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Election Commission launches training courses

New Delhi, Mon, 27 Jun 2011 ANI

New Delhi, June 27(ANI): Courses for international participants started off today at the India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management (IIDEM) - set up by the Election Commission of India.

 

The first short course is being held for a five-member delegation from Interim Independent Electoral Commission (IIEC) of Kenya led by Davis Chirchir, Commissioner.

 

IIDEM is envisaged as an advanced resource centre of learning, research, training and extension for participatory democracy and election management.

 

Election Commissioner, H.S. Brahma, welcomed the first batch international participants at IIDEM, while senior officials of the commission made presentations to the delegates.

 

In the initial phase, IIDEM operating from Nirvachan Sadan in New Delhi, has a capacity for 150 trainees. It has three modern lecture halls and related facilities.

 

The institute will have its own campus with state of the art training and conference facilities, hostel, library and resource centre, in the national capital, for which location is being finalized.

 

The institute is being developed in collaboration with the Central Government, United Nations, the Commonwealth and inter-governmental organisations like Sweden based International Institute of Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA).

 

The 54 member Commonwealth group has proposed to set up a resource centre for its member nations at IIDEM.

 

IIDEM will work for promoting democratic values and practices, enhancing voter education and awareness and developing human resource and capacities for efficient conduct of free and fair elections in India and for developing mutually beneficial partnership as well as collaborations with other countries. (ANI)

 


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