Due to the pandemic, the government faced many challenges due to the lack of technology. In this chapter, we have addressed the possibilities of adopting Blockchain technology in healthcare, education, the socio-economic sector, and politics. In a democratic country, an election is a fundamental requirement used as a tool to ascertain public choices in the form of a vote. Voting is one of the primary concerns where it requires security, privacy, trust, and immutability to preserve democracy. Blockchain technology came into existence in 2008. A Blockchain is a chain of blocks that are linked with each other like a linked list in a data structure, which provides the properties of transparency, trust, immutability, and security. Electronic or E-voting has been an exciting area of research for years using different technologies. Since the 1970s, E-voting systems have been deployed to modernize traditional paper-based systems of voting. As a result, the E-voting systems provide increased efficiency and minimized error. However, there are challenges in adopting electronic systems against potential faults. Immutability, transparency, and end-to-end verifiability are only a few of the benefits of Blockchain technology without a third party. Still, there remain some challenges in adopting Blockchain technology for E-voting systems. The chapter presents the challenges and security risks of Blockchain-based voting systems.
The pandemic: blockchain-based e-voting system, the way forward
Ricci L.;
2024-01-01
Abstract
Due to the pandemic, the government faced many challenges due to the lack of technology. In this chapter, we have addressed the possibilities of adopting Blockchain technology in healthcare, education, the socio-economic sector, and politics. In a democratic country, an election is a fundamental requirement used as a tool to ascertain public choices in the form of a vote. Voting is one of the primary concerns where it requires security, privacy, trust, and immutability to preserve democracy. Blockchain technology came into existence in 2008. A Blockchain is a chain of blocks that are linked with each other like a linked list in a data structure, which provides the properties of transparency, trust, immutability, and security. Electronic or E-voting has been an exciting area of research for years using different technologies. Since the 1970s, E-voting systems have been deployed to modernize traditional paper-based systems of voting. As a result, the E-voting systems provide increased efficiency and minimized error. However, there are challenges in adopting electronic systems against potential faults. Immutability, transparency, and end-to-end verifiability are only a few of the benefits of Blockchain technology without a third party. Still, there remain some challenges in adopting Blockchain technology for E-voting systems. The chapter presents the challenges and security risks of Blockchain-based voting systems.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.