Electronic ballot is a very active research field covering a wide scope of issues: from computer security and the coding aspects to human psychology and legal issues. The aim of Vote-ID conference is to gather researchers and practitioners from universities, industries and governmental institutions to work on electronic ballot systems.

When a computer item deals with a privacy issue, France imposes to receive a favourable notice from the CNIL (French Authority for Data Protection and Civil Liberties).

The non-profit organisation Les Jeunes Entreprises organises a yearly contest to elect the Mini-Company of the year.

In view of the seventh European research and technological development framework programme (FP7), BlueKrypt worked on a research project aiming at improving the security of the elements in a BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) environment.