Learning Citizenship in Practice with SchoolVote System: A Participatory Innovation of Blockchain e-Voting System for Schools in Thailand

Abstract

This paper aims to present SchoolVote system that is a participatory innovation of Blockchain e-Voting system for schools in Thailand. SchoolVote is developed as a digital tool for Thai youth to learn citizenship in practice. Participatory innovation approach is employed into the system as a key approach for developing the system due to the approach emphasized on user participation similar to the basic principle of both the system and democracy. Blockchain Technology, which is a shared database storage technology, is a main technology for the system because its key function of data integrity validation is properly performed voting. The system has implemented for student council election activity in a school in Thailand.