This is an open call for evidence to receive a wide range of inputs and perspectives on the issue of implementing blockchain-based solutions for elections in India. The inputs will form the basis for public deliberations. A report will be produced - collated from the evidence - to provide guidance on the pros and cons resulting from the use of technology in elections and associated issues of enrollment, identification and citizens’ participation in national, state and local elections.
The following activities will take place under this project:
- Weekly master classes, conducted by academicians and practitioners to develop awareness about about the historicity of election systems, and why the current systems work the way they do from the point of view of access, equity and accountability.
- Public deliberations around the Call for Evidence - where submissions are grouped together to review the risks and benefits of implementing blockchain (or distributed ledger) based technologies in the electoral voting systems - from sociological, technical, legal and rights’ based perspectives.
- Creation of a collaborative report which lays out the pros and cons of implementing blockchain-based technologies in the electoral system.
You can participate in this project by:
- Attending the weekly master classes. RSVP to join.
- Suggest/connect with speakers who can teach master classes.
- Spread a good word about the Call for Evidence.
- Volunteer by contributing with skills - copy-editing, translations, organizing sessions.
The One Vote Project has produced content around the topic of introduction of technology in elections. The list below provides links to our work.
- Introduction to the project
- Master class and webinar videos available here
- Playlist of webinars
- Technology, Trust and Elections - An Interim Report from the One Vote Project
One Vote is an initiative to examine a diverse set of inputs and perspectives regarding the introduction and evolution of technology as part of the elections. We use public discourse, deliberations and reports to raise awareness about this topic for a lay audience. One Vote is designed to enable creating a framework - a mental model by which aspects of responsible technology can be reviewed in terms of fairness, transparency, equity, inclusion and privacy among other rights.
This project started as part of Kaarana and is now a collective in its own right.
Find more about Kaarana at medium.com/karana and Twitter https://twitter.com/kaarana_
Contact details: If you have a question, post a comment. You can also post questions and join conversations in Kaarana’s Telegram group https://t.me/kaarana
