Antonio Mugica, CEO and founder of Smartmatic, recently published an article titled “The Case for election Technology†in the European View journal. According to Mugica, despite the ubiquity of technology in our everyday lives, many countries have yet to embrace its benefits for strengthening their democratic processes. He writes: “One area where developments in technology have ...
1. Scope of the elections. One of the major challenges Haiti will be facing this year is having to put nearly all of its elected officials to the test. To schedule such ambitious electoral processes implies enormous political, social and economic efforts from the Haitian government, its international supporters and the general public. According to UN reports, ...
On 8 November Myanmar will hold its first open general election in 25 years to elect a second government under the 2008 constitution. The president in Myanmar is not directly elected by the people, but chosen by MPs following the vote. For these upcoming autumn historic polls, the president Thein Sein has reaffirmed his vow to ...
The digital space has all but overrun every aspect of life in the United Kingdom. The rapid growth of digital business in the country strengthens Britain position as one of the global hub of technology excellence. Despite all these technological leapfrogging however, the UK’s electoral system is a curious anachronism with its reluctance to do away ...
Burundi’s presidential election will be held July 21, after been postponed by nearly a week. The postponement comes as a response to a request by leaders from the East African Community plus South Africa, to try to stop worsening violence in the central African state. The Government agreed with a delay in the vote, but said ...