Monday, February 19, 2007
Analog politics
IF there is one aspect of our national life that stubbornly resists digital technology, it’s our politics. Earlier this month, the Commission on Elections concluded there just wasn’t enough time to computerize the casting and counting of votes in 12 pilot areas in the May polls, despite a law requiring it. This should be of little surprise to people who have followed our half-hearted efforts to modernize our electoral system. The inconvenient truth is, all our efforts in the last decade to automate elections have been one failure after another to carry out the law.
Posted by Chin on 02/19 at 12:32 PM
E-government • Elections • Technophobia • (2) Comments • Permalink
E-government • Elections • Technophobia • (2) Comments • Permalink
Why do some Filipinos still resist using computers at work? And what can companies do to change their attitudes? Recent research on “Managing Computer Resistance” from the Ateneo de Manila University gives us some insights into how companies can deal with a problem that limits productivity and efficiency in the workplace.
