Democratic processes in different countries in Latin America and various items mark July for EVoting. In addition, the history of Estonia as a world digital power and the causes that led it to be where it is now are narrated.
The seventh month of the year came to an end and electronic democracy continues to advance. Successful processes in Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico and Peru are the result of the deployment of EVoting during July.
On the other hand, the situation of Estonia was discussed, being an example of a digital power that has used technological innovation to its advantage.
“FOR ME ELECTRONIC VOTING IS NOT OPTIONAL, IT IS AN OBLIGATION”
The Association of Mining Engineers, Metallurgists and Geologists of Mexico (AIMMGM) held two district elections together with EVoting. After finishing the process, its General Director, César Vásquez, valued the implementation of electronic mechanisms at the time of voting.
“The result for me, for my association, is very good, it gives us one more experience to work with electronic voting and, finally, I think the most interesting thing is that it opens a path for future processes in which EVoting can help us”, commented Vasquez after his experience with the service.
Learn more [here]https://evoting.com/en/2023/07/17/entrevista-cesar-vasquez-director-general-aimmgm-mexico/?lang=en.
“IT IS IMPORTANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE EASE, SPEED AND TRANSPARENCY OF THE PROCESS”
Danilo Peña, President of the Association of Officials of the Judicial Assistance Corporation of the Valparaiso Region (AFUN CAJVAL), highlighted the service provided by EVoting in the two experiences with the company, where they reached an average participation rate of 60%.
“It has been a very pleasant process, which has facilitated the election process, both for the candidates in our elections, as well as for those who are voters. We must highlight the ease, speed and transparency of the process, which gives us security”, commented Peña in an interview with EVoting.
ESTONIA AS A DIGITAL POWER: 99% OF THE PROCEDURES CAN BE DONE ONLINE
Starting in 1995, Estonia implemented a model called “The Tiger’s Leap”, which aimed to ensure that all schools in the country had computers with Internet access, and by 1998, all schools had already complied with this feature. In 2000, the country declared Internet access as a human right and, two years later, the digital signature was created, which currently allows 99.9% of procedures to be carried out online. These are some of the data that exemplify Estonia’s position as a digital power.
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