Democracy is crucial for the development of any nation. It is through democracy that the members of a society engage in the shaping of their shared future and determine the political, economic and cultural landscape of the country. Although every nation has unique
Why do we celebrate the International Day of Democracy?
On November 8, 2007, the United Nations (UN) began observing September 15 as the International Day of Democracy to celebrate democracy and promote it around the globe. Democracy has been a priority for the UN since 1948, when the Universal Declaration of
Experts will debate about Democracy in Athens
The Athens Democracy Forum, organized by The International New York Times and the United Nations Democracy Fund, will take place in Athens from September 13 to 15. During this event, a group of diplomats, students, executives, politicians, leading thinkers and
Smartmatic modernises elections in Latin America
Over the last decade, Smartmatic has helped millions of voters cast their votes in thousands of elections around the world. In 2015, we contributed to strengthen democracy in Latin America, offering our technology and services to modernise elections in Argentina,
British Internet users back up online voting
According to a recent poll carried out by WebRoots Democracy, over half (56%) of British Internet users supports the inclusion of an online voting option for the upcoming EU referendum. The online poll included 1,543 people in Great Britain, and
E-voting to choose student representatives at Nigerian university
The National Association of Nigerian Students and the alumni of Adeyemi College of Education have congratulated the Student Centre of this institution for adopting an electronic voting system that allowed a clean and peaceful election of the new student representatives.