La banque d'un monde qui change 2004 - BNP Paribas

asset management et servicesPaving the Way for e-Citizenshipthanks to Internet and Mobile Phones6465INDRAsistemasJuan Carlos BaenaFinancial DirectorIndra Sistemas - Client of BNP Paribas - MadridIt’s a beautiful Sunday and you have onlyone thing on your mind – to escape forthe day. However, this beautiful day is alsoan election day and you have no intentionof shirking your duty as a citizen... Thanksto Indra, the Spanish leader in InformationTechnologies and Defence systems, you cando both without having to get up at the crackof dawn or rushing back just in time to votebefore the doors shut. You can simply sendan SMS or choose your candidate online.When Internet e-voting solution was testedon an experimental basis for the Spanishreferendum on the European Constitution,the tests “proved that this type of votingsystem is able to provide total assuranceas regards security”. These examples formpart of an impressive array of e-democracyinnovations, which also include electronicelectoral registers, ballot boxes equipped withscanners that can count votes as the votingslips are deposited, and even touchscreenelectronic ballot systems that do away withthe need for ballot slips altogether. What’smore, these techniques are already proven– “more than seven countries have so far puttheir trust in us”. And why? Indra has beendeveloping ballot box and electoral solutionsfor close to thirty years. However, this is justone area of the company’s expertise. Indraalso develops air traffic management systems,ticketing systems and flight simulators.The secret to Indra’s success is that, withEUR 250 million having been earmarked to R&Dover the last three years, Indra gives absolutepriority to innovation, as well as to a decentralisednetwork structure that optimises costs whilefacilitating rapid exchange of information.