Comments on: R@D: Mobile Activism in African Elections – a Comparative Case Study http://www.digiactive.org/2009/03/15/rd-mobile-activism-in-african-elections-a-comparative-case-study/ A World of Digital Activists Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:02:46 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Katrin Verclas http://www.digiactive.org/2009/03/15/rd-mobile-activism-in-african-elections-a-comparative-case-study/comment-page-1/#comment-15762 Katrin Verclas Fri, 20 Mar 2009 18:43:10 +0000 http://www.digiactive.org/?p=1026#comment-15762 Hi all -- I have written up a critical response to the paper on mobiles in election monitoring. There are quite a few errors in the paper and the conclusion is rather questionable. Here is my response: http://mobileactive.org/mobile-activism-african-elections-paper-and-missed-opportunity. I would also invite a discussion on when what method of election observation using mobile phones and SMS is appropriate and useful -- crowdsourcing versus systematic election monitoring. This is an opportunity to be much more clear on the various methods and their respective pros/cons, and appropriate uses. Hi all — I have written up a critical response to the paper on mobiles in election monitoring. There are quite a few errors in the paper and the conclusion is rather questionable. Here is my response: http://mobileactive.org/mobile-activism-african-elections-paper-and-missed-opportunity.

I would also invite a discussion on when what method of election observation using mobile phones and SMS is appropriate and useful — crowdsourcing versus systematic election monitoring. This is an opportunity to be much more clear on the various methods and their respective pros/cons, and appropriate uses.

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