Orange develops a solution for the blockchain vote

Among all the announcements made during the Hello Show of December 2018, one will please the blockchain experts. The CEO of Orange has introduced a voting system based on Ethereum. It is already active and functioning.

On Wednesday, December 12, Orange hosted the traditional Hello Show to unveil the latest innovations of the groups. There were few surprising news. Still, Orange announced its electronic voting system, based on Ethereum, was available.

"The Le Vote project was followed by an observation.Today, very few citizens are able to express themselves with votes on local issues. The Vote means involving citizens in everyday matters and promoting participatory democracy ", as stated on the Orange website.

Le Vote uses a dedicated mobile app. After the download, the user must validate his identity then checks if he is eligible to vote. So he puts his vote that is promptly recorded on the Ethereum blockchain.

The service takes advantage of the anti-counterfeiting functionality of the blockchain. Guarantees the procedural fairness of the vote. "Le Vote focuses on the blockchain. This technology allows our customers to create online surveys with a decentralized process totally anonymous "says Orange.

The Vote has been online for several months. Stephane Richard explains that many of Orange's biggest customers are already using it. The company's goal seems to be to develop the tool and encourage new partners to adopt it.