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Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy

Municipalities in Guatemala present Shared Development Agendas
04 09 2008

On Saturday 23 August, representatives of fifteen municipalities from five different departments presented their development agendas. The agendas are the result of a consultative process facilitated by NIMD in Guatemala.

Polarization Nicaragua increasing
26 08 2008

The government of Nicaragua has intensified its already blunt confrontation with all critical sectors in society, the media and the international community.

NIMD at the Democratic Convention in Denver
25 08 2008

NIMD Executive Director Roel von Meijenfeldt will attend the Democratic Convention in Denver this week. Read his daily blog.

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NDI


National Democratic Institute

Macedonia: Parliamentarians Forego Partisanship in Public Hearing Simulation
21 02 2008 Legislators and staff of the National Assembly of Macedonia recently shed their party affiliations and positions to engage in a three-day NDI-sponsored public hearing simulation exercise. The simulation demonstrated how public hearings can further the efficiency of committee work within their parliament.

Iraq: Forum Advances Political Process In Kirkuk
14 02 2008 Adversarial parties in Iraq recently negotiated an end to the year-long Sunni bloc boycott of the Kirkuk Council. The development followed a two-day NDI-sponsored forum in Erbil that brought together Iraqi representatives from eight political parties and 20 civil society organizations from Kirkuk for a first-of-its-kind event.

Jordan: Middle East Civic Leaders Confer on Technology and Elections
05 02 2008 A two-day regional conference in Jordan, hosted by NDI, brought together 22 civic leaders from non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, West Bank/Gaza and Yemen to discuss innovative uses of information technology in election monitoring.

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International IDEA


International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance

Argentine women evaluate progress and obstacles in political participation
03 12 2007 Women’s participation in politics remains an ongoing challenge for Latin American countries and a constant concern of International IDEA. Argentina, one of the countries that has made the greatest progress in women’s parliamentary representation, was the venue for a seminar on progress and challenges in governance and gender on 26 September 2007.

IDEA Secretary-General meets the Presidents of Mexico and Colombia
03 12 2007 The Secretary General of International IDEA, Vidar Helgesen, met with Mexico’s President Felipe Calderon on 10 October 2007 to discuss current and future collaboration on the series of state reforms underway in that country, as well as preparations for Mexico’s chairmanship of International IDEA’s Council 2008-2009.

Premiere of documentary People’s Constitution in Kathmandu
03 12 2007 People’s Constitution is a documentary about the Nepali people’s expectations of the current constitution-making process.During the premiere of the documentary, 11 October 2007 in Kathamndu, Leena Rikkilä of International IDEA said that the film shows the high hopes that ordinary people have for the constitution-building process and all that the Constituent Assembly has come to symbolize.

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A resource for activists using mobile technology worldwide

USAID's Development 2.0 Challenge on Mobile Innovation: And the Winner is UNICEF/Columbia University
09 01 2009 UPDATE: Henrietta Fore, the administrator of USAID, announced today the winner of the USAID Development 2.0 Innovation Challenge focused on mobile technology. MobileActive was a judge for the Challenge. The Challenge, a co-production between USAID's Development Commons and Netsquared, focused on mobiles in development. The winner of the $10,000 award is Child Malnutrition Surveillance and Famine Response. Read More>> read more

Souktel and Ushahidi - SMS Job Services and Conflict Mapping (now in Gaza)
05 01 2009 Souktel and Ushahidi have been in the news as they have partnered with Al Jazeera for an interactive SMS-enabled crowdsourced map as the conflict in Gaza continues. The guys of ICT4D.at shot some great videos of the two key people at Souktel and at Ushahidi -- Jacob Korenblum and Eirk Hersman -- describing their respective projects. Even though filmed a few months ago, both describe vividly how they are using mobiles in their work. Well worth watching!