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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...