Announcement
In 2020, a demonstration experiment studying internet voting in overseas elections was conducted in Japan, and a project to realize internet voting is currently underway in Tsukuba Super Science City. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, internet voting has drawn worldwide attention as a non-contact method of voting in political elections.
This symposium will discuss the future of electronic and internet voting in Japan, examining the project in Tsukuba City and the case of South Korea where internet voting is widely used for elections. Through the discussion with the participants, we hope to consider the possibilities and challenges for DX and its effect on democracy in Japan.
Information
- Time and Date: 13:00-15:00 (JST), Wednesday, November 30th, 2022
- Venue: Waseda Campus, Building 3, Room No. 302
- Language: Japanese (partially with consecutive interpretation)
- Hosts: Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) / Waseda Institute of Political Economy (WINPEC)
- Co-host: Graduate School of Information Sciences, Tohoku University (GSIS)
- Contact: kazunori.kawamura.a7@tohoku.ac.jp
Program
Chair
ONO Yoshikuni (Professor, Faculty of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University / Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
13:05-14:20 Report
13:05- Legal Issues of Electronic Voting in Japan
YUASA Harumichi (Professor, Graduate School of Governance Studies, Meiji University)
13:25- Internet Voting in Tsukuba Super Science City
ICHINOSAWA Mitsuru (President, VOTE FOR INC.)
13:45- Utilization of Internet Voting System in Korean Elections
GO Seon Gyu (Invited Professor, Daegu University, Korea)
14:05- Development of Internet Voting Systems in Korea
SONG Jae-min (Representative of Korea Smart Voting, Korea) *consecutive interpretation provided by Prof. Go
14:20-15:00 Panel Discussion (including Q&A from the floor)
ONO Yoshikuni (Professor, Faculty of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University / Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
YUASA Harumichi (Professor, Graduate School of Governance Studies, Meiji University)
ICHINOSAWA Mitsuru (President, VOTE FOR INC.)
GO Seon Gyu (Invited Professor, Daegu University, Korea)
SONG Jae-min (Representative of Korea Smart Voting, Korea) *consecutive interpretation provided by Prof. Go
KAWAMURA Kazunori (Associate Professor, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Tohoku University)
*Agenda is subject to change
