Even assuming that the 2010 Electronic Elections is implemented flawlessly, we Pilipinos already lost. We lost at least P7 billion leasing a system that can only be used once, and that will remain the property of Smartmatic. Oh they can do a PR by donating these machines to the COMELEC since the money they were paid surely have covered the cost plus of the machines. But in 3 years time in the next elections most of these will already be faulty.
We lost because most of the money will go out of the Philippines.
We lost because instead of employing mostly local experts in the hardware and software, we did not.
We lost because instead of assembling the hardware here, it was done in China.
We lost because, as Jun Lozada said, it was again vendor-driven instead of user-driven.
In the next elections, we have to implement a more pro Pilipino Election system.
Where after the election the hardware can be used for educational purposes
Where local experts are employed in the design and manufacture
Where assembly happens in the Philippines
Where the software is open source and open to everyone to assess its security
Where there are no ballots to transport
Where additional communications facilities built for it can be used later for public interest use
The concept design of Appropriate Systems is
PC–based with open source software using a cellphone to transmit and printing out a receipt
It is GUI touchscreen with 2 panels, the candidates on the left and the selected ones on the right
Receipt will be deposited on the ballot box for audit purposes
02 May 2010 23:15
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