The small town of Andover in North America is a leader in terms of citizen participation in local government. However, town meeting voters still use some form of manual voting in community assemblies. Aware that modern technology may change that
How to vote in the Estonian Parliamentary elections with the i-voting system
On March 1st, Estonia will elect the new members of the Parliament. The Estonian National Electoral Committee has already opened the voting periods for those citizens that wish to take advantage of advance voting (presential) and also for i-voting. According
Australia’s University of New England supports internet voting
The University of New England (UNE) launched Mobile Voting, a public awareness campaign to analyze the possibility of implementing a successful mobile internet voting platform for Australian elections. UNE PhD student Phillip Zada, who is behind the campaign, said that internet
Lithuania is considering online voting for upcoming elections
The Lithuanian Government has approved a proposal, put forward by the members of the Parliament, to introduce an online voting option in elections. Online voting will cover presidential, Parliamentary, local, and European parliament elections as well as referendums. The proposal
Mobile platform developed for Internet voting
Recently, a multidisciplinary group of Mexican researchers coming from different universities have developed a voting system suitable for mobile devices with Android Operating System (López García et al. Rev.Fac.Ing. Univ. Antioquia, 2014, 72: 9-19). The system is composed of three
International Day of Persons with Disabilities
With an estimated one billion people worldwide living with a disability, access to technology is key to help realize the full and equal participation of persons with disabilities. Throughout human history, technology has shaped the way people live. Today information