A Model for Analyzing Usage Factors in Designing User Acceptance of Biometric Voter Registration Technology

Abstract

Models leading to acceptance of the technology remain largely unrealized in economically transitioning countries due to low adoption of appropriate and acceptable electronic technology models. This is because electoral bodies focus on the technical supply-side factors with little emphasis on acceptable biometric technology systems. While a number of adoption models have been applied to the developed countries, they require domestication in order to address the specific client-based needs of developing nations. This study therefore was meant to provide A Model for User Acceptance of BVR Technology. This model sought to explain the low acceptance level of biometric technology acceptance that led to development of a model which best support free, fair and credible election process. A Model for Adoption and Acceptance of Successful BVR Technology is developed and validated. The findings affirm that the model can be adopted and applied in both developing and developed countries to fast track the voting process.