Date : 2019-11-12
“Roundtable on Education and Knowledge Transfer Programs 2019” was held at the Embassy of Ecuador in Korea, on November 7th . On behalf of the Secretariat of A-WEB, Mr. Seung Kim and Ms. Ina Kim joined the program and had an opportunity to introduce to the participants the roles and activities of A-WEB.
The Embassy and the A-WEB participants promised to promote cooperation in the field of Ecuadorian election.
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Date : 2019-11-11
The Secretariat of Association of World Election Bodies (A-WEB) organized the third Election Management Capacity Building Program of 2019 with the topic of “Approaches to Encourage Political Participation of Prospective Voters.” Held in Incheon, South Korea, from October 22 to November 1, the program gathered 17 electoral officials from 7 countries: Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Myanmar, Paraguay, and Tonga. The participants introduced the current status of their voter education initiatives as well as the challenges they face in the process of engaging young and future voters in the electoral process. Through case study presentations, they also learned about how voter education programs are being carried out by different countries and had an opportunity to discuss the best methods to provide voter information, voter education, and civic education to different prospective target groups. more…
[Tags] Election Management Capacity Building Program
Date : 2019-09-26
The 4th General Assembly of A-WEB which was co-hosted by A-WEB Secretariat and the Election Commission of India was successfully held in Bengaluru, India on September 3rd, 2019. India. The meeting was attended by more than 150 guests from over 50 countries across the globe. In addition to existing 109 member organizations from 103 countries, six (6) new membership applications from Ukraine, Cambodia, Afghanistan, Indonesia, Mauritius and Sierra Leone have been approved at the meeting. At present A-WEB has 115 EMBs as members from 106 countries. more…
[Tags] General Assembly
Date : 2019-09-20
The Association of World Election Bodies, hereinafter A-WEB, has concluded a phase of the 『2019 Capacity Building Program on Operations of Election ICT for the OEC, Samoa』, which have been conducted for the development of the election process with the Office of the Electoral Commission (OEC) of Samoa since the year 2017. The Capacity Building Program on Operations of Election ICT, held in August, is the continuous effort of the A-WEB and Samoa OEC's follow-up ODA project that aims to support the stable management and operation of data centers and election information systems established through ODA projects. more…
[Tags] Election ICT Country Program
Date : 2019-08-12
“Today is a proud moment for PNG Electoral Commission as we just have achieved one of our initiatives to improve the electoral processes in PNG.”
- Patilias Gamato, ML, the Electoral Commissioner of the Papua New Guinea Election Commission -
In July 2019, the Association of World Election Bodies (hereinafter referred as "A-WEB") has established a data center for a more transparent and systematic election management of the Papua New Guinea Election Commission (hereinafter referred as "PNGEC") and for the operation of the electoral information system (hereinafter referred as "EIS") that ensures the voters' right for knowing of and participating in elections, as well as providing a stable election ICT environment. more…
[Tags] Election ICT Country Program
Date : 2019-07-17
The Association of World Election Bodies (A-WEB) organized the second Election Management Capacity Building Program of 2019 with the topic of “Fostering Transparency in Political Finance.” Held in Incheon, South Korea from July 3 to 12, the program gathered 22 electoral officials from 7 countries: Colombia, Georgia, Mongolia, Peru, Sierra Leone, South Africa, and Uganda. Participants introduced the current status of their countries’ political finance system and shared experiences on effective control and oversight. They also discussed the efforts carried out by different countries to foster transparency in political finance and were able to gain knowledge on how to increase trust in electoral processes. more…
[Tags] Election Management Capacity Building Program
Date : 2019-07-15
Last week, on July 4th, the preparatory meeting for the 4th General Assembly of A-WEB was held in New Delhi. During the meeting, board members discussed and made decisions on important issues regarding the upcoming General Assembly. Look up for the detailed information through A-WEB newsroom. more…
[Tags] General Assembly
Date : 2019-06-19
“I appreciate the Association of World Election Bodies, dispatched experts for the Data Center, EIS and nations of the Republic of Korea. This project is a great move for Samoa, which Samoa will become the leader in the election technology field among the countries in the region (the South Pacific)” with the most advanced system.“ more…
[Tags] Election ICT Country Program
Date : 2019-05-28
The Fijian Elections Office Information(FEO) Security Intensive Training Program, led by the Project Department of the Association of World Election Bodies (A-WEB), was held from 8th to 16th of May 2019. This Program is a intensive follow-up course in Information Security Training that was held on March 2019 in Fiji. With the great passion for learning new skills and knowledge, the Program was successfully ended up. more…
[Tags] Election ICT Country Program
Date : 2019-04-30
A seminar on “The Challenges in Indonesia Election 2019” was held in Jakarta, Indonesia on April 16, 2019 . Mr. SeungRyeol Kim, Advisor to Secretary General of A-WEB, participated in the seminar as a speaker to give a presentation on “Campaign Finance in Asian Countries” and mainly introduce the Political Party and Political Funds System of South Korea. more…
[Tags] Cooperation with other stakeholders in election management