What are the key reasons for or against using open source systems?
South Africa
Answer
For: transparency, inclusivity and trust
Source
IEC 2009 Elections report, p. 35: Seminar on electronic voting and counting technologies
Some key lessons from the cross-national experience include
the following:
Critical success factors to allow for the independent certification and audit of technology (should an election management body decide to test e-voting) include transparency (open-source software), inclusivity (stakeholder buy-in) and trust.
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