The National electronics and computer technology Center (NECTEC) of Thailand has developed blockchain technology for e-voting, the Bangkok Post reports on January. 2.

NECTEC could be a statutory government organization that operates under the scope of the National Science and Technology Development Agency and also the Ministry of Science and Technology. The organization primarily promotes the development of computing, electronics, IT and telecommunications.

The technology can be reportedly deployed in tandem with traditional voting as Thais become more technologically literate. As per NECTEC, once 5G is eventually adopted, all votes are going to be connected with the new technology. The head of the cybersecurity laboratory at NECTEC, Chalee Vorakulpipat, told the Bangkok Post:

"Nectec developed blockchain technology for e-voting which will be applied to national, provincial or community elections, as well as business votes like the the board of administrators. The goal is to cut back fraud and maintain information integrity.”

Vorakulpipat said that, so as for the system to operate, it needs a controller, voters and candidates. Before the election, the controller will verify citizen identity and candidate qualifications. Voters can supposedly be able to vote by email and must be verified by mobile camera.

While widespread blockchain-based e-voting has the potential to form elections quicker, cheaper and safer, it'll take time to confirm that every citizen has access to a mobile internet connection and identity verification.

According to Vorakulpipat, blockchain voting may be deployed within the short term in a very closed environment. For instance, Thais living abroad may visit an embassy or consulate to vote and verify their identities. Vorakulpipat additionally said that the system may be trialed in smaller elections at organizations like universities, provinces and committee boards.

Other countries have also been considering using blockchain technology to secure and conduct election processes. Following the 2018 federal mid-term elections in the U. S., the Secretary of State of West Virginia reported a successful trial of mobile blockchain voting for West Virginians in the armed services stationed overseas.

Both a people town of Zug and also the Japanese city of Tsukuba have conducted trials of blockchain voting in municipal elections. In Tsukuba, the election was dedicated to many social programs. Residents may opt for which of 13 proposed initiatives they'd prefer to support, together with developing a brand new cancer diagnostic technology, constructing objects for outdoor sports, and making sound navigation within the town.

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