Security and preservation of election data in Nigeria in the fourth industrial revolution
A fraud-free and credible election is a necessary ingredient to the growth of democracy. Election malpractices and violence, from 1959 till date, have offered major challenges to the Nigerian political system. To achieve a sustainable democracy in Nigeria, it is important to build public trust by e...
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A fraud-free and credible election is a necessary ingredient to the growth of democracy. Election malpractices and violence, from 1959 till date, have offered major challenges to the Nigerian political system. To achieve a sustainable democracy in Nigeria, it is important to build public trust by ensuring the security and preservation of electoral data. The world has gradually moved into the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), an era where artificial intelligence, big data, internet of things, robotics, blockchain, cloud computing and 3-D printing technologies dictate the pace of activities in all walks of life. This paper suggests specific 4IR technologies solutions to electoral data security and preservation challenges. It also suggests that the Nigerian Government announce policies to serve as catalysts for the Independent National Electoral Commission and stakeholders to harness these developments to ensure that electoral processes benefit from these technologies.
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| spelling | doaj.art-733a5d6c25214f8ba8afbb1d3903d0ff2023-12-15T08:19:17ZengInternational Association for Social Science Information Service and TechnologyIASSIST Quarterly2331-41412023-12-01473-410.29173/iq1054Security and preservation of election data in Nigeria in the fourth industrial revolutionSunday Tunmibi0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8262-9459Wole Olatokunhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2780-2161Lead City University, Ibadan A fraud-free and credible election is a necessary ingredient to the growth of democracy. Election malpractices and violence, from 1959 till date, have offered major challenges to the Nigerian political system. To achieve a sustainable democracy in Nigeria, it is important to build public trust by ensuring the security and preservation of electoral data. The world has gradually moved into the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), an era where artificial intelligence, big data, internet of things, robotics, blockchain, cloud computing and 3-D printing technologies dictate the pace of activities in all walks of life. This paper suggests specific 4IR technologies solutions to electoral data security and preservation challenges. It also suggests that the Nigerian Government announce policies to serve as catalysts for the Independent National Electoral Commission and stakeholders to harness these developments to ensure that electoral processes benefit from these technologies. https://iassistquarterly.com/index.php/iassist/article/view/1054electionfourth industrial revolutiondata securitydata preservation |
| spellingShingle | Sunday Tunmibi Wole Olatokun Security and preservation of election data in Nigeria in the fourth industrial revolution IASSIST Quarterly election fourth industrial revolution data security data preservation |
| title | Security and preservation of election data in Nigeria in the fourth industrial revolution |
| title_full | Security and preservation of election data in Nigeria in the fourth industrial revolution |
| title_fullStr | Security and preservation of election data in Nigeria in the fourth industrial revolution |
| title_full_unstemmed | Security and preservation of election data in Nigeria in the fourth industrial revolution |
| title_short | Security and preservation of election data in Nigeria in the fourth industrial revolution |
| title_sort | security and preservation of election data in nigeria in the fourth industrial revolution |
| topic | election fourth industrial revolution data security data preservation |
| url | https://iassistquarterly.com/index.php/iassist/article/view/1054 |
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