E-voting experiences: A case of Namibia and Estonia

Noluntu Mpekoa; Darelle Van Greunen

doi:10.23919/ISTAFRICA.2017.8102303

E-voting experiences: A case of Namibia and Estonia

Noluntu Mpekoa
, Darelle Van Greunen

Nelson Mandela University

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20 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Electronic voting is rapidly gaining momentum and offers more advantages than the paper-based voting system. The field of e-voting is an undiscovered sphere and its true extensity is mostly uncharted. Very few countries have successfully implemented e-voting and diminutive research has been conducted to investigate the factors that influence the successful implementation of e-voting. This paper documents a systematic review of various research studies that have recorded and reported on e-voting experiences in Namibia and Estonia. This study evaluated and analysed the two case studies and discovered factors affecting the successful implementation of e-voting. The factors include: ICT infrastructure, legal and institutional factors, security and trust, acceptance and adoption of ICT, political factors, voter education and planning. This study contributes to the body of knowledge by identifying key factors that affect the successful implementation of e-voting from two countries with successful e-voting experiences.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2017 IST-Africa Week Conference, IST-Africa 2017
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9781905824571
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.23919/ISTAFRICA.2017.8102303
Publication status	Published - 8 Nov 2017
Externally published	Yes
Event	2017 IST-Africa Week Conference, IST-Africa 2017 - Windhoek, Namibia Duration: 31 May 2017 → 2 Jun 2017

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Name	2017 IST-Africa Week Conference, IST-Africa 2017

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Conference	2017 IST-Africa Week Conference, IST-Africa 2017
Country/Territory	Namibia
City	Windhoek
Period	31/05/17 → 2/06/17

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

Keywords

E-voting
I-voting
ICT
Voting

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Conservation
Computer Networks and Communications
Computer Science Applications
Information Systems and Management
Development
Education
Geography, Planning and Development
Cultural Studies

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Mpekoa, N & Van Greunen, D 2017, E-voting experiences: A case of Namibia and Estonia. in 2017 IST-Africa Week Conference, IST-Africa 2017., 8102303, 2017 IST-Africa Week Conference, IST-Africa 2017, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2017 IST-Africa Week Conference, IST-Africa 2017, Windhoek, Namibia, 31/05/17. https://doi.org/10.23919/ISTAFRICA.2017.8102303

E-voting experiences: A case of Namibia and Estonia. / Mpekoa, Noluntu; Van Greunen, Darelle.
2017 IST-Africa Week Conference, IST-Africa 2017. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2017. 8102303 (2017 IST-Africa Week Conference, IST-Africa 2017).

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