LAHORE, ( MEDIA REPORT )
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will use Android-based mobile application called Results Transmission System (RTS) in general elections.
According to the ECP, the commission had successfully tested the RTS through a pilot project conducted in NA-4, Peshawar and PS-114, Karachi by-election last year where presiding officers (PO) entered polling results into the application along with the picture of FORM XIV by using the specialised mobile application which transmitted data to the ECP server in real-time.
The commission in collaboration with National Database Registration Authority (NADRA), Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and mobile phone operators has been working on this solution for the past many months. The RTS solution is aimed at enhancing transparency in election results as the mobile app automatically stamps results with time and location coordinates.
The mobile application has the provision to automatically capture current time and geographical coordinates through mobile phone’s Global Positioning System (GPS) and send election results data to central database of the ECP, said an official familiar with this mobile based solution while requesting anonymity.