Please describe your proposed solution.
1.- Context:
In Latin America, the lack of reliable political affiliation systems puts the integrity of electoral processes and the privacy of citizens at risk. Political parties require a solution that guarantees the authenticity and veracity of affiliation data. Manual handling of information has led to abuse and falsification. Implementing a secure and reliable platform that integrates Atala Prism is crucial to save democracy and individual rights.
2.- Current situation:
In the current landscape of blockchain, particularly within Cardano, we can observe the existence of several ecosystems, such as supply chains, healthcare, and financial services, among others. However, there is still an evident absence of a dedicated ecosystem for electoral processes..
Currently, political parties in Latin America face significant challenges in the accreditation and verification of their affiliates. The process is done manually with physical forms, which has resulted in misuse and falsification of personal data. This lack of a reliable system of political affiliation raises concerns about the transparency and authenticity of the records, putting the integrity of democratic processes and the privacy of citizens at risk.
3.- Proposed solution:
Launch of the ecosystem.
We will start a new ecosystem where we will identify the actors, their points of view and their needs, to begin to develop a governance framework, for this we will hold meetings, workshops, debates with all the actors in this new ecosystem.
Integration of Atala Prism with Political Affiliation Systems
The launch of a new ecosystem requires specific products and in this case we must identify the actors in the electoral sector, voters, political parties, electoral body, this product that we will create is a computer platform where we will integrate the political affiliation systems with Atala Prims, our The project proposes a technical solution composed of:
- Citizen layer: A mobile application in Flutter where citizens can manage their information and decide to join or disaffiliate from political parties, preventing misuse and falsification of data.
- Integration layer: It will facilitate communication between the affiliation system and Atala Prism.
- Layer of political organizations: Furthermore, our solution includes a dedicated layer for political organizations. Through this layer, political parties will have access to up-to-date information on citizens who have joined or disaffiliated, enabling them to have closer and more effective communication with their members. This will encourage citizen participation and strengthen the relationship between political parties and citizens.
- Electoral bodies layer: A web system for electoral bodies to manage information on political parties and approve their compliance with requirements.
Integration of ATALA with political affiliation systems:
Our project focuses on creating a system that combines ATALA's technology with political affiliation systems. Through this integration, we will enable citizens to securely manage their personal information, join or disaffiliate from political organizations, and provide electoral management bodies with an efficient way to verify and validate membership records. Our open source solution will strengthen confidence in democratic processes by guaranteein.
Identify stakeholders:
As an indispensable part of the project and that aligns with the demands of the challenger; Identify the interested parties, in the process described above, in order to make an introduction in Decentralized Identity, workshops to gather information that help establish a governance framework within this project.
4.- Legal validity of the soluction
Countries such as Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru have laws that require political parties to submit a list of their affiliates, and electoral organizations (government entities) are responsible for verifying and validating this information.
Furthermore, political parties are obligated to collect information from their affiliates, and this information must be accurate and obtained with the consent of the citizens, following the mechanisms established by the government entities.
In summary, this proposal has legal validity because the laws of these countries establish the requirement to have information about party affiliates and for political parties to use a single mechanism to collect this information. Our project does not contradict any laws and easily adapts to the mechanisms, processes, and procedures of government entities.
PERU
LAW OF POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS (pages 3, 4)
https://portal.jne.gob.pe/portal_documentos/files/fd6aadd2-0361-433b-8cab-aef2a0c568b7.pdf
ECUADOR
ORGANIC ELECTORAL LAW, DEMOCRACY CODE (pages 133, 134)
<https://www.tce.gob.ec/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Codigo-de-la-Democracia.pdf>
BOLIVIA
LAW OF POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS (pages 6, 7, 8)
<https://web.senado.gob.bo/sites/default/files/LEY%20N%C2%B01096-2018%20P.pdf>
How does your proposed solution address the challenge and what benefits will this bring to the Cardano ecosystem?
Our project addresses the challenge from the following points of view:
With the launch of a new ecosystem, where we will gather the actors to listen to their concerns and needs, and in this way draw the first lines of a governance framework, which helps us to strengthen the foundations of this new ecosystem.
Prioritizing the sovereignty of people's data, providing political parties and electoral bodies with secure and verifiable information. This aligns directly with the goal of identifying stakeholders and their business requirements. Furthermore, our solution will drive the widespread adoption of blockchain technology, specifically Cardano and Atala Prism, fostering a stronger and more robust Cardano ecosystem; Additionally, we will hold meetings and workshops with interested parties.
How do you intend to measure the success of your project?
Ecosystem Launch,
We will measure the number of meetings, workshops, inputs for the creation of the governance framework
Adoption by electoral authorities:
We will measure the number of electoral authorities that show interest in implementing our system that integrates Atala Prism with Political Affiliation. This will give us an idea of the level of acceptance and confidence in our solution by the electoral authorities.
Opinions of citizens:
We will collect the qualitative comments of the citizens, to evaluate their satisfaction with the system regarding the sovereignty of their information
Opinions of political parties:
We will collect comments and suggestions from political parties on how our system strengthens citizen participation and the strengthening of democratic processes.
Expert and auditor assessments:
We will seek the review and evaluation of independent experts in electoral security and systems. Your opinions and analysis will give us a measure of the effectiveness and reliability of our system of affiliation to a political party integrated with Atala.
Identify the interested parties:
We will hold meetings with the actors to find out their demands, their points of view to raise criteria on governance within this process.
Please describe your plans to share the outputs and results of your project?
The strategy for sharing the products and results of our project includes:
Documentation and reports:
We will prepare detailed documentation and reports outlining the development process, implementation methodology, and key project findings.
Presentations and workshops:
We will organize presentations and workshops to share the results of the project with government agencies, political parties, universities and the Cardano community.
Participation in trade fairs:
We will participate in trade fairs and events related to technology and democracy, where we can share our results with an interested audience.
Publications and case studies:
We will publish articles and studies highlighting project achievements, lessons learned, and best practices. These articles will be shared with relevant industry publications/magazines, academic institutions and research forums, eg "Democracies Magazines"[https://revistainstitutodemocracia.com/index.php/democracias].
Presence online and in social networks:
We will actively promote the results of the project through social networks, blogs and online communities.
Collaboration and alliances:
We will seek collaborations and alliances with other electoral organizations in Latin America and international collaboration organizations.