An Early Draft: IC 2009
This was a portion of one of the 1st drafts I wrote with Kuldeep and Nagesh for our Mobile and Online Voting System, when we took part in the Imagine Cup 2009. We went all the way to the Semis of the Design for Development Award, after which we choose the University Exams over IC. I still have fond memories of those hours of intense brain storming, when the mind was free of technology and strong with ideas and concepts. Take a look at what we came up with.
The ELECTION
If every section of the society worked towards its own progress successfully then there wouldn't be anything to worry about, barring the conflict of interests between people which can be resolved through amicable means. However, that can never be true as, not all are fortunate in that regard. And thus the need for an unbiased governing body which can look to everyones' welfare. However, if this governing body isn't elected properly by taking everyone's opinion into account then there is bound to be some section of the country that will be left behind(in the race of progress and development.)
The lack of interest or inability of the people to participate in the process of electing their own governments has become an acute problem for many developing and under developed countries over the past few decades. This hampers the formation of stable and proper governments. In such a vacuum of good governance one cannot expect a country to meet The Millennium Goals set in front of us by the United Nations irrespective of any measures that are taken otherwise.
The voter turnout for an election is generally low and many factors are attributed to this:
- The lack of time for many, due to the wait in the long queues.
- The lack of interest amongst the younger generation(18-30 yrs of age).
- The inability of people to vote from their electoral zones due to their unavailability in their respective zones during elections (due to migration to other areas for higher education, business,employment, etc).
- The inability to reach out to the poorer sections of the urban population.
- The inability and the inefficiency to reach out to the remote and rural areas of a country.