Number of Pages : 32 leaves
Adviser : Dr. Serafin D. Talisayon
Abstract :
One of the biggest issues we face in the Philippines is the reliability of our national elections results. The automated election system (AES) in the Philippines is outdated, unreliable, prone to human intervention and error, and fraught with controversy. A modern AES is needed to ensure integrity of election results, to preserve democracy, and to improve the lives of Filipino citizens. This study aimed to conduct a technology assessment on a Facebook-linked automated election system in the Philippines, specifically :
* To conduct a gap analysis on the current automated election system and identify solutions in the proposed automated election system using Facebook account.
* To identify the potential advantages & disadvantages of using a Facebook-linked automated election system using gap & impact analyses.
* To establish the viability of using a Facebook-linked automated election system.
This study assessed the social and economic impact of a Facebook-linked automated election system in the Philippines to establish its viability as a solution to the existing problems in the current AES. Assessing the potential risks and impact of such a system will help create concrete solutions to the existing gaps in the current AES, using available technology in order to preserve democracy and improve the lives of the Filipino people.
The study assumed that Facebook has the technological capability to develop an automated election system and secondly, that adopting a new automated election system using Facebook accounts has a social and economic impact on the Philippines. These impacts were enumerated and explored through gap analysis of the current AES, and a PESTLE analysis. The project methodology was composed of six steps, namely : defining the current automated election system, identifying gaps in the current system using the proposed system, conducting impact analysis of the proposed system using key informant interviews and PESTLE analysis, identifying advantages and disadvantages of adopting the proposed system and establishing viability of the proposed Facebook-linked automated election system.
The results of the gap analysis showed that the proposed Facebook-linked AES can address the security gaps of the current AES through increased traceability up to the voter, registration of both government and biometric credentials in the system, addition of a voter verification step using a password and biometrics, reduction of human presence to before and after the election process, addition of an "abstain" option, reduction of tampering risk only to the device, electronic comparison of individual and aggregate data, addition of a confirmation step prior to transmission, and issuance of an electric receipt with digital signature. The results of the gap and PESTLE analyses presented advantages that outweighed the disadvantages of the proposed system thus, the proposed Facebook-linked AES may be viable solution to the present problems presented by the current AES provided that the system developed by Facebook adopts an airtight method of establishing the legal and biological identity of each registered voter.
Given the results of this study, it is recommended that future studies undertake the creation of a feasibility study or project plan that explores the technical aspects of the proposed Facebook-linked AES such as the possible use of a combination of blockchain technology and cryptographic hashing for the specific purpose of automated national elections.
The study assumed that Facebook has the technological capability to develop an automated election system and secondly, that adopting a new automated election system using Facebook accounts has a social and economic impact on the Philippines. These impacts were enumerated and explored through gap analysis of the current AES, and a PESTLE analysis. The project methodology was composed of six steps, namely : defining the current automated election system, identifying gaps in the current system using the proposed system, conducting impact analysis of the proposed system using key informant interviews and PESTLE analysis, identifying advantages and disadvantages of adopting the proposed system and establishing viability of the proposed Facebook-linked automated election system.
The results of the gap analysis showed that the proposed Facebook-linked AES can address the security gaps of the current AES through increased traceability up to the voter, registration of both government and biometric credentials in the system, addition of a voter verification step using a password and biometrics, reduction of human presence to before and after the election process, addition of an "abstain" option, reduction of tampering risk only to the device, electronic comparison of individual and aggregate data, addition of a confirmation step prior to transmission, and issuance of an electric receipt with digital signature. The results of the gap and PESTLE analyses presented advantages that outweighed the disadvantages of the proposed system thus, the proposed Facebook-linked AES may be viable solution to the present problems presented by the current AES provided that the system developed by Facebook adopts an airtight method of establishing the legal and biological identity of each registered voter.
Given the results of this study, it is recommended that future studies undertake the creation of a feasibility study or project plan that explores the technical aspects of the proposed Facebook-linked AES such as the possible use of a combination of blockchain technology and cryptographic hashing for the specific purpose of automated national elections.
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