The seventh meeting of Forum of Election Management Bodies of South Asia (FEMBoSA) was held from 02-04 August 2016 at Bandos Island Resort, Maldives. Member countries of the forum; Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka participated in the meeting. As decided on the previous FEMBoSA meeting, the theme for this year’s forum was “Technology for Credible Elections”.
FEMBoSA 7th Meeting Resolution
2 August 2016
Day 1: Tuesday, 2 August 2016
| Opening Session | |
| 08.30 | Opening ceremony |
| 10.45 |
General session 1 Opening Statement Current Chair: Chairman, H.E, Mr. Mahinda Deshapriya, Elections Commission of Sri Lanka |
| 10.55 |
General session 1 Handing over of the chair from Elections Commission of Sri Lanka to Election Commission of Maldives |
| 11:05 |
General session 1 Acceptance Speech New Chairperson: Chairman, H.E, Mr. Ahmed Sulaiman, Elections Commission of Maldives |
| 11:10 |
General session 1 Adoption of Meeting Agenda |
| 11:45 |
General session 1 FEMBoSA Stewardship Report |
| 11:45 |
General session 1 Session Closure Chairman, H.E, Mr. Ahmed Sulaiman, Elections Commission of Maldives |
| 12:00 | Lunch |
| 13:00 |
Technical Session 1 (45 Mins) Topic: Use of GIS (Geographic Information System) in Elections Presented by: Afghanistan (15 mins) Chair: Nepal Discussant: Bhutan (7 mins) Forum: Open Discussion (15 mins) Recap & announcement of Next session: Forum Chairperson, H.E, Mr. Ahmed Sulaiman, Elections Commission of Maldives (3 mins) |
| 14:15 |
Technical Session 2 (Total 45 mins) Topic: Use of Technology in Elections Management in Bangladesh Presented by: Bangladesh (15 mins) Chair: Maldives (5 mins) Discussant: India (7 mins) Forum: Open Discussion (15 mins) Recap & announcement of Next session: Forum Chairperson, H.E, Mr. Ahmed Sulaiman, Elections Commission of Maldives (3 mins) |
| 15:00 | Tea Break |
| 15:30 |
Technical Session 3 (Total 45 mins) Topic: SMS based Poll Information System – Prompt and Efficient Election Result Compilation Presented by: Bhutan (15 mins) Chair: Pakistan (5 mins) Discussant: Nepal (7 mins) Forum: Open Discussion (15 mins) Recap & announcement of Next session: Forum Chairperson, H.E, Mr. Ahmed Sulaiman, Elections Commission of Maldives (3 mins) |
| 16:15 |
Technical Session 4 (Total 30 mins) Topic: Some Observations and Considerations Regarding the Use of Technology in the Electoral Process Presented by: Former Elections Commissioner of Maldives, H.E, Mr. Ibrahim Waheed (15 mins) Chair: Maldives (5 mins) Forum: Open Discussion (7 mins) Recap & announcement of Next session: |
| 16:45 |
Concluding Day 1 Sessions Topic: Recap of Technical sessions 1, 2 & 3 Forum Chair: Chairman, H.E, Mr. Ahmed Sulaiman, Elections Commission of Maldives |
| 20:00 | Official Dinner |
3 August ,2016
Day 2: Wednesday, 3 August 2016
| Technical and General Sessions | |
| 08.30 |
Technical Sessions 5 (Total 45 mins) Topic: Information and knowledge sharing with stakeholders Presented by: India (15 mins) Chair: Sri Lanka (5 mins) Discussant: Maldives (7 mins) Forum: Open Discussion (15 mins) Recap & announcement of Next session: Forum Chairperson, H.E, Mr. Ahmed Sulaiman, Elections Commission of Maldives (3 mins) |
| 09:15 |
Technical Sessions 6 (Total 45 mins) Topic: Election Modernization Presented by: Maldives (15 mins) Chair: Afghanistan (5 mins) Discussant: Srilanka (7 mins) Forum: Open Discussion (15 mins) Recap & announcement of Next session: Forum Chairperson, H.E, Mr. Ahmed Sulaiman, Elections Commission of Maldives (3 mins) |
| 10:00 | Coffee Break |
| 10:30 |
Technical Sessions 7 (Total 45 mins) Topic: Use of Technology in Voter Registration in Nepal Presented by: Nepal (15 mins) Chair: Bangladesh (5 mins) Discussant: Pakistan (7 mins) Forum: Open Discussion (15 mins) Recap & announcement of Next session: Forum Chairperson, H.E, Mr. Ahmed Sulaiman, Elections Commission of Maldives (3 mins) |
| 11:15 |
Technical Sessions 8 (Total 45 mins) Topic: Use of Mobile SMS for broadcasting voting information Presented by: Pakistan (15 mins) Chair: Bhutan (5 mins) Discussant: Afghanistan (7 mins) Forum: Open Discussion (15 mins) Recap & announcement of Next session: Forum Chairperson, H.E, Mr. Ahmed Sulaiman, Elections Commission of Maldives (3 mins) |
| 12:00 | Lunch |
| 13:30 |
Technical Session 9 (Total 45 mins) Topic: Use of ICT in the Election Commission Presented by: Sri Lanka (15 mins) Chair: India (5 mins) Discussant: Bangladesh (7 mins) Forum: Open Discussion (15 mins) Recap & announcement of Next session: Forum Chairperson, H.E, Mr. Ahmed Sulaiman, Elections Commission of Maldives (3 mins) |
| 14:15 |
General Sessions 2 - Next Step for FEMBoSA - Suggestions for Draft Work plan 2016-2017 - Plenary Session for Maldives Resolution - Discuss a theme for next FEMBoSA meeting. Forum Chair: Chairman, H.E, Mr. Ahmed Sulaiman, Elections Commission of Maldives |
| 15:15 | Tea Break |
| 15:45 |
General Sessions 3 - Forum summary Report - Adoption of Maldives Resolution and Signing - Finalizing the theme for next FEMBoSA meeting. - Concluding remarks by participants Forum Chair: Chairman, H.E, Mr. Ahmed Sulaiman, Elections Commission of Maldives |
| 16:30 |
Concluding Sessions Concluding remarks: Chairman, H.E, Mr. Ahmed Sulaiman, Elections Commission of Maldives Vote of Thanks by: Commissioner, H.E, Mr. Abdul Rahman Hotaki, Independent Elections Commission of Afghanistan |
| 17:00 | Press Conference |
| 19:00 | Hulhumale' Tour |
4 August ,2016
Day 3: Thursday, 4 August 2016
| Atoll Session | |
| 09:00 | Atoll Tours |
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