Smartmatic has once again demonstrated its extensive experience in election automation and electronic voting. This time, the world’s leading voting technology and service provider shared its knowledge at the election observation mission and the Election Knowledge Fair, organised by the Association of World Election Bodies (A-WEB) in Seoul, South Korea from 30 May – 4 June.
The events gathered electoral commissioners, as well as representatives from parliamentary and civic organisations, from over 32 countries, including China, Iraq and Russia. South Korea held local elections on June4.
The A-WEB was originally formed to protect the integrity of elections through observation missions, but it’s evolved into a forum for exchanging election information and good practices.
The sales team representing Smartmatic Asia in South Korea consisted of Robert Dobler, Miguel Avila and Henry Slim. They showcased the technologies that have helped make the company the world leader in election automation, among them: Touchscreen voting machines, electronic ballots, voter authentication and tallying devices.
They also shared their experiences of working with electoral commissions in five continents to improve their elections. Two election automation success stories, the Philippines and Venezuela, served to exemplify the end-to-end approach characteristic of Smartmatic.
During his presentation, Robert Dobler also explained three key success factors for the introduction of election technology: Buying turn-key solutions not focusing on hardware or software, gathering political support, and making sure the technology adopted has a user-friendly interface.