scholarly journals EXPERIENCE OF INTRODUCTION OF ELECTRONIC VOTING IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS

2020 ◽  
pp. 90-99
Author(s):  
D.O. Chernyshev ◽  
Y.I. Khlaponin ◽  
V.M. Vyshniakov
Keyword(s):  
Point Of View ◽  
Electronic Voting ◽  
Voting Systems ◽  
Practical Result ◽  
The Public ◽  
Academic Council ◽  
Manual Counting ◽  
Vote Count ◽  
National University ◽  
The University

An important problem on the way to the development of e-democracy is to ensure citizens' confidence in electronic voting systems. Although there are many cases of implementation of such systems, in all cases, voters must take it on faith that the personnel serving the system will honestly and accurately perform the work. In other words, none of these systems provide voters with sufficient and understandable evidence that the secret of their votes cannot be revealed and the results of the vote count cannot be falsified. It is known that the systems in which citizens perform audits of all those procedures where fraudulent manifestations are possible, enjoy the indisputable trust of voters. Now such systems exist, but they do not use electronic voting. The purpose of this work is to prove and practical confirmation of the possibility of building a system of secret electronic voting on the public Internet with means available to voters for auditing all those processes that may cause distrust during voting. The principles of constructing e-voting systems are analyzed from the point of view of the possibility of ensuring the trust of citizens through complete openness for auditing selected software and hardware solutions. It was with the use of such solutions that the system was built, which was implemented at the Kiev National University of Construction and Architecture for the election of student representatives to the Student Self-Government Council. Also, this system is used to conduct secret voting at meetings of the Academic Council of the University online. An important practical result of this implementation is the elimination of cumbersome manual counting procedures. In the case of the meeting that took place on October 16, 2020, where the number of ballots was 53, although 53 out of 85 members of the Academic Council took part in the vote (six voted with paper ballots), the relief was tangible, because there were 2,491 fewer ballots in the ballot box. In addition, computerized counting is instant and error-free, and the presence of automated auditing eliminates the possibility for any software tampering or unauthorized personnel interference with the server. The main advantage, of course, is that conditions are created to protect against the spread of a viral infection and there is no need to stop the activities of the Scientific Councils during quarantine.

Social Critiques of Electronic Voting

2011 ◽  
pp. 1460-1465
Author(s):  
A. O’ Baoill
Keyword(s):  
Electronic Voting ◽  
Voting Systems ◽  
Democratic Institutions ◽  
Electoral Process ◽  
Punch Card ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Nature ◽  
The Impact

The use of computers in the electoral process—to count punch-card ballots, or to maintain a register of voters—has been in place in many countries for some time. We now see many countries move to more thoroughly integrate computers into the voting experience, by introducing what are commonly known as “electronic voting” systems. The use of such systems in public elections combined with the role of voting in creating and maintaining democratic institutions requires that we pay attention to the impact that changes to the electoral process have on the construction of the public nature of elections.

Joan Mary Anderson 1932–2015

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 19
Author(s):  
Peter Horton ◽  
Wah Soon Chow ◽  
Christopher Barrett
Keyword(s):  
Thylakoid Membranes ◽  
Dynamic Changes ◽  
The Public ◽  
Research Organisation ◽  
Lifetime Achievement ◽  
National University ◽  
Jan Anderson ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The University ◽  
Molecular Organisation

Joan Mary (Jan) Anderson pioneered the investigation of the molecular organisation of the plant thylakoid membrane, making seminal discoveries that laid the foundations for the current understanding of photosynthesis. She grew up in Queenstown, New Zealand, obtaining a BSc and MSc at the University of Otago in Dunedin. After completing her PhD at the University of California, she embarked on a glittering career at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and then Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra. Not only a gifted experimentalist, Jan was a creative thinker, not afraid to put her insightful and prophetic hypotheses into the public domain. Her many notable achievements include establishing the details and the physiological significance of lateral heterogeneity in the distribution of the two photosystems between stacked and unstacked thylakoid membranes and the dynamic changes in the extent of stacking that occur in response to changes in the light environment. Her investigations brought her into collaboration with prominent researchers throughout the world. Recognised with many honours as a leading scientist in Australia, international recognition included Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Society of Photosynthesis Research, and Honorary Fellowships at Universities in the UK and USA.

Public Theology in Brazil: The Political and Institutional Aspects

2012 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
João Décio Passos
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Community ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Theological Reflection ◽  
Public Theology ◽  
The Political ◽  
The Public ◽  
Curriculum Guidelines ◽  
Institutional Aspects ◽  
The University ◽  
Education Courses

Abstract This article analyses the situation of higher education courses in theology in Brazil, from a political and institutional point of view. It notes the need to adopt the epistemological status of theology itself as a parameter of institutionalization, in order to overcome the exclusively political criteria that have governed the process of accreditation of those courses, as well as the construction of curriculum guidelines. It affirms the ‘public’ aspect as inherent to theological reflection. Theology being a logos of faith structured originally within the university may, in the same space, be recognized as legitimate and established knowledge, according to the academic rules of the scientific community.

scholarly journals THE UNIVERSITY AND ITS MUSEUMS: PLACE IN THE CULTURAL TOURIST AREA OF THE CITY

2017 ◽  
pp. 110-122
Author(s):  
Svitlana Muravska
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
General Will ◽  
University Environment ◽  
City Life ◽  
National University ◽  
Western Ukraine ◽  
The One ◽  
The University ◽  
The City

The article attempts to analyze the place of higher educational establishments(HEE) in general and its museums in particular playing in the city life. Thethe empirical basis of the article is the information collected as a result of researchvisits to HEE in seven regions of Western Ukraine: Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk,Ternopil, Volyn, Rivne, Chernivtsi, and Zakarpattia, organized for 2013-2017.The main used method is interviews with personnel of HEE museums.The author points out these «temples of muses» gradually moved awayfrom its traditional educational and research mission in the 1980’s. Such reassessmentof priorities had been caused by the crisis of the museum. For thelast 30 years it has become clear reduction of using the collections for teachingand research in many universities; some HEE plan to dispose of collectionsand to close museums; many universities are working out alternative organizationalmodels for managing collections in the one newly created museum.The crisis in the museum environment has imposed on the crisis, which theparent universities as institutions are encountering today - «crisis of identity» and «a crisis of resources», caused by the increasing often contradictoryrequirements to the high schools. On this background, the museums as individualunits also began to increase requirements. It led to their gradual transformationinto a museum of « the third generation». One of their defining missionis promoting the HEE, cooperation with the public in order to disseminateinformation about the university, vocational guidance, involvement of patronsand organization of other works implementing this direction. In particular,the article highlights atypical for the Ukrainian context the role of HEE museums- «shop-windows» and «show-cases», through which representatives ofoutside university environment can acquaint themselves with the achievementsof high school and feel its special atmosphere. The author outlines a numberof touristic potential of some HEE in Western Ukraine, where physical objectsare interesting from an architectural and cultural point of view. Amongthe most striking examples is the main building of Yuriy Fedkovych ChernivtsiNational University., Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, campus of Lviv Polytechnic National University, campus of The National Universityof Ostroh Academy, Lviv State University of Life Safety, Kremenets ForestryCollege. Among the researched 74 HEE are roughly a quarter which can beclassified as «visually attractive». However, less than 10 % of them use thisadvantage for brand developing. The relevant policy concerning museumsand academic space in general will allow high school to become a separatepoint on the tourist map, to establish relationships with the surrounding communityand to participate actively in local cultural life.

scholarly journals Implementing Broadcast Channels with Memory for Electronic Voting Systems

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 61-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Severin Hauser ◽  
Rolf Haenni
Keyword(s):  
Real World ◽  
Broadcast Channels ◽  
Broadcast Channel ◽  
Electronic Voting ◽  
Bulletin Board ◽  
Formal Definition ◽  
Voting Systems ◽  
The Public ◽  
With Memory ◽  
Real World Problems

To provide universal verifiability, cryptographic voting protocols often require a broadcast channel to spread the election data to the public. The basic requirements on such a broadcast channel are similar for most protocols, for example that the channel maintains a memory of all broadcast messages and that nothing can be deleted from the channel’s memory. In this paper, we provide a formal definition for such broadcast channels with memory and describe their properties. We also analyze the significance of a broadcast channel with memory in cryptographic voting protocols and propose that such a channel is provided in form of a service that we call bulletin board. Based on this service, we analyze some real-world problems that cryptographic voting protocols might have and provide possible solutions. For this we define a generic interface for the main board functionalities, which offers a flexible way of extending the basic properties of a bulletin board to comply with all sorts of additional requirements.

scholarly journals The use of electronic voting systems to engage students in outreach activities

2016 ◽  
pp. 27-29
Author(s):  
Gan Niyadurupola
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
School Level ◽  
Electronic Voting ◽  
Voting Systems ◽  
Difficult Question ◽  
Secondary School Level ◽  
The University ◽  
New Generation ◽  
Primary And Secondary School

This paper discusses the use of electronic voting systems specifically in a range of outreach contexts. The Department of Chemistry at the University of Reading and the School of Chemistry at the University of Southampton are actively involved in delivering outreach activities at primary and secondary school level with a view to inspiring a new generation of budding chemists. Voting systems are successful in engaging students across all age groups as demonstrated by our experiences with youngsters aged 4 to 18. They are especially effective at breaking down the barriers of non communication thrown up by students when faced with a difficult question and encouraging the participation of even the most reticent teenager.

scholarly journals The Extent of Applying Citizenship Values Among Jordan Universities Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 99
Author(s):  
Khawla Izzat Al-Qadoumi
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
National University ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The University

The study aimed at recognizing the degree of the teaching staff members in Irbid National University employment of citizenship values in teaching from the point of view of students, and also specify if there are differences with statistical significance ascribed to the variables of the study, they are: sex (male & female) and type of the faculty (human and scientific). To achieve the study's objectives, both researchers applied the descriptive-analytical method, employing a questionnaire prepared by both researchers. The instrument of study covered (21) items, they had been distributed after assuring procedures of validity and reliability on a class on a random class sample, its component is (512) male and female students from the community of study amounting to (2592) during the second semester of the studying year (2017-2018). The most prominent results were that the teaching staff member's citizenship values came at a medium degree through the teaching process. Also, differences with statistical significance did not appear ascribed to both variables of sex (male & female) and the faculty (human & scientific). And in light of results, the researchers recommend the University Administration entrust the subject of citizenship greater importance and bid the professors to evaluate those values and enhance them in cultural and academic domains and activities, through the different plans of the studying subjects.

Evaluating Electronic Voting Systems to Enhance Student Learning

2006 ◽  
pp. 155-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregor E. Kennedy ◽  
Quintin Cutts ◽  
Stephen W. Draper
Keyword(s):  
Electronic Voting ◽  
Main Body ◽  
Voting Systems ◽  
Observational Coding ◽  
Learning Contexts ◽  
Technical Issues ◽  
The University ◽  
Audit Trails ◽  
Enhance Student Learning

This chapter provides practical advice on the evaluation of electronic voting systems (EVSs), particularly in relation to two evaluation methods. It begins by considering two potential educational advantages of using EVSs in large-group lectures in higher education. Four evaluation questions that are commonly asked by lecturers who use EVSs are linked to these two pedagogical advantages. The main body of the chapter focuses on two methods, observation and audit trails, and shows how these can be used to innovatively evaluate the use of EVSs. The development of an observational coding schema is described, and a case study of its use in two learning contexts is presented. Practical and technical issues associated with the use of audit trails are then discussed before a second case study is presented. The two case studies presented in this chapter draw extensively on data collected in evaluations of EVS implementations at the University of Glasgow.

Concerns and Solutions on Electronic Voting Systems Adoption

2003 ◽  
pp. 127-146
Author(s):  
Yurong Yao ◽  
Edward Watson
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Communication Networks ◽  
The United States ◽  
Electronic Voting ◽  
Voting Systems ◽  
Asian Countries ◽  
The Public ◽  
Current Technology ◽  
Voting System ◽  
Electronic Voting System

Electronic voting has become a viable form of e-government due to the rapid advances in technologies and communication networks. The United States and most European and Asian Countries, like Japan, have taken the first step towards electronic elections. The unique features of electronic voting systems bring advantages to the public as well as resulting in concerns about electronic voting system (EVS) implementation. In this chapter, we examine those advantages of EVS and the principal obstacles in its implementation: privacy, security and accessibility. By investigating the current technology and government efforts to overcome these problems, some recommendations are proposed to gain voters’ trust on EVS and further increase their participation by using EVS.

Die Öffentlichkeitsarbeit des Staates und die Akzeptanz seiner Entscheidungen

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Felix Drefs
Keyword(s):  
Public Relations ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Public Communication ◽  
Private Institutions ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
Protest Movements ◽  
State Institutions ◽  
The Public ◽  
Free Process ◽  
The University

Just as in the private sector, the public communication activities of state institutions have gained increased weight and significance in our media society. In contrast to the public relations of private institutions, however, the communications of public authorities are subject to severe constitutional restrictions. Promotional activities by state institutions can pose a serious threat to the free process of forming a political opinion in a democratic society. At the same time, public authorities are facing increased demands for transparency and increasing difficulties in gaining acceptance for their decisions, which has been underlined in particular by recent protest movements. Against this background, this thesis, which was supervised at the University of Frankfurt, analyses the informal communications of state institutions and public acceptance of their decisions from a constitutional point of view. It identifies the legal scope within which public institutions are justified in promoting their decisions by means of public communication activities.

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