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Smartmatic signs $150m deal for elections in the Philippines

By Team Diginews4u ⋅ July 13, 2009 ⋅  Email This Post ⋅ Post a comment

The Commission On Elections (COMELEC) of the Philippines has signed a contract for the automation of the 2010 National Elections with Smartmatic.

Smartmatic, a supplier of electoral solutions and services, won the bid to carry out the 2010 Election project — to provide voting machines, consolidation platforms and roll-out services — in the Philippines.

As the nation gears up for an automated election, the contract (worth approximately US $150m) will see Smartmatic deploy 82,200 SAES1800 voting machines across a sizable proportion of the 7,107 thousand islands comprising the territory of the Philippines, and transmit all results electronically to over 1,700 canvassing and consolidation centres.

In addition, it will train and place 45,000 support technicians, and manage all logistics and technical contingencies during the project, with the target of enabling electronic voting to some 50m voters, including those living in remote locations and difficult terrains, the company said.

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