smartvote is a so-called online voting advice application (VAA). Based on a comprehensive questionnaire on policy issues, smartvote enables voters to compare their own political viewpoints with those of candidates and parties.
During the federal election campaign of 2015 smartvote generated 1.3 million voting advices. Approximately 3,300 candidates participated and answered the questionnaire (participation quota: 85%). Besides the federal level, smartvote is also present in many regional (cantonal) and local (municipal) election campaigns.
smartvote is operated by {politools}, a non-profit and non-partisan organization based in Bern, the capital of Switzerland. Politools works as an interdisciplinary research network that develops web-based projects in order to enhance political interest and to improve the level of political knowledge among citizens. smartvote intends to help voters with their electoral decision by providing them with improved information about the candidates' political positions. smartvote offers voters the possibility to choose those candidates who match best their own viewpoints on policy issues.
Company Details
- Employees
- 4
- Founded
- -
- Address
- Bern, Bern 3000, Ch
- Industry
- Online Audio And Video Media
- Website
- smartvote.ch
- Keywords
- Online-Wahlhilfe, Politische Bildung, Politische Analysen, Voting Advice Applications, Politik, Wahlen, Parteien.
- HQ
- Bern, Bern
- Competitors
- Discuss it, Swiss Society for the Common Good, Campus Demokratie - Démocratie - Democrazia, Demokrative, Swiss Democracy Foundation | Schweizer Demokratie Stiftung, Die Parlamentsdienste - Les Services du Parlement - I Servizi del Parlamento, Berufliche Schule an der Landwehr BS32, Fischzucht Bremgarten, Dachverband Schweizer Jugendparlamente DSJ, Demokratie Labor.
Smartvote Questions
Smartvote's website is smartvote.ch
Smartvote's LinkedIn profile is https://ch.linkedin.com/company/smartvote
Smartvote has
4 employees.
View email and phone details for 4
employees at Smartvote.
Smartvote's industry is
Online Audio and Video Media
Smartvote's top competitors are
Discuss It,
Swiss Society For The Common Good,
Campus Demokratie - Démocratie - Democrazia,
Demokrative,
Swiss Democracy Foundation | Schweizer Demokratie Stiftung,
Die Parlamentsdienste - Les Services Du Parlement - I Servizi Del Parlamento,
Berufliche Schule An Der Landwehr Bs32,
Fischzucht Bremgarten,
Dachverband Schweizer Jugendparlamente Dsj,
Demokratie Labor.
Smartvote's categories are Online Audio and Video Media
Smartvote's founding year is 2003
