Tagged: E-voting & News
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Irish Government to dispose of controversial e-voting machines News
06.10.2010 The Government of Ireland said today that it is to dispose of the controversial e-voting machines that have been gathering dust for years. Speaking during Leaders’ questions...Categories: Green Computing, Green, Government, Financial, Digital Business, Digital 21, Communications -
Weekend news roundup News
26.07.2010 A quick glance at some of the technology stories breaking in the weekend papers. -
The Irish may take up e-voting yet News
07.07.2010 The debacle that was the abandonment of e-voting amid uncertainties over security and privacy several years ago may one day reach its inevitable conclusion – it turns out the... -
Ireland drops in digital readiness ranking News
27.04.2007 Ireland has dropped from its position of No 16 to No 21 in e-readiness, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit’s 2007 report, released yesterday.Categories: -
E-voting machines successfully hacked News
05.10.2006 IT specialists in Holland have hacked the Nedap e-voting machines, the same type of machines purchased by the Irish Government, using only documentation obtained from the Irish...Categories: GovernmentTags: E-voting -
E-voting back on agenda as new tests planned News
03.06.2005 The Government has issued a new tender to test its e-voting system, indicating that it is determined to press ahead with the controversial technology.Categories: CIOTags: E-voting -
"Insufficient" testing sees Government delay e-voting News
30.04.2004 The Government has announced that it will not be introducing e-voting in the upcoming European and local elections, following the publication earlier today of a report from the...Categories: GovernmentTags: E-government, E-voting -
E-voting commission finds mislaid submissions News
06.04.2004 In a development laden with irony, it has emerged that five submissions made to the Commission on Electronic Voting were not detected until after the deadline for entries had...Categories: GovernmentTags: E-government, E-voting -
Submissions show strong disapproval for e-voting News
02.04.2004 Submissions to the Commission on Electronic Voting show a huge majority of respondents are against the system proposed by the Government for use throughout the country this...Categories: GovernmentTags: E-government, E-voting -
Minister “too busy” to meet with e-voting group News
18.03.2004 Irish Citizens for Trustworthy E-Voting, the lobby group calling for a verifiable audit trail in electronic voting systems in Ireland, has expressed disappointment that the...Categories: GovernmentTags: E-government, E-voting -
E-vote tester sets record straight over code review News
04.03.2004 Nathean Technologies, the Irish software consultancy which reviewed the source code to be used in the Government’s e-voting system, has spoken out publicly over the nature of...Categories: Government -
Independent commission can make or break e-voting News
03.03.2004 The panel established yesterday to check the Government’s proposed electronic voting system will have the power to recommend the system be postponed or abandoned.Categories: Government -
“Impossible to stand over system” claims voting expert News
02.03.2004 An independent computer professional has strongly questioned the testing methods used to check the Government’s electronic voting system which is due to be rolled out nationwide...Categories: Government -
ICTE renews call for paper parallel in e-voting plan News
23.02.2004 The Irish Citizens for Trustworthy E-voting group has again called for a paper trail to be added to the electronic voting system due to be introduced around the country this...Categories: GovernmentTags: E-government, E-voting -
Government loses paper trail option for e-voting system News
19.02.2004 The Government yesterday rejected calls for a paper audit trail facility to be added to its electronic voting system that its critics had been demanding. The Taoiseach Bertie...Categories: Government -
Government proposes panel to oversee e-voting News
18.02.2004 The Government has been forced into an embarrassing climbdown over its controversial electronic voting plan in the wake of widespread opposition to its plans. However, its...Categories: GovernmentTags: Government, E-voting -
Technology hype still alive and well News
18.02.2004 The current controversy over e-voting notwithstanding, Ireland’s foray into online public service provision has thus far been largely successful. Since 1999, when the...Categories: Government -
Opposition parties call for electronic voting delay News
17.02.2004 Opposition parties will today call on the Government to delay the introduction of its controversial electronic voting initiative. The Government launched its electronic voting...Categories: Government -
E-voting pushes all the wrong buttons, claim critics News
10.02.2004 If it’s true that politics are not black and white but are more about shades of grey, it’s a description that aptly fits the issue of e-voting. Last week, as the Government...Categories: Government