e-Democracy entrepreneur: ‘Online voting will boom in coming years’

Antonio Mugica was the CEO of Smartmatic, a London-based company working in the field of electronic voting and internet voting. He spoke to EurActiv’s Laurens Cerulus and the interview was published on the 1 August 2014.

More and more governments were introducing tools to have citizens vote electronically and via the internet in elections. The next step, according to the e-democracy entrepreneur, Antonio Mugica, was creating tools for people to engage with lawmakers on a daily basis.

Estonia already had a internet voting system for the past ten years. Mr. Mugica stated that Estonia was the most successful internet voting experience he had seen in the world.

ESO: Background information: E-public, e-participation and e-voting in Europe - Prospects and challenges http://www.europeansources.info/record/e-public-e-participation-and-e-voting-in-europe-prospects-and-challenges/

ESO: Background information: Estonian e-voting shouldn't be used in European elections, say security experts http://www.europeansources.info/record/estonian-e-voting-shouldnt-be-used-in-european-elections-say-security-experts/

ESO: Background information: The Estonian experience shows that while online voting is faster and cheaper, it hasn’t increased turnout http://www.europeansources.info/record/the-estonian-experience-shows-that-while-online-voting-is-faster-and-cheaper-it-hasnt-increased-turnout/

Estonia: Vabariigi Valimiskomisjon: Voting methods in Estonia: Internet Voting: Statistics: Statistics about Internet Voting in Estonia http://www.vvk.ee/voting-methods-in-estonia/engindex/statistics

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