The role of the National Registry of Civil Status in electoral digital identification through Artificial Intelligence El papel de la Registraduría Nacional del Estado Civil en la identificación digital electoral a través de la Inteligencia Artificial

Abstract

In the contemporary world, technology impacts human beings in a definitive way. The ways in which power is traded, interacted and distributed in societies are different from those of a few decades ago. Public entities have not fallen behind in the face of these advances and changes. In fact, the National Registry of Civil Status of Colombia (RNEC) has adopted technology, especially that containing Artificial Intelligence (AI) in electoral processes and digital identification. All under strict compliance with national and international principles that allow it to advance, not only the electoral entity, but the entire Colombian State in the reception of the Digital Government.

The purpose of this text is to analyze the role of the RNEC in the face of these technological advances through three sections. The first one reviews the functions of the RNEC from the Political Constitution of Colombia, as well as from different international laws that allow it to act autonomously and independently for the adoption of AI. The second is in charge of understanding the digital identity and electoral identity as the mission axes susceptible to technological use. The third conceptualizes the AI tools from electoral processes and the digitization of public services. Finally, it reflects on the success stories of the RNEC to develop technological advances based on digital citizenship and describes the implementation of AI based on international standards.