The National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (NECTEC) of Thailand, a statutory government organization, has launched blockchain-based e-voting platform. The system is aimed at having secure elections in a faster and cheaper way.

As per NECTEC, the traditional voting system can be aligned with the blockchain platform after adopting 5G Internet. Initially, the e-voting platform will be trialed in smaller elections at universities and provinces to check the efficiency of the system.

Chalee Vorakulpipat, NECTEC’s head of cybersecurity laboratory, has stated that the new blockchain-based voting system can be used for national, provincial, and corporate elections thereby combating frauds and protecting data. He further added that the e-voting will need a controller to verify voter identity before elections. While voters will be able to vote via email after verifying their identity by mobile camera.