The Standing Committee on Cybersecurity of the Academy of Sciences introduced its risk analysis for Estonian voting technologies. The conference took place on October 28th, 2024 in the Teachers’ House (Raekoja plats 14, Tallinn).
The risk analysis was published on October 1st, 2024 in the e-Estonia code repository.
Photo gallery of the conference (photos by Rene Riisalu)
Recording (playlist) of the conference
The conference was co-organised by the Academy of Sciences and the Estonian Information System Authority. The first two sessions were in Estonian and the third one in English.
PROGRAMME
| Session 1. Introduction of the voting technology risk analysis (in Estonian) | |
| 10:00–10:05 | Welcome to participants. Dan Bogdanov, Member of the Estonian Academy of Sciences and Chairman of the Standing Committee on Cyber Security. video |
| 10:05–10:25 | Sustainability of election technology development. Liisa Pakosta, Minister of Justice and Digital Affairs. video |
| 10:25–11:10 | Commitee´s methodology and introduction of the election technology risk analysis. Dan Bogdanov, Chairman of the Standing Committee on Cyber Security. slides, video |
| 11:101–2:10 | Panel Discussion: How to Conduct Sustainable Analysis of Security Risks for Estonian E-Government Services? Moderator: Arko Olesk, Associate Professor of Research Communication at Tallinn University and Science Adviser to the President of the Republic of Estonia. Panelists: Liisa Past, independent cybersecurity expert, Member of the Standing Committee on Cyber Security 2023–2024; Tanel Tammet, Tenured Full Professor of Applied Artificial Intelligence at Tallinn University of Technology, Member of the Standing Committee on Cyber Security since 2024; Irina Klementi, Head of Cyber Risk Management at Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications; Ronnie Jaanhold, Member of the board at Neverhack Estonia. video |
| 12:10–13:10 | Lunch break |
| Session 2. Developments in voting technology (in Estonian) | |
| 13:10–13:30 | Which risks were determined to be low? Kristjan Krips, Standing Committee on Cyber Security. slides, video |
| 13:30–14:15 | Innovations in election technology. Arne Koitmäe, State Electoral Office and Tõnis Lepik, Information System Authority. slides, video |
| 14:15–14:50 | Future cryptography: elliptic curves and post-quantum cryptography in elections. Jan Villemson, Standing Committee on Cyber Security (slides); Lauri Tankler, Information System Authority/NCC-EE (slides). video |
| 14:50–15:10 | Break |
| Session 3. International view (in English) | |
| 15:10–15:40 | Ballot papers. Why it is necessary to change. Kristīne Saulīte, Chairperson of the Central Election Commission of Latvia. slides, video |
| 15:40–16:10 | Trends in securing election technology. Juha Mäenalusta, Senior Information Security Specialist, Legal Register Centre of Finland. slides, video |
| 16:10–16:40 | Geneva perspectives on developing an e-voting solution, in a federal state. Olivier Leclère, Deputy Director of Electoral Operations Office, State of Geneva, Switzerland. slides, video |
| 16:40–16:50 | Conclusions. Dan Bogdanov. video |
Contact for substantive questions: dan.bogdanov@cyber.ee
Contact for organisational matters: ylle.sirk@akadeemia.ee and helin.sepa@ria.ee