Using ICT in election administration in Bosnia and Herzegovina Irena Hadziabdic, Member Central Election Commission of BiH

Development and update of the Central Voters‘ Register History The process of modernization and introduction of innovation into the electoral process in BiH started in 2006, and it encompassed the following segments: Development and update of the Central Voters‘ Register SMS- center Development of Integrated Information Election System of Bosnia and Herzegovina (JIIS BiH)

Developing and updating Central Voters‘ Register The voters‘ registration process is automated. Oracle platform Identification Document Voter Transfer Central Voters‘ Register

SMS Center Project completed in 2010 Voters can check where their polling station is by sending SMS message to number 091 12 12 12

Integrated Information Election System of Bosnia and Herzegovina (JIIS BiH) Realization of the project started in February of 2010, having four stages, BiH CEC‘s system had 26 modules (related to the BiH CEC mandate), New system integrated all 26 modules into single application. 1 Appplication Module ...26 Module 2 Module 1

Integrated Information Election System of Bosnia and Herzegovina (JIIS BiH) Platform Microsoft i .net technology Demands: - System security - Availability of data Expansion possibility Multilingual Open code Connectiveness Simplified management Licensed software Saves time and money Module to process political subjects‘ applications and candidates lists Module for preparation of CVR Ballot papers Excerpt from CVR Data entry and result processing module

Extended use of the ERM Tool during the preparations for General elections 2014

Promotion of new technologies Next steps for Leveraging Technology for Transparent and Credible Elections in BiH Promotion of new technologies Initiative to form a parliamentary working group for analysis of current status and giving proposals for introduction of new election technologies in election process in BiH.

Next steps for Leveraging Technology for Transparent and Credible Elections in BiH

Thank you for your attention! Irena Hadžiabdić, Member Central Election Commission of BiH Danijela Ozme 7, 71000 Sarajevo Tel: +387 33 251 306 Fax: +387 33 251 311 Email: irena.hadziabdic@izbori.ba Web: izbori.ba