{"id":8747,"date":"2026-03-21T18:04:47","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T15:04:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umdigital.science\/?p=8747"},"modified":"2026-03-21T18:04:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T15:04:47","slug":"60-digital-elections-in-ukraine-security-trust-and-democratic-sovereignty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umdigital.science\/en\/60-digital-elections-in-ukraine-security-trust-and-democratic-sovereignty\/","title":{"rendered":"60. 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https:\/\/umdigital.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/foto_48-1500x999.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/umdigital.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/foto_48-705x470.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mn0ge0zl-b0cf3142ee3b263089ab08fa97cd7fd0\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mn0ge0zl-b0cf3142ee3b263089ab08fa97cd7fd0 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mn0ge0zl-b0cf3142ee3b263089ab08fa97cd7fd0 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mn0ge0zl-b0cf3142ee3b263089ab08fa97cd7fd0 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_image  avia-builder-el-last '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-8744 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-8744 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/umdigital.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/foto_86-300x182.jpg\" alt='' title='\u0424\u043e\u0442\u043e_(86)'  height=\"182\" width=\"300\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umdigital.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/foto_86-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umdigital.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/foto_86-1030x625.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/umdigital.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/foto_86-768x466.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umdigital.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/foto_86-1536x932.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/umdigital.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/foto_86-2048x1243.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/umdigital.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/foto_86-1500x910.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/umdigital.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/foto_86-705x428.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column av-30nkx8-064230b099b8cedafca46a042fb74f97 av_two_third  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mn0g8j4r-81e6b1eb38d796711c4235b322e7dfa3'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p data-start=\"5904\" data-end=\"6030\">Ukraine is entering a new phase in rethinking its electoral system amid war, hybrid threats, and rapid digital transformation.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"6032\" data-end=\"6180\">Today, the key question is not whether digital elections will take place, but <strong data-start=\"6110\" data-end=\"6179\">how to ensure they are secure, resilient, and trusted by citizens<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"6182\" data-end=\"6312\">From the early stages of this discussion, <a href=\"https:\/\/umdigital.science\/\">Ukrainian Modern Digital Science (UMDS)<\/a> has taken a clear professional and civic stance.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"6314\" data-end=\"6630\">UMDS experts, together with partners \u2014 including leading blockchain analytics companies with Ukrainian roots <a href=\"https:\/\/amlbot.com\/\">AMLbot<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/crystalblockchain.com\/crystal-expert\/\">Crystal<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/glprotocol.com\/\">Global Ledger<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 have long been engaged in countering financial crime, sanctions evasion, and illicit financial flows. This international experience provides a strong foundation for addressing risks in electoral processes.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"6632\" data-end=\"6862\">Driven by both professional responsibility and patriotic commitment, UMDS experts actively joined efforts to shape the foundations of digital elections in Ukraine, bringing insights from international projects and analytical work.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"6864\" data-end=\"7082\">A key milestone was the expert roundtable held at the V.M. Koretsky Institute of State and Law of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, with the participation of the <a href=\"https:\/\/unla.org.ua\/en\/2026\/03\/unla-contributed-to-the-development-of-the-concept-of-digital-elections-and-security-of-the-electoral-process-in-ukraine\/\">National Association of Lobbyists of Ukraine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"7084\" data-end=\"7219\">This event marked the beginning of systematic work on developing a modern electoral doctrine adapted to wartime and post-war realities.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"7221\" data-end=\"7290\">UMDS experts &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/dr-tatiana-dmytrenko-b06120ab\">\u0422\u0435tiana Dmytrenk\u043e<\/a> \u0442\u0430 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/feshchenko\/\">\u041eleksiy Feshchenk\u043e<\/a> &#8211; presented a <strong data-start=\"7238\" data-end=\"7279\">risk-based interdisciplinary approach<\/strong>, covering:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"7291\" data-end=\"7580\">\n<li data-section-id=\"1hgva69\" data-start=\"7291\" data-end=\"7352\">\n<p data-start=\"7293\" data-end=\"7352\">cybersecurity and resilience of electoral infrastructure;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"xm93di\" data-start=\"7353\" data-end=\"7408\">\n<p data-start=\"7355\" data-end=\"7408\">protection against hybrid and foreign interference;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1ygmisv\" data-start=\"7409\" data-end=\"7449\">\n<p data-start=\"7411\" data-end=\"7449\">voter anonymity and data protection;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1pdrs97\" data-start=\"7450\" data-end=\"7501\">\n<p data-start=\"7452\" data-end=\"7501\">risks of virtual assets in political financing;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"je8xeu\" data-start=\"7502\" data-end=\"7542\">\n<p data-start=\"7504\" data-end=\"7542\">operational and trust-related risks;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"ivart9\" data-start=\"7543\" data-end=\"7580\">\n<p data-start=\"7545\" data-end=\"7580\">alignment with AML\/CFT standards.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"7582\" data-end=\"7802\">In parallel, UMDS Expert and Vice President of Global Ledger, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/vladyslav-tsvirkun\/\">Vladyslav Tsvirkun<\/a>, participated in an expert dialogue organized by International IDEA in Kyiv on regulating the use of virtual assets in political financing.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"7804\" data-end=\"7939\">The discussion highlighted key risks, including non-transparent transactions, foreign influence, and challenges to electoral integrity.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"7941\" data-end=\"8067\">UMDS continues to shape the expert agenda at the intersection of financial security, digital assets, and democratic processes.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"8069\" data-end=\"8195\">Digital elections are not just a technological issue \u2014<br data-start=\"8123\" data-end=\"8126\" \/>they are a matter of <strong data-start=\"8147\" data-end=\"8194\">trust, security, and democratic sovereignty<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8747","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bez-kategoriyi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/umdigital.science\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8747","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/umdigital.science\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/umdigital.science\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umdigital.science\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umdigital.science\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8747"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/umdigital.science\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8747\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8752,"href":"https:\/\/umdigital.science\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8747\/revisions\/8752"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/umdigital.science\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8747"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umdigital.science\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8747"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umdigital.science\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8747"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}