ISLAMABAD: The Trust for Democratic Education and Accountability (TDEA) has launched its Technology for Efficient and Effective Elections (T3E) initiative, where the technical experts will deliberate technical solutions for improving elections in Pakistan.
TDEA’s Team Lead, Mr. Rashid Chaudhry said that it is with a sense of satisfaction that this initiative reflects a growing urgency among key stakeholders, most importantly the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), civil society organizations (CSOs), and an increasing number of political parties.
He stated that as a leading national organization working on elections, TDEA is aware of the double-edged sword that technology can be to the health and credibility of our electoral system.
Project Lead Sahibzada Saud informed the participants that under the initiative, an Election Tech Forum (ETF) has been established comprising 16 experts who are well versed with tech solutions, cybersecurity, networking, and data management.
The forum will deliberate and compile recommendations for the adoption of the most suitable technological solutions to enhance the sanctity, integrity, transparency, and accountability of the electoral system in Pakistan, he added
Director-General, Information Technology, ECP, Mr. Muhammad Khizer Aziz said that ECP believes in the use of technology and has already taken a number of initiatives to provide easy solutions for the voters.
Zafarullah Khan, a prominent Civic Education Specialist, emphasized the need for using the technology in elections while taking into account all the sociological, and cultural factors and mechanisms by which people use technology.
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