Great news – Canada has just released its free COVID-19 exposure notification app [1], COVID Alert. We evaluated it against three dimensions: Concept, Implementation, and User Experience. The concept we consider is leading-edge (A+), the implementation was just, adequate (C) and the user experience less than satisfactory (D). This post explains why. Ontario Digital Service (ODS)…
Political parties in the United States, and the rest of the world, see fake news as a threat to true representation. News Media often partakes in the discussion, using technical words such as disinformation and voter suppression. For all parties, the culprit is the opposing party or foriegn actors (state or independent). Election Management bodies…
From Contact Tracing to Outbreak Notification Call for Participation This post is a call for participation for design thinkers – please email or tweet @drwhassan. Contact tracing has not been met with enthusiasm from the general public. Several applications have been pulled off the shelf, others are being revisited [ref]. Some countries have mandated their…
We are asking readers to contribute to this post – please comment in line or send directly to me wael@kidesign.io. The Coronavirus continues to cause serious damage to humanity: loss of life, employment, and economic opportunity. In effort to regain economic activity, governments at every level local/federal/state have been working on a phased approach to…
Three Executive Actions to help mitigate further risk If your company leverages Blackbaud CRM – this article will provide you of three actions that will help mitigate risk. Blackbaud a reputable company that offers a customer relationship management system has been hit and paid off ransomware. According to G2, Blackbaud CRM is a cloud fundraising and…
Monitoring Online Discourse During An Election: A 5-Part Series How social medial monitoring can help Electoral Management Bodies to ascertain, measure, and validate political spending. How politicians and their supporters invest in political messaging is rapidly changing. For the last few years, the amount of money spent on political advertising on the Internet has been…
Description KI Live Video enables online communication for audio meetings, video meetings, and seminars, with built-in features such as chat, screen sharing, and recording. The plugin enables long-distance or international communication, enhance collaboration, and reduce travel costs. Employees at every level within an organization can use video conferencing tools to host or attend virtual meetings…
Monitoring Online Discourse During An Election: A 5-Part Series How to monitor social media with AI-based tools during an election campaign Traditional election monitoring is a formalized process in democratic countries, set out in the mandate of the national Electoral Management Body (EMB). As social and digital cultures change, however, EMBs are finding it useful…
Monitoring Online Discourse During An Election: A 5-Part Series The advantages of managing election logistical issues through social media. Organizing the logistics of an election is a complex process. It’s a question of scale; the sheer numbers involved – of voters, of polling options and locations, and of election materials – means that things can,…
Monitoring Online Discourse During An Election: A 5-Part Series Using AI to track disinformation during an election campaign. How can online disinformation be identified and tracked? KI Design provided social media monitoring solutions for the 2019 Canadian federal election.[1] KI Social is a suite of tools designed to support three main areas of Electoral…