Information and Communication Technologies for Elections

ICT for ELECTIONS UN DP Ministry of State for Administrative Development Egypt IN EGYPT, MOBILE AND INTERNET CONNECTED DEVICES ARE WIDESPREAD TECHNOLOGIES NOWADAYS Population E Mobile penetration Internet penetration 117% 81M 72M 40% 25% 13% @ 2006 2012 33M 11M 53% 1 OUT OF 2 MOBILE LOCALITIES HAVE INTERNET HOUSEHOLDS USERS INTERNET ACCES TO PUBLIC -- " USE A COMPUTER USERS INTERNET CENTERS WITH OUR SUPPORT, The Ministry of State for Administrative Development is modernizing the voting system through the use of ICT, enhancing the access to electoral information and promoting transparency. Parliamentary election 51M Presidential election REGISTERED 2011-2012 VOTERS 2012 54% TURNOUT 49% ELECTORAL 42м 50M INQUIRIES 8% 12% 50% 63% 10% 3% 22% 32% INQUIRIES BY PLATFORM CALL CENTER MOBILE APPS WEBSITE SMS IN THE LAST PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION 3 OUT OF 4 INQUIRIES WERE MADE THROUGH INTERNET CONNECTED DEVICES D+ Sources: Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics, Ministry of Communication and Information Technologies / June 2013 f fb.com/undpegypt