Individuals and groups interested in watching and monitoring the May 10 elections are gathered today at the University of the Philippines’ University Hotel for the National Conference on Citizen Election Monitoring.
Spearheaded by the Computer Professionals Union and a host of partner-organizations, the conference aims “to update the ICT sector with the current situation of the 2010 automated elections, showcase the different ICT initiatives being conducted to monitor the elections, and express solidarity with the rest of the ICT sector to help uphold the integrity of this democratic exercise in a concerted effort”.
Present at the conference are representatives from Center for People Empowerment and Governance (CenPEG), AES Watch, Kontra Daya, Google, Workers Election Watch, Blogwatch.ph and 100ARAW.com.
Participants are to sign a pledge for a fraud-free polls at the end of the conference.
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