ushahidi - monitoring the kenyan elections
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Angela Oduor at the seminar on Digital Humanitarianism and Networked Crisis Support, Bergen Academy of Art and Design, Bergen, Norway, 19th October 2013TRANSCRIPT
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Protecting Our ElectionAngela Oduor
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2007 - 2008
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Changing the way information flows
in the world
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Election Monitoring
May 2009 - 202 reports, 20,000 viewsAllow citizen reporting during election
August 2010 - 1525 reports, 20,000 viewsMonitor Kenya referendum election
votereport.in uchaguzi.co.ke
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March 2013
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Where Had Our Efforts Gone?
Instruments ✓ Institutions ✓Individuals ?
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Strategy
Increase transparency and accountability through active citizen participation in the electoral cycles.
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DATA
VERIFICATION
RESPONSE
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Digital Humanitarians
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https://uchaguzi.co.ke
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Key Challenges
‣ CAN NOT compete with financial muscle of political parties/politicians
‣ Relationships with civil society organizations and traditional election observer groups
‣ The Silence of “patriotism”
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The role of citizens in our Democracy does not end
with your vote.Barack Obama
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