Voting in the Russian Academy of Sciences switched to blockchain development of St. Petersburg State University

2021: Implementation of Crypto Veche system

The Russian Academy of Sciences has introduced a blockchain system for online voting "Crypto Veche," developed by the Center for Competence of STI "Center for Technology of Distributed Registries of St. Petersburg State University." This was announced by the university on June 22, 2021.

The SPbSU CTRD expert programme can be tailored to the needs of any organization. So, especially for the RAS, an individual version with expanded functionality was prepared - the main changes affected the interface of the system and the logic of the voting process. As of June 2021, Crypto Veche is used in the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences, but applications for the use of the product continue to come from other scientific organizations.

According to representatives of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Crypto Veche is needed by the Academy of Sciences for online voting on issues related to different areas of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The service allows you to safely vote in online format, which is especially in demand during the coronavirus pandemic.

As part of the selection of the online voting system, various options were studied and analyzed. Important in Crypto Vecha is the convenience and simplicity of its interface. We received all the necessary information about the online voting system on the website of St. Petersburg State University, "the RAS added.

Online voting systems are useful not only to universities, but also to scientific organizations, since they are a universal tool for voting of various kinds with great functionality, "says Maxim Rukinov (RAS), Director of St. Petersburg State University (SPbSU: Crypto Veche) Director of St. Petersburg State University Maxim Rukinov. - In the future, we expect the introduction of the Crypto Veche system in scientific centers, local administrations and the corporate sector.

In March 2021, the Higher Attestation Commission issued a recommendation on the use of Crypto Veche in dissertation councils. Also service of online vote is entered in the Unified register of the Russian program obespecheniyaministerstvo of digital development, communication and mass communications of the Russian Federation. In the near future, the CTRR plans to transfer KryptoVeche to the Masterchain national blockchain platform, improve the program interface, and also introduce a module for video communication during voting and multifactorial identification of voters.

We want to expand the line of blockchain services for educational institutions. As a university, we understand all the problems and needs of universities and know how the use of distributed registry technology will help solve them, "says Maxim Rukinov. - The technology of distributed registries in the future will allow placing in the Digital Portfolio data not only on students of St. Petersburg State University, but also other Russian universities (with the consent of the students themselves). Such an extensive database of student academic performance will be useful to employers.