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Venezuela: Using Crowdsourcing to Report on Elections

Written bySilvia Viñas
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Posted 20 September 2010 15 years ago

Through video, pictures and links, citizens can report on any event or incident related to the upcoming September 26 elections in Venezuela thanks to Dale Poder A Tu Voto [es] (Give your vote power), a site modeled after Ushahidi. The site uses crowdsourcing to promote transparency, participation and education.

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