1. Internet Voting
Past, Present, Future
Scytl
June 29, 2016

2. Internet Voting Past, Present, Future
Secure and verifiable online voting has been taking place since 2004
Elections should not be testing field for non-proven software

3. Internet Voting Past, Present, Future
Online Voting Map: Government Binding Elections
Norway
2011, 2013, 2016
Canada, Ontario
2011, 2013
2015 – voters online
Estonia
Since 2005 all national elections
France
Since 2009 expatriate assembly election
online voters
Switzerland
Since 2004
In Neuchatel, Geneva
Australia, NSW
Since 2011
In voted online
Governments spend $25B on elections worldwide every year
More countries are expressing interest with a phased approach addressing persons with disabilities and overseas voters: Moldova, Bulgaria, Lithuania, UK,…

4. Internet Voting Past, Present, Future
Online Voting Map: Political Parties, Associations… EU
Political party elections
Canada
Political party elections
France
Union elections
USA
Political party elections
Spain
University elections
Association elections
Political party elections
Brazil
University elections
Association elections
Online Voting in the private sector:
Helping create awareness of the complimentary channel
Insight to the secure and verifiable technology available

5. Internet Voting Past, Present, Future
Main Drivers
Mature Democracies
Increase participation
Voting access to disenfranchised voters
Increase in efficiency
Local and international pressure for transparency and fraud reduction
Efficiency increase
Pressure to provide voting access to disenfranchised voters
Young Democracies

6. Internet Voting Past, Present, Future
Scytl: An Example of Technology Provider Maturity
Countries using internet voting
18 out of 20
Largest election executed
3,500,000 electors
1,450,000 votes cast
Total elections managed
> 200,000 electoral events
Public sector experience
> 80% of our clients are governments
Patents in the electoral field
32 granted
15 pending
Scientific publications
40+

7. Internet Voting Past, Present, Future
Readiness Matrix
Political will
Technical maturity
Legal framework
Social demand
Voter identification
IT infrastructure
Reliable voting solution
Internet penetration
Strong political support
Budget allocation
Necessary legislation
Subsequent decisions
Overseas voters
Voters with disabilities
Internal migrants

8. Internet Voting Past, Present, Future
Proven & Reliable Technology
Accessibility for overseas voters, persons with disabilities, illiterate, etc.
Ease-of-use
Cost-effective
Future-proof
Scalable
Voter and vote data privacy
End-to-end encryption
Transparency
Individual verifiability
Universal verifiability
Proven and extensive global experience
Scalable and flexible to adapting to every election and country needs
Proven & Reliable

9. Internet Voting Past, Present, Future
Trusted Partner: Industry Analysts
Scytl Election Modernization & Online Voting Security
“Scytl has built an impressive set of global reference. This gives the organization an in-depth understanding of election challenge, a critical success factor in determining best practices in this fast-evolving market.”
“While many citizen portals are one-offs, a number of vendors, such as Scytl, provide off-the-shelf platforms for consultations or electronic town halls…”
Scytl eDemocracy & eGovernance
“There is an inexorable march towards a reliance on technology to make elections more transparent, efficient, secure, accessible, and reliable. Scytl fits squarely into this trend, providing an end-to-end election modernization platform targeting all election management phases: pre-election, election day, post-election, and overall governance
Scytl Election Modernization
Scytl Election Modernization & Online Voting Security
“F&S's independent analysis of the Governmental Online Voting Services market clearly shows that Scytl is the undisputed leader regarding online voting and election modernization.”

10. Internet Voting Past, Present, Future
Trusted Partner: Audits & Certifications
European Commission EU
Canton of Neuchâtel Switzerland
City of Barcelona Spain
Electoral Commission Philippines
State of Victoria Australia
State of Gujarat India
State of Florida USA
Ministry of Science and Research Austria
Ministry of Justice UK
Ministry of Local Government Norway
Ministry of Foreign Affairs France

11. Internet Voting Past, Present, Future
Scytl Online Voting Technology
Scytl Online Voting a secure, accessible and transparent voting channel that allows voters to cast their vote privately from their desired location using a secure internet communication and the device of choice.

12. Internet Voting Past, Present, Future
Mission Critical: Privacy, Security and Verifiability
In addition to basic security measures, Scytl Online Voting technology is comprised of a full security framework that includes:
State of the art end-to-end data encryption
System integrity protection using patented Immutable Logs technology
Full transparency and auditability
Individual verifiability
Universal verifiability

13. Internet Voting Past, Present, Future
Mission Critical: Project Management
Seasoned and electoral experts leverage insight, best practices and lessons learned from customized online and electronic voting implementations across 5 continents
Scytl teams work closely with the customer on all phases of project implementation, from the concept design to the final result.
Our project management teams provide both training to the local staff and live support locally and directly from one of our offices worldwide.

14. Internet Voting Past, Present, Future
Mission Critical: Scientific Insight
Scytl scientific research and patents develop concepts and solutions that continue to define industry standards
4 PhD Thesis developed at Scytl
4 PhD Thesis students doing a Industrial PhD at Scytl.
+ 40 articles and publications in academic conferences and magazines
Internship and postdoc programs with International universities
Scytl Research and Development team is leading a PhD programs in cooperation with University of Barcelona. Some parts of the technology is protected by 32+ international patents + 10 pending patents.
Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona // Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Internship and postdoc programs with International universities for hosting PhD students or researchers in our R&S Department (e.g., Bern University of Applied Sciences, University College of London, Birmingham University, Nancy University, etc.)
Affiliate on European Research network programs on applied cryptography and security (e.g., COST cryptoaction)
Scytl participates in all major Online Voting academic events, such as E-Vote ID conferences
We develop concepts and solutions, which later become an industry – standard.

15. Internet Voting Past, Present, Future
Advantages of Introducing Online Voting
Proven advantages of Internet Voting
Election participation increase from dispersed, overseas, disabled and illiterate voting communities
Cost reduction in the overall conducting of elections
Results publication accuracy & expediency by eliminating human errors
Leading edge security ensures voter privacy, voting verifiability and overall election results integrity

16. Internet Voting Past, Present, Future
Social and Political Demand is Growing

17. Internet Voting Past, Present, Future
Roadmap for Europe
June 29, 2016

18. Internet Voting Past, Present, Future
Conclusions
Elections should not be a testing field for unproven software:
The scientifically proven technology is out there: it is no longer a fantasy
The market has reached its state of maturity: few strong key players in the market
What’s missing: a political will to meet an existing social demand