Rockin’ the vote… coming soon, I hope
- Computerization -
By Lawrence Casiraya
INQUIRER.net
CEBU, Philippines–At the Cebu ICT exhibit, US company Smartmatic showed off its answer to one important issue most people in this country seem not to care much about or even be aware of — how to automate the country’s elections.
Election computerization is not a new issue, though. It should have happened several elections ago, only it was mired in controversy — a not-so-surprising route for most government IT projects. Now some foreign companies like Smartmatic say it can be done with proven technology.
This machine shown above (which looks like an ordinary IP phone) is used to verify individual voters, assuming there‘s a database, of course. You tap either your left or right thumb onto that small slot at the bottom and out comes a printed confirmation that you are indeed eligible to vote.
