Exhibition of Electronic Voting Equipment at the hotel Le Meridien

Nine companies exhibit their technologies for electronic voting. These are Smartmatic London, 4 G Identity Solutions Pvt Ltd of India, Crossmatch Technologies, Dohatec Bangladesh, Dominion Voting in Canada, Face Technologies, Ren-Form, Litotech of South Africa and Scytl Innovating Democracy of the Spain.

This exhibition is not open to the public. Because it was organized on the sidelines of the fifth edition of the International Affairs Symposium, 2012. The theme of this two-day conference on the use of technology in management and administration of elections since voter registration exercise to count the ballots. This symposium is organized by the International Centre for Parliamentary Studies, whose Chief Executive Officer is the Mauritian, Matt Gokhool, formerly director of the Outer Island Development Corporation (IDOC).

The purpose of this meeting is to share experience between representatives of different countries where the electronic voting system was being introduced, is considered, the subject of discussion or was simply abandoned after trying it.

Bob Cook, vice president of Smartmatic, which was accompanied by Eric K. Waku, Sales Vice President Africa, the lack of a process designed to check against the vote as it was expressed on an electronic platform and computer is essential. "The impression of the vote cast by a reader paper is a form of guarantee to remove any risk of fraud that may occur at this level. " His company offers a system audit of ballots cast through a voucher that is submitted to voting by a computer under the supervision of a government representative of the country where the election takes place.The voter deposits the coupon in the box. In cases where an audit is required, against the authorities can review the paper ballots.

Face Technologies provides equipment for recording the names of voters on the voters list published equipped with a system capable of detecting any offense or attempted identity theft.

"If a person impersonates another, we will have to pass the test of the fingerprint of ten fingers. Forgery is immediately exposed. We can produce a digitized ID card to be used specifically on election day, " says Willem van Schalkwyk, Solution / Business Development Manager of Face Technologies.

Thanks to its expertise Face Technologies has made a breakthrough in the Indian market and Sri Lanka. It produces ID cards for various state departments including the charge of issuing driver's licenses or agency responsible for tax collection.

4G Identity Solutions Private Ltd. is a global operator who specializes in the design of any proposed solution for manufacturing of products related to the identification of individuals. It is engaged in one of the largest manufacturing projects digitized ID cards for the Indian government to streamline the services subsidized by the state.