Explain IT: Season 7, Episode 8: Election Special

In the weeks and months surrounding a general election, public sector organisations face critical preparations fraught with risk, excitement, and a huge sense of purpose.

Despite using paper ballots and lots of people-based processes on the day, technology and digital solutions are key to delivering a successful election. 

There are so many technology areas to think about pre and post-election. From how authorities can protect election data and how they prevent interference or rigging, to how social media usage can help voting and reduce “fake news”, and even how a new government might affect authority IT investment.

Here to help us through the minefield of information on this General Election Special is Softcat’s dream team, Paul Fleming – Advisory Lead for Public Sector, Radhika Rangaraju - Chief Strategist for Public Sector, and Kieron Newsham – Chief Technologist for Cyber Security.

Your host for this episode of Softcat’s Explain IT podcast is Helen Gidney, Softcat’s head of Architecture. Join us as we talk tech in simple, jargon-free language.

You can stream or download all episodes from every season on your preferred platform or at softcat.com. 

Have you got a burning question for the team? Please send us an email to explainit@softcat.com

This podcast is produced by The Podcast Coach.