About JumlaMeter
A public ledger of promises, not a verdict on intentions.
Why this exists
During our entire lifetimes, we deal with deadlines, expiration dates, renewals, appointments, and cutoffs, all of which mark that time by when something has to be completed, paid, submitted, or renewed. Promises are being made, and broken, by politicians, political parties, governmental organizations, businessmen, big corporations, and plenty of other people. In other words, none of them take responsibility for what they are saying. No deadlines, no alerts, and no consequences come along with such promises. They get made in a very loud manner during elections, product launches, and moments of crisis, and then just quietly forgotten. Each broken promise means lost time, money, and trust from citizens, while the person, who made it, walks free from it.
JumlaMeter marks a deadline for every public promise and monitors whether it has been fulfilled within the required time frame so that no jumla stays unseen. “We can’t stop the flow of empty promises ourselves, but we hope that at least we can make the world remember them.”
What we record
A promise is an individual, verifiable commitment extracted from a manifesto, government program, policy, development plan, budget, police program, case, or report. Each promise has an association with the source document and the body making it.
How status changes work
Status updates are append-only. Each update records a date, an actor, and optional evidence. The current status is the latest recorded event. Nothing is removed from the history when a promise changes direction.
What counts as fulfilled
A promise is fulfilled only when the documented outcome matches the commitment. Partial delivery remains in progress or stalled. Broken means the commitment was abandoned, reversed, or missed outright.
Neutrality
The record is descriptive and takes no side. Evidence and source documents are shown so readers can judge the material and dispute the categorization.
Corrections
Because history is append-only, corrections are added as new status updates with evidence, keeping the public record auditable.