{"id":3783,"date":"2022-05-19T23:38:07","date_gmt":"2022-05-19T23:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www-fbdms.fujifilm.com\/fbdms\/?page_id=3783"},"modified":"2022-05-20T06:01:40","modified_gmt":"2022-05-20T06:01:40","slug":"aec-senate-reform-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"\/fbdms\/our-clients\/case-studies\/aec-senate-reform-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Case Studies : AEC Senate Reform Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<section class=\"section main\" id=\"section_668593620\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"is-border\"\n\t\tstyle=\"border-width:0px 0px 0px 0;margin:0px 0px 0px 0;\">\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .section-bg -->\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1128420683\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"400\" src=\"\/fbdms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/AEC-banner.jpg\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\/fbdms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/AEC-banner.jpg 1280w, \/fbdms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/AEC-banner-300x94.jpg 300w, \/fbdms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/AEC-banner-1024x320.jpg 1024w, \/fbdms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/AEC-banner-768x240.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style scope=\"scope\">\n\n#image_1128420683 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .section-content -->\n\n\t\t\n<style scope=\"scope\">\n\n#section_668593620 {\n  padding-top: 0px;\n  padding-bottom: 0px;\n  min-height: 0px;\n}\n\n\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n\n  #section_668593620 {\n    padding-top: 0px;\n    padding-bottom: 0px;\n  }\n\n}\n\n\n@media (min-width:850px) {\n\n  #section_668593620 {\n    padding-top: 0px;\n    padding-bottom: 0px;\n  }\n\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n<div class=\"gap-element clearfix hide-for-small\" style=\"display:block; height:auto; padding-top:50px\"><\/div>\n\t<section class=\"section row\" id=\"section_862687176\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"section-bg-overlay absolute fill\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .section-bg -->\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto; padding-top:30px\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"row row-collapse align-middle row\"  id=\"row-1732581272\">\n<div class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  ><div class=\"col-inner text-left\"  >\n<h1><b>Case Study: AEC Senate Reform Program<\/b><\/h1>\n<div class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto; padding-top:30px\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"video video-fit mb\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"AEC Election 2019 Case Study FUJIFILM Video\" src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.net\/embed\/iframe\/3zbpkcmx5c?dnt=1#?secret=eoMYqoCIpL\" data-secret=\"eoMYqoCIpL\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">Business Objective &amp; Challenges<\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On 18 March 2016, the biggest electoral reform in 30 years was passed by the Australian Parliament, following a marathon 40\u2011hour debate, which changed the Senate voting rules. Voters are now required to nominate a minimum of six preferences above or 12 preferences below the line on the Senate ballot paper.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) now had the challenge of a substantially more complex and highly manual process capturing and verifying every field on the Senate ballot paper.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The AEC needed a trusted and capable partner who has experience in election processing; who is agile in developing and implementing solutions to resolve complexity; and who has a proven track record of creating efficiency in large transactional projects that are underpinned by security and governance.<\/p>\n<div class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto; padding-top:30px\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col medium-7 small-12 large-7\"  ><div class=\"col-inner text-left\" style=\"padding:0px 5% 0px 0px;\" >\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Developing the Solution<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In partnership with the AEC, the new Senate verification and count solution was developed, tested and made operational within 12 weeks after initial\u00a0documentation and planning in March 2016.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The solution is based on the latest scanning and image recognition technology to capture Senate vote preferences. Optical character recognition technology captured voter preferences, with manual verification by a human operator.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Scanning &amp; Tracking<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Using imaging software, the high-speed scanners captured and digitised every field on the ballot paper.\u00a0The length of the ballot papers posed a big challenge and to resolve this issue,\u00a0Fujifilm DMS custom designed and worked with a local vendor to manufacture the \u2018creasers\u2019 and long trays to feed the ballot papers into the scanners.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Verification &amp; Data Entry<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Following scanning, the Senate ballot papers were processed using intelligent character recognition (ICR) and workflow technology. Ballot votes were further verified by operators to ensure data accuracy.\u00a0 Any ballot papers with ambiguous markings or discrepancies were directed to the AEC for adjudication.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Security<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Security was absolutely paramount for a project of this scale and importance. The Fujifilm DMS certification to ISO\/IEC27001:2013 Information Security Management Systems and demonstrated security compliance was one of the main reasons we were approved as the vendor.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Senate count system was certified by the National Association of Testing Authorities. It was independently reviewed for security vulnerabilities by a specialist agency and accredited under the Australian Information Security Registered Assessors Program.<\/p>\n<div class=\"gap-element clearfix show-for-small\" style=\"display:block; height:auto; padding-top:30px\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col medium-5 small-12 large-5\"  ><div class=\"col-inner text-left\" style=\"background-color:rgb(1, 145, 109);padding:20% 10% 20% 10%;\" >\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_572988522\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"317\" src=\"\/fbdms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/AEC-SMALL.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\/fbdms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/AEC-SMALL.jpg 500w, \/fbdms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/AEC-SMALL-300x190.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style scope=\"scope\">\n\n#image_572988522 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto; padding-top:30px\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The Outcome<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Our solution scanned over 14.4 million Senate ballots papers, capturing and digitising over 86.4 million ballot paper fields.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Removed of most of the manual administrative tasks, improved accuracy and efficiency<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Streamlined the process, saving time, costs and human resources<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Delivered on agreed time frames<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Delivered on intended outcome of accuracy<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Secured storage of the ballot paper image and transmission of electoral data<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style scope=\"scope\">\n\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gap-element clearfix hide-for-small\" style=\"display:block; 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