E-volving Democracy: Public Dialogue on Online Voting
On May 26, PartyX and Fair Voting BC will host an interactive dialogue session on online voting. Participants will look at the risks associated with a web-based decision-making process – and how trust can potentially be built into a system. --->>>
Showing posts with label e-democracy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label e-democracy. Show all posts
Monday, May 14, 2012
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Arab Spring, Version 2.0 [Egypt Votes]
Arab Spring, Version 2.0
As Egyptians took to the polls in the first free elections of their lifetimes, "Egypt Votes" gave them a chance to share their experiences and observations, not just within the gated neighborhoods of their own Facebook friends and Twitter followers, but with untold millions of Egyptians, worldwide. --->>>
As Egyptians took to the polls in the first free elections of their lifetimes, "Egypt Votes" gave them a chance to share their experiences and observations, not just within the gated neighborhoods of their own Facebook friends and Twitter followers, but with untold millions of Egyptians, worldwide. --->>>
Friday, September 2, 2011
New Zealand - Online tool to simplify referendum
Online tool to simplify referendum
The Electoral Commission has launched an interactive website to simplify the electoral system referendum that will take place in conjunction with the national election on November 26. --->>>
The Electoral Commission has launched an interactive website to simplify the electoral system referendum that will take place in conjunction with the national election on November 26. --->>>
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Egypt Tomorrow: A call to action towards e-democracy
Egypt Tomorrow: A call to action towards e-democracy
In continuation to Intel’s “Egypt Tomorrow - IT vision for a brighter future” initiative that has been running for several months now, Intel held a session yesterday at El Sawy Cultural Wheel in Cairo that aimed at providing an open discussion and a number of solutions to how ICT can be the first stepping-stone in shaping free and democratic Egyptian elections in the future. The session discussed how ICT can pave the way for the democratic process because it relies on the integrity of data available through an e- platform. --->>>Thursday, February 10, 2011
e-Petitions: the good and the bad - The Guardian
e-Petitions: the good and the bad
Efforts to get the best out of e-petitions depend more on the broader processes than the technology, writes Mark Say --->>>
Councils miss e-petitions requirement - Guardian
Councils miss e-petitions requirement
Local authorities in England are failing to meet a mandatory requirement to provide an e-petitions facility on their websites --->>>
Thursday, January 6, 2011
UK - e-petitions to be strengthened
Government to move e-petitions
The government is planning to strengthen the link between its e-petition system and the legislative process.
Government sources have indicated that the most popular e-petition will provide the foundations of a parliamentary bill, and that any receiving more than 100,000 signatures will be debated in the House.
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Councils encouraged to open election data | Kable
Councils encouraged to open election data | Kable:
The Local Government Association and Socitm are calling for local authorities to publish election information and results in an open format.
The two organisations said the Open Local Election Data Project, which has been developed as a guide for council web managers and developers, has been launched partly because there is no freely available national database of local election results. --->>>
The Local Government Association and Socitm are calling for local authorities to publish election information and results in an open format.
The two organisations said the Open Local Election Data Project, which has been developed as a guide for council web managers and developers, has been launched partly because there is no freely available national database of local election results. --->>>
Thursday, April 22, 2010
PR-CANADA.net - Election Website Votomatic.co.uk Launched Today
PR-CANADA.net - Election Website Votomatic.co.uk Launched Today:
The aim of the votomatic.co.uk is to present the policies of the three main political parties to the general public in an interactive and accessible way, but there is a twist. Rather than simply outline various policies, votomatic.co.uk will offer voters an opportunity to assess the parties' policies free from preconceived bias.
Votomatic.co.uk users will be presented with 3 policy statements on 13 topics and asked to select which one they agree with. However they will not know which policy belongs to which party until the end of the survey.
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The aim of the votomatic.co.uk is to present the policies of the three main political parties to the general public in an interactive and accessible way, but there is a twist. Rather than simply outline various policies, votomatic.co.uk will offer voters an opportunity to assess the parties' policies free from preconceived bias.
Votomatic.co.uk users will be presented with 3 policy statements on 13 topics and asked to select which one they agree with. However they will not know which policy belongs to which party until the end of the survey.
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Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Microsoft campaigns against Google with politically-focused online voting tool | Top of the Ticket | Los Angeles Times
Microsoft campaigns against Google with politically-focused online voting tool | Top of the Ticket | Los Angeles Times:
The new TownHall software lets politicians host a website for posing questions to constituents and letting them vote on those topics. Users can create accounts and submit their own questions.
see article ...
The new TownHall software lets politicians host a website for posing questions to constituents and letting them vote on those topics. Users can create accounts and submit their own questions.
see article ...
Monday, February 1, 2010
Using iPhones to sign initiative petitions | Fox & Hounds Daily
Using iPhones to sign initiative petitions | Fox & Hounds Daily:
Can you use your iPhone to sign an initiative petition? A northern California-based company, Verafirma, has developed an application that makes it possible. But is it legal? Is it secure? These are the questions that remain unanswered. Election officials will need to start figuring it out soon, though, because the proponents of an initiative seeking to legalize marijuana use in California have submitted their petitions for verification, and the batch includes a smattering of signatures submitted not on piece of paper, but on thumb drives that display the initiative petition along with an image of a voter's signature captured when the voter wrote that signature on his or her iPhone screen using the Verafirma app.
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Can you use your iPhone to sign an initiative petition? A northern California-based company, Verafirma, has developed an application that makes it possible. But is it legal? Is it secure? These are the questions that remain unanswered. Election officials will need to start figuring it out soon, though, because the proponents of an initiative seeking to legalize marijuana use in California have submitted their petitions for verification, and the batch includes a smattering of signatures submitted not on piece of paper, but on thumb drives that display the initiative petition along with an image of a voter's signature captured when the voter wrote that signature on his or her iPhone screen using the Verafirma app.
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Friday, December 18, 2009
ElectionMall: Nation’s politicians starting to catch on to potential of Internet in election campaigns - Kyiv Post
Kyiv Post. Independence. Community. Trust - Politics - ElectionMall: Nation’s politicians starting to catch on to potential of Internet in election campaigns:
ElectionMall is a Washington, D.C.-based company that combines Internet technologies with political public relations. In business since 1999, about 100 of its experts in five nations provide information technology services for politicians, including the successful Internet campaign of U.S. President Barack Obama last year.
ElectionMall is a Washington, D.C.-based company that combines Internet technologies with political public relations. In business since 1999, about 100 of its experts in five nations provide information technology services for politicians, including the successful Internet campaign of U.S. President Barack Obama last year.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
The Wahl-O-Mat: a political match made online - The Globe and Mail
The Wahl-O-Mat: a political match made online - The Globe and Mail:
Germany's electoral questionnaire helps voters select the candidates who share their views.
On Sunday, more than 60 million Germans will go to the polls. By then, about 15 per cent will have used the Wahl-O-Mat, Germany's online vote selector tool that matches an individual's policy preferences with those of the candidates or parties. The first such device, the StemWijzer, was introduced during the 1998 election in the Netherlands. There are now selectors available in about 15 European countries.
Germany's electoral questionnaire helps voters select the candidates who share their views.
On Sunday, more than 60 million Germans will go to the polls. By then, about 15 per cent will have used the Wahl-O-Mat, Germany's online vote selector tool that matches an individual's policy preferences with those of the candidates or parties. The first such device, the StemWijzer, was introduced during the 1998 election in the Netherlands. There are now selectors available in about 15 European countries.
Thursday, July 30, 2009
2009 Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy - The Korea Herald
The Korea Herald : The Nation's No.1 English Newspaper:
Political leaders, academic experts and citizen activists from across the globe will gather in Korea on Sept. 13-15 for the 2009 Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy. They will look into the best practices and new strategies to make our democracies more sustainable and study the experience of Switzerland, where people have been on the political center stage for more than a century. Modern direct democracy.
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In terms of the continuous modernization of direct democracy, Switzerland has also turned to the internet. Since the first local e-voting tests in 2003, several cantons have started to offer e-voting during nationwide popular votes, developing technical systems which are ensuring the security of the voting process. This summer it was decided that from 2012, most Swiss voters living abroad (there are about 600,000 of them) shall get the right to vote electronically in elections, initiatives and referendums, and maybe also to sign initiatives -- making modern direct democracy yet another worldwide matter of fact.
Political leaders, academic experts and citizen activists from across the globe will gather in Korea on Sept. 13-15 for the 2009 Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy. They will look into the best practices and new strategies to make our democracies more sustainable and study the experience of Switzerland, where people have been on the political center stage for more than a century. Modern direct democracy.
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In terms of the continuous modernization of direct democracy, Switzerland has also turned to the internet. Since the first local e-voting tests in 2003, several cantons have started to offer e-voting during nationwide popular votes, developing technical systems which are ensuring the security of the voting process. This summer it was decided that from 2012, most Swiss voters living abroad (there are about 600,000 of them) shall get the right to vote electronically in elections, initiatives and referendums, and maybe also to sign initiatives -- making modern direct democracy yet another worldwide matter of fact.
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Birmingham signs up to online petitions | Kable
Birmingham signs up to online petitions | Kable:
Birmingham City Council is to introduce e-petitions to encourage citizens to have their say about local issues
The council plans to introduce online petitions later in May on its website, so that petitioners can add their views and upload external documents and images as supporting information. They will also be able to follow the progress of their petition through its life cycle using a timeline function.
Birmingham City Council is to introduce e-petitions to encourage citizens to have their say about local issues
The council plans to introduce online petitions later in May on its website, so that petitioners can add their views and upload external documents and images as supporting information. They will also be able to follow the progress of their petition through its life cycle using a timeline function.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Yahoo, Google Set Up Web Sites for Election in India - CIO.com - Business Technology Leadership
Yahoo, Google Set Up Web Sites for Election in India - CIO.com - Business Technology Leadership:
April 07, 2009 — IDG News Service — Google and Yahoo have launched special sites dedicated to coverage of the federal elections starting April 16 in a bid to build their brands among Internet users in the country.
The interest of the companies signals the growing importance of the role of the Internet in Indian elections. A number of Indian political parties are using Web sites, e-mail and videos on YouTube to reach voters.
April 07, 2009 — IDG News Service — Google and Yahoo have launched special sites dedicated to coverage of the federal elections starting April 16 in a bid to build their brands among Internet users in the country.
The interest of the companies signals the growing importance of the role of the Internet in Indian elections. A number of Indian political parties are using Web sites, e-mail and videos on YouTube to reach voters.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Ask the President Praises Obama for New Online Initiative | CommonDreams.org
Ask the President Praises Obama for New Online Initiative | CommonDreams.org:
WASHINGTON - March 25 - Hours before President Obama's second press conference on Tuesday night, the White House announced that it will convene the first transparent, democratically accountable online town hall in American history. The new experiment enables citizens to submit questions, vote on questions from citizens around the country, and watch the President "answer some of the most popular questions" by video on Thursday. The Ask The President coalition, which launched an online voting portal and urged the White House to take citizen questions at presidential press conferences, welcomed Obama's "Open for Questions" initiative.
WASHINGTON - March 25 - Hours before President Obama's second press conference on Tuesday night, the White House announced that it will convene the first transparent, democratically accountable online town hall in American history. The new experiment enables citizens to submit questions, vote on questions from citizens around the country, and watch the President "answer some of the most popular questions" by video on Thursday. The Ask The President coalition, which launched an online voting portal and urged the White House to take citizen questions at presidential press conferences, welcomed Obama's "Open for Questions" initiative.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Europe - Online voting in elections - what do people really think?
Online voting in elections - what do people really think? :
European Parliament
Estonia is the only European country to allow online voting and last week, in our online poll we asked if you wanted to vote using the internet. The results are in and while 30% agreed outright and another 18% said they would vote online if they could be sure it was safe, a majority of 52% still prefer the trip to the polling booth. Opinion was also split among MEPs as to its merits.
European Parliament
Estonia is the only European country to allow online voting and last week, in our online poll we asked if you wanted to vote using the internet. The results are in and while 30% agreed outright and another 18% said they would vote online if they could be sure it was safe, a majority of 52% still prefer the trip to the polling booth. Opinion was also split among MEPs as to its merits.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Nigerian Federal Court Orders INEC to Allow Nigerians Abroad to Vote
According to this article, a federal court in Nigeria has ordered the electoral commission in Nigeria to put in place, a mechanism which will allow for Nigerians living abroad to vote.
In his considered judgment, delivered on 18th December 2008, Justice Adamu Bello held that since Nigerians living abroad have convinced the court that they are entitled to vote and be voted for, it is the constitutional responsibility of INEC to put in place the "relevant machinery to assist the plaintiffs to vote from abroad."
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Business Intelligence Middle East - bi-me.com - The rise of Democracy 2.0: Five reasons why Web 2.0 is changing the face of American politics - News, analysis, reports
Business Intelligence Middle East - bi-me.com - The rise of Democracy 2.0: Five reasons why Web 2.0 is changing the face of American politics - News, analysis, reports: "“As voters massively shift toward the Internet for social interaction, consumer purchasing, and political participation, office-seekers are wisely rushing to establish an online presence and connect with voters on the ground,”"
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