A significant 43.75% of Estonian voters who participated in the latest EU Elections cast their ballot online, a new record for Internet voting. The Baltic country keeps dominating the global statistics with its online voting as a secure and convenient option among voters. In May 2004 the European Union had its most significant single expansion after ...
Noted internet entrepreneur Kalev Leetaru recently cited the Estonian online voting system saying that the ability it gives to voters to cast their vote and verify it by using two different devices is an important feature that addresses common security concerns about internet voting. In a recent Forbes article, Leetaru, who has founded several internet companies and ...
In an age when so much can be accomplished without ever stepping outside, it seems anachronistic and downright anomalous to hear of voters still not able to vote just because they cannot be physically present at a polling center. For Paul DeGregorio, former chairman of US Elections Assistance Commission, disenfranchised groups such as the disabled and ...
Photo courtesy of: http://beyondthe.eu/e-democracy-ukraine/ Political observers who are quick to spot movements just bubbling under the surface have recently taken notice of how e-Democracy is enabling more and more citizens to contribute in policy-making. At its core, e-democracy (or digital democracy) is that political school of thought that espouses the use of information and communications technology (ICT) ...
A recent survey of Toronto voters showed an extremely high support for internet voting, with as much as 98% of respondents saying that they are likely to again vote online in future municipal elections. The study, which polled voters who participated in the 2014 Toronto municipal election, was conducted by Dr Nicole Goodman of The Centre ...
Speaking at the Tallinn e-Governance Conference last May, Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves underscored the importance of a reliable identification technology in ensuring better e-Government services. "I believe that the role of the government in the 21st century should be security and the protection of rights in the digital environment, and an inescapable tool in this ...