutions has disintegrated, while endemic
corruption and inefficiency continue to plague public life.

For Volt, public service is first and foremost intended to serve citizens and
residents. We hold as core tenets the principles of management by objectives,
transparency, accountability, citizen empowerment, and subsidiarity in the
allocation of competencies.

Volt will work to ensure that, across the European Union, public institutions
in the Member States are reformed into a modern, forward-looking community
with state-of-the-art technology and new thinking to tackle the preceding
years of crisis and periods of economic recession, and in some cases, decades
of neglect.

In times of transformation, governments must adapt to enable every citizen to
fully participate in and contribute to society, and provide for maximal
social inclusion and mobility. Digital services should be used when
digitisation improves analogue services. Smart States must adopt new tools to
earn their citizens' trust through accountable, transparent, and efficient
governance. Volt will invest in our common future, including not only
innovative public services to cut waste, but also innovative education
systems, quality healthcare, and an effective investigative and judicial
system to combat corruption.

Motivation

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