Association of World Election Bodies (A-WEB) – Diligent IAS 12/09/2019 – Posted in: Daily News

ASSOCIATION OF WORLD ELECTION BODIES (A-WEB)

 

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Topics covered: About the Association of World Election Bodies (A-WEB)


 

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The fourth general assembly of the Association of World Election Bodies (A-WEB) was hosted by the Election Commission of India in Bengaluru.

  • On September 03, during the hosting of A-WEB, India takes over as the chair of A-WEB for 2019-21.

 

Association of World Election Bodies (A-WEB)

  • Association of World Election Bodies (A-WEB) was established on 14 October 2013 in Song-do, South Korea.
  • A-WEB is the first global organization of election management bodies.
  • Its vision is to foster efficiency and effectiveness in conducting free, fair, transparent and participative elections worldwide.
  • Located in Sondgo, Incheon, Republic of Korea, the secretrait is composed of around 20 experts in election and related fields.
  • Under the slogan of ‘Democracy to Grow for All Worldwide,’ the A-WEB organizes the Election Management Capacity Building Program for election officials to strengthen the election management capacity.

Aims

  • To support the participants to study various electoral systems, discuss issues and challenges each EMB is facing and come up with solutions to the shared problems.
  • To establish a network of election officials around the world and encourage them to share their experiences and expertise.
  • T0 provide an opportunity to exchange good practices and learn an international standard of election management.

 

Important Information
  • Election Commission of India has been closely associated with A-WEB since 2011-12 and has been an executive board member.
  • At the last A-WEB General Assembly in Bucharest on August 31, 2017, Romania took over as the Chair and the ECI was unanimously elected as the Vice-Chair.

 

Source: TOI

 

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