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Articles · Vol. 47 No 2 (2022): Afrique et développement: Numéro spécial sur Technologies numériques et gestion des élections dans les processus de démocratisation en Afrique

Interrogating the Cost of Digital Technology and Trust in Elections in Africa: The Nigerian Perspective

Vol. 47 · 2022 N°2 Afrique et développement: Numéro spécial sur Technologies numériques et gestion des élections dans les processus de démocratisation en Afrique AD

Résumé

L'adoption de la technologie dans la démocratie électorale en Afrique est en pleine croissance. L'introduction de la technologie a ses aspects positifs, mais elle s'accompagne également de coûts et de problèmes de confiance, ce qui constitue un paradoxe. Cette étude est un travail descriptif qui a utilisé une analyse qualitative et quantitative. La théorie de l'administration électorale a été adoptée. Pour améliorer l'utilisation des technologies numériques, les Africains doivent être conscients de l'échec des contrôles et des équilibres numériques qui rendent souvent un processus électoral encore plus vulnérable à la fraude qu'il ne l'était auparavant. Dans le cadre de la conception de nouveaux systèmes de gestion des élections, cet article soutient que les Africains doivent faire un examen interne et intégrer les nouvelles technologies dans des contextes environnementaux et culturels pertinents afin de réduire les coûts tout en améliorant la confiance des électeurs.

Interrogating the Cost of Digital Technology and Trust in Elections in Africa: The Nigerian Perspective

The adoption of technology in electoral democracy in Africa has been on the increase. The introduction of technology has its positive consideration but it also comes with cost and trust implications, which is a paradox. This study is a descriptive work which made use of both qualitative and quantitative analysis. Electionadministrationtheorywasadopted.Toimproveontheuseofdigital technologies, Africans should be mindful of the failure of digital checks and balances that often render an electoral process even more vulnerable to rigging than it was before. In designing new systems for election management, this article argues that Africans should look inward and integrate the new technologies into relevant environmental and cultural settings in order to reduce the cost while improving on the trust of electorates.

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élections technologie numérique démocratie coût vote

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