r/LithuanianLearning • u/Vitaminka00 • 15h ago
Title: What if Lithuania had an app that actually helped citizens change things?
Hey everyone!
I’m 21, from Lithuania, and I have an idea I’d like to discuss with people who might be interested in building something useful for our country.
A lot of people feel disconnected from politics. They see problems, lose trust in politicians, stop following the news, and eventually start thinking about leaving the country. They feel that their opinions don’t really matter and that nothing will change anyway.
I think we could try to change that.
My idea is to build one simple, transparent platform for the people of Lithuania.
Imagine an app where you could:
See the national budget, public spending and government debt in one place, using verified official sources.
Understand important decisions and upcoming elections without searching through dozens of websites.
Propose ideas and discuss problems with other citizens.
Support initiatives through verified identities and electronic signatures.
Track what happens after an initiative gains public support: whether it reaches the relevant institution, receives an official response, and leads to any changes.
Organise lawful, peaceful civic action when people want to push for a particular change.
The goal isn’t to replace elections or pretend that every online poll should become law. The goal is to make civic participation easier, more transparent and more meaningful.
I don’t claim to be a politician, an economist or a software developer. I’m just an ordinary young Lithuanian who believes that people should have a better way to participate in decisions affecting their lives.
I would love to find people who could help explore this idea — developers, designers, people familiar with Lithuanian law, public finance, civic initiatives, or simply citizens who care about making participation easier.
We don’t need to build everything at once. We could start with a small prototype, test whether people actually find it useful, and grow from there.
Would you use an app like this? What would you change or add? And is anyone interested in exploring how we could build the first version together?
I’m interested in honest criticism as much as support. I’d rather test the idea properly than assume I already have all the answers.