ICT A Level - INFO3 - Case Studies


Switzerland's on-line voting system

Top Hat consulting have been asked to investigate an on-line referendum system.

A few areas of Switzerland use an on-line voting system. It would be useful for you to look through the resources below as they will help you understand the concepts behind an on-line voting system. The prezi is particularly good and you should take some notes from this in the build up to your exam.

User instructions for on-line voting

There are several ways of training users for the on-line system. This is a user manual given to voters in Switzerland.

Unity Training Manual 

Remember there will be several levels of user for the online referendum system - voters, administrators and senior government officials. It may be that a combination of training methods may be required:

  • user manuals and videos
  • online training resources (check out www.futurelearn.com to see what this looks like)
  • formal training methods (trainers and courses)