The techonomics of Nigeria's 2015 elections: Of faulty card readers and other glitches

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http://naijanomics.me/2015/04/06/tech-economic-lessons-from-our-card-readers/

During the election, Twitter was rift with news of card readers malfunctioning because INEC officials reportedly failed to remove the protective seal on the fingerprint scanners. A number of these card readers worked after the INEC officials took off the plastic protective cover.

  1. I really like this guy’s blog

  2. Human error is a real thing and real factor that held the impact of tech back in the elections. Technology is only as good as the ones using it.

  3. I am told that @dftaiwo can give us a comprehensive backstory on the use of technology for elections in Nigeria from all the way back in 2011. That, I would definitely like to read/hear.

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This article is true to the core. And yes - Technology is only as good as the ones using it. It gets worse if/when it’s a product of bad design.

Write Up: Challenge accepted.

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Good man! :smile: