Elections
The message that the EU is useless for Moldova has been perpetuated for ten years, in all electoral periods: be it the general local, parliamentary or presidential elections, after Chișinău signed the Association Agreement between the Republic of Moldova and the European Union. This autumn, when Moldovans choose their future country president, they will also decide the future of their country’s alliances: with the East or with the West.
Lilia Cravcenco-Zaharia | 5 min read | Jul 30, 2024
On June 9th, Romanian citizens witnessed two separate rounds of elections, which were merged into one: both the local elections and the European Parliament elections. Over 500 independent observers from Funky Citizens monitored 1006 polling stations across Romania, dedicating 24 hours and sometimes even more to strengthen the democracy. Election observation plays a pivotal role in safeguarding the integrity of electoral processes, ensuring they are conducted fairly and democratically. Below, two of over 500 accredited independent observers from Funky Citizens talk about their experiences as the first-time observers — one in Brașov and the other in Bucharest.
Hive Mind | 19 min read | Jul 9, 2024
For the better part of the last decade, we, as citizens of the modern setting, living our lives in a world where the Internet is part of our everyday existence, are aware of disinformation. Call it fake news, propaganda, misinformation, the umbrella of disinformation covers the many aspects of this topic. A rose by any other name: name it as you wish, it’s still the same thing.
Laura Burtan | 8 min read | Apr 29, 2024
Nowadays, almost anybody can create audio or video recordings of celebrities or regular people acting and talking in ways they never would have by using simple, widely accessible artificial intelligence software. The rights of the persons whose voices and images are being appropriated will need to be more seriously protected. Big tech-companies have teamed up in a historic attempt to stop the misuse application of AI in the upcoming elections throughout the world.
Dren Gerguri | 4 min read | Mar 28, 2024
As the dust settles from the political storms related to elections that swept Poland and Slovakia in the fall of 2023, we dissect the disinformation tactics that played a crucial role in shaping the election outcomes. From attacking opponents with hoaxes to adopting anti-Ukrainian narratives, and even incorporating artificial intelligence to spread fabricated content, the playbook of political deception is evolving. What can we learn from that example?
Magdalena Wilczyńska | 13 min read | Nov 29, 2023
In both rounds of the local elections in the Republic of Moldova, held in November 2023, the pro-Kremlin media used disinformation as a political tool. Old narratives, used in previous election campaigns, were recirculated, but also combined with pro-Kremlin narratives about the war in Ukraine, unachievable election promises and even using hate speech to denigrate the opponents.
Lilia Cravcenco-Zaharia | 7 min read | Nov 22, 2023
As much of the world moves online, hostile state and non-state adversaries are increasingly targeting elections to undermine public trust in democratic processes in target societies. Elections represent part of the command-and-control system of the state’s decision-making, and foreign adversaries try to meddle in election processes to stimulate political changes and decision-making.
Hive Mind | 2 min read | Sep 22, 2023
Within the Digital Activism Program conducted by TechSoup and its partners in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) since 2018, a pivotal activity focusing on supporting Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in being more resilient to disinformation has been underway. We believe at TechSoup that to bring about change, we must first diagnose the needs of the organizations we support and analyze the current socio-political situation in the countries where we operate. This belief is central to shaping the foundation for all future project activities.
Hive Mind | 2 min read | Sep 15, 2023
From our second series, it is undoubtedly clear that there is still a lot more to be done for e-voting to effectively function and become a reality in Africa.
Cedric Christian NGNAOUSSI ELONGUE | 2 min read | Aug 22, 2022
With the various types of internet voting in mind, what conditions must be in place for any of the types of internet voting to function effectively and efficiently in Africa? Financial, political, legal, social, technical and logistical, security, privacy, transparency, and trust are the eight needed ingredients to make e-voting a reality in Africa. Let’s delve more into these in the subsequent paragraphs.
Cedric Christian NGNAOUSSI ELONGUE | 5 min read | Aug 22, 2022
What is the current situation in Africa and what forms of e-voting systems are available?
Cedric Christian NGNAOUSSI ELONGUE | 4 min read | Aug 22, 2022
The term has taken the academic discussion of philosophers, journalists political scientists but is far from an intellectual discussion. It is present in our daily life and on our social networks.
MAKAIA | 6 min read | Jul 31, 2022
PERSONAL DEMOCRACY FORUM UKRAINE (PDF UA 2022) is back!
This year PDF UA will be held on March 3-4 in Kyiv in a hybrid form.
The “Future of the Elections” is the main topic this year.
TechSoup Europe joins OPORA, TransparenCEE Network and OSCE ODIHR for the fifth time and brings "tech4good", transparency, and open data topics to the Ukrainian debate about democracy and the role of civil society.
Tytarenko Yaroslava | 2 min read | Jan 28, 2022