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Presentation at the UN NYC, June 24 th , 2006 by

Improving transparency, accountability and responsiveness RIES: R ijnland I nternet E lection S ystem The Netherlands. Presentation at the UN NYC, June 24 th , 2006 by Gerard Doornbos, Chairman Rijnland District Water Control Board. Rijnland District Water Control Board. Rijn Delta.

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  1. Improving transparency, accountability and responsivenessRIES: Rijnland Internet Election SystemThe Netherlands Presentation at the UN NYC, June 24th, 2006 by Gerard Doornbos, Chairman Rijnland District Water Control Board

  2. Rijnland District Water Control Board Rijn Delta Rijnland: 1100 km^2; 1.3 million people

  3. Water board election 2004 with RIES • 35% voters used it • 86 % positive user feedback and zero negative • Flawless in processing • Full validation by independent parties • What is RIES and how did we get there?

  4. Background • Dutch policy: 65% all public services admissible trough Internet in 2007 • Specific Water Board objectives for elections Optimum combination of: • maximum accessibility • maximum user-friendliness • lowest cost possible

  5. Main Goals: government perspective • Combine with postal-mail voting, without any requirement for the voter to preregister his preferred way of voting. • Fully transparent and verifiable by voters and independent experts. • Increase of usability for handicapped and visual handicapped • Simplification in back-office organisation

  6. Comfort and Transparancy: user’s perspective • Ability to cast vote in different ways and several times • Ability to check if their vote was actually cast and counted in the tally; 70% of the voters stressed this as important • 99% should be able to use the system on their regular Internet attached PC, • Meets the formal government criteria for elections (transparency, etc etc)

  7. Validation of votes: thrustworthy election

  8. Transparency and accountability ´appreciated´

  9. Relevance and transferability • Any election can use RIES (formal and informal) • Fully transparent • Voters highly content • 'Saves time‘ • 'Otherwise, I would not have voted‘ • 'I can vote whenever I please‘ • 'I don’t have to leave home‘ • 'Fast and easy'

  10. The Future • House of Parliament election 2006 Dutchman abroad • Water board elections 2008: 12 million eligible voters • RIES: fit for anyone!! • Share the experience and knowledge within the UN.

  11. Finally: • The future of a system like RIES lies in the fact that it is actually used. • Together, we could assist in building an even more democratic world! • This award is huge step and huge recognition, THANK YOU!

  12. Improving transparency, accountability and responsiveness with RIES For information please contact: Piet Maclaine Pont / Architect RIES Pietpont@mullpon.eu Simon Bouwman / Project manager RIES ries@rijnland.net www.rijnland.net/ries

  13. RIES based onDES Virtual Ballot System Some background information

  14. RIES based onDES Virtual Ballot System • Developed by Pieter G.Maclaine Pont/MullPon since 1998 • With IBM, SURFnet, TNO, Bell Identification, Alfa & Ariss, Rijnland, Magic Choice • NL patent 1023861 • International patents in process • 8 man-year development by inventor • 9 man-year development by partners • 35 “student” man-year development • Applied at • 2000: CHOOSE for Polytechnic University Delft • 2004: Water boards Rijnland and De Dommel • 2005: Rijnland re-election, SURFnet work council

  15. RIES based onDES Virtual Ballot System Some main facts: • 2005 EU eGovernment Good Practice Label • 2006 UN Public Service Award Not publicly announced: • House of parliament elections May 2007 for voters living out of The Netherlands (KOA) • Country-wide water board elections in 2008  All with intensive cooperation with SURFnet

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