E-voting experiences: A case of Namibia and Estonia

Mpekoa, Noluntu; Greunen, Darelle van

doi:10.23919/istafrica.2017.8102303

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“…Most of the index has a value lower than Bangkok, especially the technology index which plays a key role to implement electronic voting. When the population lacks knowledge and is accessible to technology it might lead to difficulty to transform to new technology [10]. Therefore, the second cluster still us the traditional election method.…”

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To Discriminate General Election system in Thailand by using K-Means Clustering

Phoonokniam¹,

Kanchanasuntorn²,

Vongmanee³

2022

Journal of Pharmaceutical Negative Results

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Thailand uses the ballot paper in the general election since 1933. In the present day, technology has been involved in daily basics. This study aims to explore the hypothesis of the election system in Thailand which can use the technology in the election process name as electronic voting (e-voting) or still need to use the traditional method. Before implementation, it should study in terms of the area that is ready to implement the new method and where still need to use the current one. This study takes the relevant factors to analyze with the data of each area collected from various sources. The clustering method used in this study is k-means. Then to find the acceptable k cluster the silhouette method is used. The result is 2 cluster is a perfect fit with the 11 factors that used in this study. The first cluster is Bangkok which is the capital city to be matched with the e-voting method and the second cluster is the remainder province in Thailand (76 provinces). This can be used for the next study in terms of supply chain design for e-voting and developing the ballot paper logistics.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

To Discriminate General Election system in Thailand by using K-Means Clustering

Phoonokniam¹,

Kanchanasuntorn²,

Vongmanee³

2022

Journal of Pharmaceutical Negative Results

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“…The machines used are voter gadgets such as computers, laptops and cellphones, and it use SMS for verification. Estonia first used it in 2005, while Norway used it in 2011 [10], [24].…”

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“…There are several studies on the use of e-voting technology which generally suggest that e-voting technology is not only a tool for counting votes so that it is faster and cheaper in its implementation, but there are many factors that must be considered, such as ease of use by operators and voters, confidentiality and its accuracy and safety [3], [10], [26], [27]. According to Avgerou and Alzarrah, [28], [29], there are many aspects that need to be considered when designing e-voting technology including authentication, uniqueness, accuracy, integrity, verifiability, auditability, reliability, confidentiality, flexibility, and transparency.…”

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E-Voting: Technology Requirements Mapping

Risnanto¹,

Rahim²,

Othman³

et al. 2022

TEM Journal

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Technology is the most important component in the implementation of e-voting, although technology is not the only one that contributes to the successful implementation of e-voting. However, in several countries that have successfully implemented evoting such as India, Brazil, the Philippines and Estonia, technology plays an important role in the success of these countries in its implementation. Likewise in countries that are not successful, such as America, Brazil, the Netherlands, England and others, technology has contributed to the failure of the implementation. In this study, a mapping of the requirements and details of technology for the implementation of e-voting was made. As a result, the technology required for preparation / pre-registration, registration, voting and counting activities is divided into two models of e-voting implementation, namely kiosk (machines stored in the public room / polling station) and remote voting. These technologies must meet the aspects of security and public perception, which is: easy to use by voters and committees, as well as transparency. The contribution of this research is a map of the requirements for e-voting technology to increase the number of voters and positive perceptions / public trust in e-voting technology and the development of e-voting technology.

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“…That is, the risks, which are associated with banal rigging, are still more real with electronic voting than with the traditional paper ballot system. After all, the psychological aspects in accepting e-voting more as social rather than technological phenomena could play a crucial role in understanding the prospects of the technology to be advanced further, regardless of the country context (Mpekoa and van Greunen, 2017;Fragnière et al, 2019). Thus, the adoption of e-voting, despite its great advantages, could result in political debates that decrease trust in the election as a voter loses a sense of confidence that his or her vote is now counted correctly.…”

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Politicization of e-voting rejection: reflections from Kazakhstan

Kassen

2020

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Purpose Despite certain political, organizational, technological and socioeconomic benefits that e-voting brings, governments around the world are beginning one by one to denounce its further use in the electoral process. In this regard, the paper aims to analyze reasons that led to the discontinuation of e-voting, resorting to the case of Kazakhstan, a transitional post-soviet country, which actively used the technology in 2004-2011, as a poster child of the global trend, elaborating on key political, socioeconomic, organizational and technological risks that could be associated with the possible return of this innovation in future elections. Design/methodology/approach The research is based on the combination of context and policy analysis, as well as focus groups studies and semi-structured interviews. The context analysis was aimed to understand various political and socioeconomic benefits in adopting e-voting in Kazakhstan. The policy analysis was useful in identifying implementation strategies of the government in promoting e-voting. The focus groups were helpful in understanding the perspectives of various audiences on e-voting. The semi-structured interviews were carried among independent developers in regard to the potential software products that could be used to propose new solutions in the area, including by experimenting with various blockchain platforms. Findings Analyzing the lessons from Kazakhstan, one can conclude that e-voting was introduced and used for several years by authorities in this country for certain economic and organizational benefits, but later they had to reject it and return to traditional paper ballot due to lack of confidence from the non-governmental sector in the capacity of public sector to ensure the integrity of e-voting procedures. As a result, building trust and applying innovative approaches should be a priority for policymakers in the area, if they wish to return to this technology, especially in adopting new presumably more reliable solutions based on blockchain technologies. Research limitations/implications The primary data that was collected by the author from field studies were indexed, refined and presented in a special matrix in a separate section, which were interpreted in the discussion session. These data could be used by other scholars for further interpretation and analysis in their own studies, setting new research agendas and testing hypotheses. This is a single case study research, which is focused on the analysis of reasons that led to the denunciation of e-voting in Kazakhstan, which results could be extrapolated mostly to similar transitional post-totalitarian settings. Practical implications The study can be used to inform ways of how to improve the current e-voting platforms, especially in ensuring better security and transparency of the systems, which could be useful for developers who work on blockchain-driven solutions. Social implications The results of the case study research and expert opinions expressed by various software developers in the e-government areas, which were presented in the paper, could be used by both an academic community and practitioners in understanding better a wide range of political, organizational, economic, social and technological drivers, risks and new opportunities in promoting e-voting technology as a trust generating social phenomenon. Originality/value The paper proposes the first case study of reasons that led to the discontinuation of e-voting in the context of such a typical transitional, post-totalitarian and post-soviet society as Kazakhstan, providing new insights into a wide range of political, regulatory, socioeconomic, organizational and technological aspects of related policy decision-making and implementation strategies adopted by public institutions in this country.

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E-voting experiences: A case of Namibia and Estonia

Cited by 17 publications

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To Discriminate General Election system in Thailand by using K-Means Clustering

To Discriminate General Election system in Thailand by using K-Means Clustering

E-Voting: Technology Requirements Mapping

Politicization of e-voting rejection: reflections from Kazakhstan

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