“The Atlantic Council” will gather a group of experts to debate on the use of technology in the creation of more robust and participative democracies. The event entitled “Democracy Rebooted: The Future of Technology in Elections” will be hosted in
Technology to strengthen democracy
Today, 1/3 of the world’s voters use technology to cast their ballot; and, as days go by, this number increases. Although there are plenty of reasons why countries decide to adopt technology, all of them can be summarized in one
Smartmatic in the Founders Forum – New York
Antonio Mugica, CEO of Smartmatic, the leading company in elections worldwide, will participate in the Founders Forum in New York on October 7-8, to discuss how technology can shape the November 2016 US elections. The Founders Forum, hailed by The Guardian
Election Adoption Maturity Model
Elections are very complex projects to manage. They usually take place over large territories, involve thousands of candidates in hundreds of jurisdictions competing simultaneously, require millions of election instruments to be under strict supervision while they are distributed across the
Estonian President debates on the role of technology in elections
On September 24th, the Stanford Center for Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law (CDDRL), together with The Atlantic Council, will host Toomas Ilves, President of Estonia for a debate on election technology. In a debate moderated by Francis Fukuyama (@FukuyamaFrancis),
International Day of Democracy 2015: Strengthening the participation of civil society
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