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E-democracy or " democracy on line " in Togo

Challenges Entered: 
E-democracy or " democracy on line " is a service which offers to the  user mobile telephony to be able to transmit instantaneously  information on the violations of the human rights at the time of the  elections and the political demonstrations in Togo

DESCRIPTION DETAILLEE OF THE PROJECT 1                 Problems Togo is confronted for a long time with a political  instability born from the political stakes related to the democratic  insufficiency.  The recurring problem is that relating to the claims of the results of  the elections.  Very often considered to be imperfect and  nontransparent by the losing parts, the elections in Togo following  the example other countries in the process of development (in the  process of democratization) reflect the political organization of the  country.  Many violations of the humans right are noted at the time of their  behaviour.  They are primarily inter alia, the political exactions,  repressions, the intimidations and threats physical, morals and  intellectual and of the violations of the rights of press and  information.  Moreover much of the political demonstrations which however constitute  a democratic right are often repressed in blood thus sowing terror  within the population and contributing of this fact to muzzle it and  reduce it to silence.  In a country where information is still under control very strict of  the Executive, the right of information and to information thus  becomes a difficult challenge even impossible to raise.  2                 Solution It is thus advisable to ensure a better democracy in our  country than information on these various violations is popularized.  This is why, it seemed convenient to us to create a system of  information management relating to the violations of the humans right  born at the time of the elections and the political demonstrations.  The choice of the system of transmission of information by SMS and MMS  appears judicious insofar as one attends nowadays in our country the  rise of mobile telephony and New Communication and Information  Technologies (NTIC).  These technologies constitute modern means of diffusion of information  and a genuine tool for investigation and pleas for the defense of the  humans right.  3                 Technical description of " E-democracy "  " E-democracy " is a platform of management of information  (transport and multi-media).  It is a technical data base made up of  technical and software equipment data-processing intended to treat the  SMS (Shorts Message Service) and the MMS (Multi-media Message  Service).  It is about an application (data-processing program) which uses one or  more key words making it possible to the users to express a request  with the editor of service by the sending of a SMS-MO (Shorts Mobile  Message Service Originated) or of a MMS-MO (Multi-media Message Mobile  Service Originated).  The platform is connected to the network of radiocommunication  exploited by an operator of mobile telephony by a technical connection  which is a physical connection to SMS-Gateway allowing the exchange of  information between the platform and the mobile network of telephony.    It is advisable to specify that a short free number (toll-free number)  is allotted to the service " E-democracy " and who allows the user of  the mobile to reach free this service.  Ultimately, when a person is pilot of a scene of violations of the  humans right at the time of a political demonstration or elections to  Togo, it will be enough for him to write a description of the scene or  to film the scene with its multi-media mobile telephone then to  compose the code of sending and to send information on the short free  number of " E-democracy ". 

Information is sent instantaneously to the platform of " E-democracy "  which is given the responsability to treat it and to publish it on  Internet. 

In addition:  -                  Publication in 2006 of the book entitled "  Bassar Civilization " with the financial support of the Embassy of the  Federal Republic of Germany for Togo (Funds German of Safeguard of the  Inheritance), which delivers was prefaced by Its Excellence  Klaus-Günther Grohmann, Ambassadeur of the Federal Republic of  Germany for Togo.  This book which wants to be ethno-anthropological, presents  the main part of the ritual and cultuelles practices of the people  bassar, one of the most former people of Togo while approaching the  history of the cohabitation between these people and the colonists  German during the German penetration in Africa.   -                   Creation in 2007 of the virtual museum of the  Bassar people which are a museum on line constituting a window for the  cultural inheritance and the contemporary arts of these people.   -                  The Seminar workshop of training of thirty (30)  cultural actors in 2008 in Lome, Togo, in Techniques of design and  management of the cultural projects like out of mechanisms of search  for financings.  This formation which aimed at reinforcing the capacity of the  cultural actors as regards management of the cultural projects was a  great success.   

-     The realization in 2008 of documentary on the  dance of fire entitled " the Legends of Fire ".  This documentary  recalls the great stages of initiation to the dance of fire at Bassar,  in the North-West of Togo. 

-    Creation in 2007 of the virtual museum of the  Bassar people which are a museum on line constituting a window for the  cultural inheritance and the contemporary arts of these people. 

-    The Seminar workshop of training of thirty (30)  cultural actors in 2008 in Lome, Togo, in Techniques of design and  management of the cultural projects like out of mechanisms of search  for financings. 

This formation which aimed at reinforcing the capacity of the  cultural actors as regards management of the cultural projects was a  great success.

-     The realization in 2008 of documentary on the  dance of fire entitled " the Legends of Fire ".  This documentary  recalls the great stages of initiation to the dance of fire at Bassar,  in the North-West of Togo.      

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- Internet Connexion- IP adress
Identified Obstacles: 
- Governmental policy

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Togo

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