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The National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (NECTEC) of Thailand has developed blockchain technology for electronic voting, reports the Bangkok Post on 2 January.
NECTEC is a statutory government organization operating under the responsibility of the National Agency for the Development of Science and Technology and the Ministry of Science and Technology. The organization mainly promotes the development of computer science, electronics, information technology and telecommunications.
According to reports, the technology can be deployed in tandem with the traditional vote, as the Thais become more technologically educated. According to NECTEC, once the 5G is adopted, all votes will be connected with the new technology. Chalee Vorakulpipat, head of the Nectec computer security lab, told the Bangkok Post:
"Nectec has developed blockchain technology for electronic voting that can be applied to national, provincial or community elections, as well as corporate votes such as the board of directors, with the goal of reducing fraud and maintaining data integrity ".
Vorakulpipat said that, in order for the system to work, it requires a controller, voters and candidates. Before the election, the controller can verify the identity of the candidate and the qualifications of the candidate. Voters will presumably be able to vote by e-mail and must be verified by the mobile camera.
While widespread blockchain e-voting has the potential to make elections faster, cheaper and safer, it will take time to ensure that every voter has access to a mobile Internet connection and identity verification.
According to Vorakulpipat, the vote of blockchain could be deployed in the short term in a closed environment. For example, Thais living abroad may go to an embassy or consulate to vote and verify their identity. Vorakulpipat also stated that the system could be tested in small elections in organizations such as universities, provinces and committee committees.
Other countries have also considered the use of blockchain technology to ensure and conduct electoral processes. After the mid-term federal elections in 2018 in the United States, the Secretary of State of West Virginia reported that she successfully passed the voting process on mobile blockchains for West Virginia in armed services stationed abroad.
Both the Swiss city of Zug and the Japanese city of Tsukuba have conducted trials for blockchain voting in municipal elections. In Tsukuba, the election was dedicated to various social programs. Residents can choose which of the 13 proposed initiatives they would like to support, including the development of a new cancer diagnosis technology, the construction of objects for outdoor sports and the creation of sound navigation in the city.
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