E-volitve in praktična implementacija z uporabo tehnologij veriženja blokov : diplomsko delo

Somrak, Bojan (author), Jukić, Tina (mentor)

V današnjem času, ko se vse odvija s svetlobno hitrostjo zaradi napredka tehnologije in seveda interneta, pa določena področja še vedno stagnirajo. Eno takšnih predstavljajo volitve. Verjamem, da bi imeli z uporabo sodobnih tehnologij bolj enostavne, transparentne, varne in tudi cenejše volitve. To še nekaj let nazaj ni bilo mogoče, saj je ključ do tako transparentnih in varnih e-volitev uporaba javnih storitev tehnologij veriženja blokov ter na njih implementiranih pametnih pogodb. V diplomskem delu so bili uporabljeni različni metodološki pristopi, in sicer metode primerjalnega raziskovanja in izvedba prototipa informacijske rešitve. V središče so postavljene analiza predhodnega in obstoječega stanja elektronskih volitev v Sloveniji kot tudi v drugih državah po svetu, ter zahteve, ki so potrebne za uspešno uvedbo. Predstavljeno je delovanje tehnologij veriženja blokov in platforme Ethereum. Na podlagi teh ciljev je bil razvit prototip informacijske rešitve za e-volitve, kar je bil namen diplomskega dela. Izkazalo se je, da je rešitev uporabna, največja prednost je transparentnost volitev. Ima tudi slabosti, ki bi lahko naredile informacijsko rešitev neuporabno. Edini način za jasen odgovor uporabnosti je dejanska uporaba na številu končnih uporabnikov, dober delni odgovor pa bi dobili z uvedbo na eni od občin z vsaj več tisoč volivci. Verjamem, da bi bilo glasovanje trenutno uporabno v primerih, ki bi zajeli do pol milijona volivcev.

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: klasične volitve, elektronske volitve, ethereum, veriženje blokov, pametna pogodba
• Work type: Bachelor thesis/paper
• Typology: 2.11 - Undergraduate Thesis
• Organization: FU - Faculty of Administration
• Place of publishing: Ljubljana
• Publisher: [Somrak B.]
• Year: 2021
• Number of pages: XI, 52 str.
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-124839
• UDC: 324:303.064
• COBISS.SI-ID: 54134531
• Publication date in RUL: 22.02.2021

SOMRAK, Bojan, 2021, E-volitve in praktična implementacija z uporabo tehnologij veriženja blokov : diplomsko delo [online]. Bachelor’s thesis. Ljubljana : Somrak B. [Accessed 29 March 2025]. Retrieved from: https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/IzpisGradiva.php?lang=eng&id=124839

Secondary language

• Language: English
• Title: E-voting and practical implementation on the blockchain

Abstract

Nowadays, when everything is moving at lightning speed due to advances in technology and of course, the internet, certain areas are still stagnant. Elections are one of these issues. I believe that using modern technologies would make voting easier, more transparent & secure, and also cheaper. However, this would not have been possible a few years ago, since the key to this kind of transparent and secure e-voting is the use of public blockchain technologies and the use of smart contracts implemented on them. I use different methodological approaches in my thesis. Used are methods of comparative research and prototyping information technology solution. In my thesis, I analyzed the history and current state of electronic voting in Slovenia and other countries around the world, as well as the requirements for successfull implementation. We will also look at how blockchain technologies and the Ethereum platform work. These were the objectives of the assignment, on the basis of which I developed a prototype of an information solution for e-voting, the purpose of this assignment. I have come to the conclusion that the solution is useful, the biggest advantage is the transparency of elections. It also has disadvantages that could render it useless. The only way to get a clear answer to usability is to actually use it on the number of end users, and a good partial answer would be to get it introduced in one of the municipalities with at least a couple thousand of voters. I believe the solution is currently viable for up to half a million voters.

• Keywords: paper voting, electronic voting, ethereum, blockchain, smart contract