Politics+and+Government

=Area of Impact: Politics and Government= toc
 * Political process: voting and elections, lobbying, open government and free movement of information
 * Government and administration: record keeping, tax collection, policy implementation
 * Legislation: policy development, enactment, enforcement and analysis
 * Police: DNA data collection, video surveillance
 * Military: cyberwarfare, smart weapons, development, espionage
 * Rebel and terrorist use of IT

Your Task: Due date Sunday December 10, 2006
This is a group project. With your partner(s) you are to research and investigate the given topic (see below). On Sunday Dec.10 you will be invited to present your findings to the class. //Please note: If you decide to invite a guest speaker from within Bangladesh to speak on your topic this must be done before Dec.10 as it can then be used as part of your own presentation.// Your assessment for this task involves completing a wiki page(s) and presenting your topic to the class. Read the Wiki Assessment Rubric page carefully for information about project requirements and assessment.

Wiki #1: **Electronic voting**
(**The impact of IT on the Political Process)** Debanjan and Ishad > > >
 * Investigate IT systems required for electronic/online voting: hardware and software
 * Write a brief case-study of one country that has used electronic voting (e.g. Australia)
 * What are the main concerns with electronic voting?
 * Authenticating the voter
 * Reliability and security of the database
 * What are the main advantages and disadvantages of electronic voting? Give examples
 * What are other social and ethical issues resulting from electronic voting? Evaluate your arguments
 * Provide a Bangladesh perspective on voting and IT for the forthcoming elections: what are the main issues?
 * Getting started**
 * Article from ZD Net: [|Online Voting Can't be Trusted on Standard PCs]
 * Wikipedia: [|Electronic Voting]
 * [|Electronic Voting] - **Voting** expert Rebecca Mercuri's website, with papers on the subject, and many articles and websites regarding **electronic voting**
 * See also this article by Andy Carvin on the recent [|US elections and YouTube]

Wiki #2: Immigration and Passport Control
Mehrab and Reem > > >
 * (The Impact of IT on Law Enforcement)**
 * Investigate IT systems for law enforcement for immigration and passport control: hardware and software e.g. CCTV, digital face recognition "facial fingerprint"
 * What is E-Passport?
 * Discuss the use of database systems to store and search for data. What are the main issues?
 * Getting started**
 * Wikipedia: [|Biometric passport]
 * [|E-Passport]
 * [|Biometric immigration control technology]
 * [|Kenya: Checking in using your thumbprint]
 * [|E-Passport testing begind in USA]

Wiki #3: Global Positioning System
Refa'at and Nader >
 * (The Impact of IT on the Military and Security)**
 * What are the main components of a Global Positioning System and how does it operate?
 * Investigate the use of GPS's for military, civilian, and non-military government use
 * What are the issues to do with countries having control of this tool?
 * Getting started**
 * Wikipedia: [|Global Positioning System]
 * [|GPS and cars]
 * [|US GPS]

Wiki #4: Policy Implementation
Shaveena and Arpit > > > >
 * (The Impact of IT on Government Administration)**
 * In what ways do governments utilise ICT to keep records and implement policies?
 * Research and compare at least two different countries, including Bangladesh
 * Provide specific examples of software/hardware/systems
 * Provide specific case studies for Bangladesh (invite a guest speaker)
 * Discuss the definition of data mining and data matching in relation to government databases
 * Gettign started**
 * [|The International Council for Information Technology in Government Administration]
 * The [|ICA]
 * [|Electronic government and information technology]
 * Norway: [|Ministry of Government Administration and Reform]

Wasi and Saif > > > >
 * (The influence and control over access to and content of the Internet)**
 * Who owns the Internet?
 * Research fact and opinion about who owns and controls Internet access globally
 * Make a study of at least two different countries, including China: contrast and compare their policies and approaches to censorship of the Internet
 * What are the main issues concerning government control and /or influence over Internet access?
 * How does government control/censorship affect business and education?
 * Getting started**
 * [|Who owns the Internet?]
 * Wikipedia: I[|nternet censorship in the People's Republic of China]
 * [|Policies related to web accessibility]
 * [|State control of the Internet in China]
 * News item: [|China and Internet control]
 * News item: [|China and Internet control]


 * Alternative Topics:**

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 * (Government organisations and policies to fight crime asociated with IT)**
 * Write a brief case study choosing one example of using IT to enforce a law or solve a crime
 * What are social and ethical issues to do with DNA data collection? Evaluate your argument

Wiki #7: Crime Scene Investigation

 * (The Impact of IT on Fighting Crime)**

Wiki #8: Traffic Control

 * (The Impact of IT on Law Enforcement)**
 * Investigate IT systems for traffic control: hardware and software e.g. radar torch, speed cameras