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The 10th meeting of FEMBoSA was organized by the Election Commission of India on 24 January 2020 in New Delhi. The meeting was attended by the Chairwomen/Chairmans/Chief Election Commissioners, Election Commissioners and other dignitaries from seven member Election Management Bodies (EMBs) of FEMBoSA. The summary of the 10th FEMBoSA meeting held on 24 January 2020 is as follows- Mr. Umesh Sinha, Secretary General, ECI welcomed the esteemed members at the meeting. Mr. Sinha apprised all members of the ECI’s commitment of mutual cooperation with the member organizations in the sharing of Electoral Best Practices and organization of Capacity Building programs. In his address, Hon’ble Chief Election Commissioner of Bangladesh and Chairperson of FEMBoSA, Mr. K.M. Nurul Huda stated that in keeping with the objectives of the Forum, members have been sharing experiences and skills and taking steps to enhance cooperation with other EMBs. Hon Mr. Shahadat Hossain Chowdhury, Election Commissioner of Bangladesh presented the Stewardship Reporton the activities of FEMBoSA members during the 2019. Hon’ble Chief Election Commissioner of Bangladesh then handed over the Chairmanship of FEMBoSA to the Election Commission of India for the year 2020 and presented the Logo of FEMBoSA to Mr. Sunil Arora, Chief Election Commissioner of India. Mr. Sunil Arora, after accepting the responsibility as Chairperson of the Forum, thanked the delegates for the trust and confidence reposed in the Election Commission of India. Mr. Arora said that ECI look forward to further strengthen its interaction with FEMBoSA member EMBs in promoting the activities of the Forum as per its objectives, and empowering the fellow EMBs through sharing the skills and capacity building efforts in cooperation with the members. Mr. Arora said that regular and periodic elections are an essential feature of a democratic polity. Free, fair, transparent, credible and ethical elections are critical to the legitimacy of a democratic government. Over the last more than six decades, ECI has developed new skills and is constantly striving to widen the inclusive framework, thus strengthening the voting process. Innovation along with engagement of technology in all parts of polling process has now become a distinct feature of elections in India. Besides use of EVM VVPAT machines, extensive use of Technology has been harnessed in various facets of Indian Electoral process, which includes updating the electoral rolls, use of video/still cameras and Webcasting; Video conferencing; and use of GPS for tracking vehicles etc. Mr. Arora added that for Capacity Building, Election Commission of India has established the India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management (IIIDEM) in June 2011 and members are invited to participate in the training programmes offered by IIIDEM. On this sidelines of the meeting, Mr. Sunil Arora along with the two Election Commissioners of India Mr. Ashok Lavasa and Mr. Sushil Chandra and Secretary General Mr. Umesh Sinha also launched the 10th Issue of ECI’s magazine – ‘VOICE International’ which carries articles on the theme of “Innovative Methods of Voter Registration”. The members of the Forum discussed and unanimously adopted the “New Delhi Resolution”. The Members resolved to : Implement the Work Plan for 2020 as approved by the member EMBs; Cooperate in capacity building of the member countries; Host election visitor programmes in the respective countries as feasible; Provide technical assistance to the members as requested and as feasible; Actively share best practices and knowledge in ICT tools and modules being used by the member EMBs and to develop standards for sustainable use of ICT in elections; Take steps to curb use of money power and muscle power; Enhance and ease participation of Persons with Disabilities and Senior Citizens in the election process; Maintain the permanent content management based web portal of FEMBoSA to share information among the EMBs through the www.fembosa.org web portal; Design and implement regional research projects. It was also decided that the theme of the next FEMBoSA Meeting to be held in Bhutan will be ‘Use of Technology in Elections’. On the sidelines of the FEMBoSA meeting, Election Commission of India also renewed the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for cooperation in the field of election management with the Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan. The MOU was signed by H.E. Mrs. Hawa Alam Nooristani, Chairwoman, IEC Afghanistan and by Mr. Sunil Arora, Chief Election Commissioner on behalf of Election Commission of India. An MoU for cooperation in the field of election management was also signed with the Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) of Tunisia. The MOU was signed by H.E. Mr. Nabil Baffoun, President, ISIE of Tunisia and by Mr. Sunil Arora. -
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10th Meeting of Forum of Election Management Bodies of South Asia Afghanistan: H.E. Ms. Hawa Alam Nooristani, Chairwoman, Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan Mr. Mohammad Shafiq Basharyaar, Sr. Advisor of External Relations, Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan Bangladesh H.E. Mr. K M Nurul Huda, Chief Election Commissioner, Bangladesh Election Commission H.E. Mr. Shahadat Hossain Chowdhury, Election Commissioner, Bangladesh Election Commission Mr. Md. Abdul Halim Khan, Deputy Secretary, Election Commission of Bangladesh Bhutan H.E. Mr. Ugyen Chewang, Election Commissioner, Election Commission of Bhutan Mr. Mani Kumar Ghalay, Chief Planning Officer, Election Commission of Bhutan Mr. Sonam Rinzin, ICT Officer, Election Commission of Bhutan India H.E. Mr. Sunil Arora, Chief Election Commissioner, Election Commission of India Mr. Umesh Sinha, Secretary General, Election Commission of India Maldives H.E. Mr. Ahmed Shareef, Chairman, Elections Commission of Maldives H.E. Mr. Fuwad Thowfeek, Commissioner, Elections Commission of Maldives Ms. Fathmath Shausaun, Assistant Director, Elections Commission of Maldives Nepal H.E. Mr. Dinesh Kumar Thapaliya, Chief Election Commissioner, Election Commission of Nepal Mr. Surya Prasad Gautam, Under Secretary, Election Commission of Nepal Sri Lanka H.E. Mr. Mahinda Deshapriya, Chairman, Election Commission of Sri Lanka Mr. Rizan Manzil Abdul Hameed, Assistant Director and Coordinating Secretary to the Chairman, Election Commission of Sri Lanka -
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Agenda of the 10th FEMBoSA meeting (Friday, 24 January 2020) [Venue: Kamal Mahal Hall, ITC Maurya Hotel, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi] 09.30-09.55 Registration of Participants 09.55-10.00 All Participants and Guests to be seated 10.00 – 10.05 Welcome by Mr. Umesh Sinha, Secretary General, ECI 10.05 – 10.15 Address by Mr. K. M. Nurul Huda, Hon’ble Chief Election Commissioner of Bangladesh (Current Chair of FEMBoSA) and Handing over of the Chair from EC of Bangladesh to EC of India 10.15 -10.18 Release of ‘Voice International’ Magazine – Jan 2020 issue 10.18 – 10.20 Adoption of the Meeting Agenda 10.20 – 10.30 Address by Mr. Sunil Arora, Hon’ble CEC of India ( Incoming Chair of FEMBoSA) FEMBoSA General Session : Chair – Hon’ble CEC of India 10.30 -11.20 (i) FEMBoSA Stewardship Report by EC of Bangladesh (ii) Next Steps for FEMBoSA : Discussion on : Draft Work Plan 2020 New Delhi Resolution Theme for the next FEMBoSA Meeting 11.20-1130 Closing of FEMBoSA meeting & Group Photo 11.30 – 11.50 Signing of MoU with Afghanistan & Tunisia 11.50 – 12.20 Tea/Coffee/Refreshments -
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New Delhi Resolution The 10th meeting of FEMBoSA was organized by the Election Commission of India on 24 January 2020 in New Delhi. The meeting was attended by the Chairwomen/Chairmans/Chief Election Commissioners, Election Commissioners and other dignitaries from seven member Election Management Bodies (EMBs) of FEMBoSA. -
The 10th meeting of FEMBoSA was organized by the Election Commission of India on 24 January 2020 in New Delhi
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Mr. Sunil Arora along with the two Election Commissioners of India Mr. Ashok Lavasa and Mr. Sushil Chandra and Secretary General Mr. Umesh Sinha also launched the 10th Issue of ECI’s magazine – ‘VOICE International’
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The 10th meeting of FEMBoSA was organized by the Election Commission of India on 24 January 2020 in New Delhi
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The 10th meeting of FEMBoSA was organized by the Election Commission of India on 24 January 2020 in New Delhi. The meeting was attended by the Chairwoman/Chairmen/Chief Election Commissioners, Election Commissioners and other dignitaries from seven member Election Management Bodies (EMBs) of FEMBoSA. Agenda of the 10th FEMBoSA Meeting List of Participants Summary of Meeting New Delhi Resolution Work Plan 2020 Stewardship Report Gallery -
9th Meeting, Bangladesh 2018 The 9th Meeting of Forum of Election Management Bodies of South Asia (FEMBoSA) was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh on 5-6 September 2018. The Heads of Electoral Management Bodies, Delegates, Representatives of 8 FEMBOSA countries attended the meeting. Agenda of the Meeting Work Plan 2018-19 Dhaka Resolution -
8th Meeting, Afghanistan 2017 8th Annual meeting of FEMBoSA was hosted by the Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan in Kabul from 24th to 26th September 2017 on the theme: Election and Dispute Resolutions; and No Voter to be Left Behind. Agenda of the Meeting Logistic Notes FEMBoSA Resolution Stewardship Report -
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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”. Summary Report FEMBoSA 7th Meeting Resolution Work Plan Stewardship Report 2 August 2016 Day 1: Tuesday, 2 August 2016 Opening Session, 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, 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, day 3; Thursday, 4 August 2016 Atoll Session 09:00 Atoll Tours Download Resolution
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The Sixth meeting of FEMBoSA was held on 1st and 2nd October 2015 at Hotel Galadari, Colombo, Sri Lanka with the participation of Eight Member Electoral Management Bodies (EMBs) of South Asia. In accordance with the decision taken at the Fifth meeting, the Commissioner of Elections, Sri Lanka organized this meeting with the theme ‘Autonomy and Independence of EMBs’. Work Plan Summary Report FEMBoSA 6th Meeting Resolution
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5th Meeting, Nepal 2014 The fifth meeting of the Forum of Election Management Bodies of South Asia (FEMBoSA) took place from 29 to 30 November, 2014, in Kathmandu on the theme of “Campaign Finance”. The Election Commission, Nepal (ECN) takes immense pleasure from the opportunity to host the meeting in Nepal.
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4th Meeting, Bhutan 2013
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3rd Meeting, India 2012
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1 January ,2018 Day : Monday , 1 January 2018
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29 May 2010 Day 1; Saturday , 29 May 2010 1st Meeting, Bangladesh 2010 Opening Session 09.30-09.35 Participants and Guests take their seats 09.35-09.40 Recitation from the Holy Quran 09.40-09.50 Address by Mr. Muhammed Sohul Hussain Election Commissioner Bangladesh Election Commission 09.50-10.00 Address by Mr. Stefan Priesner UNDP Resident Representative(a.I.), Bangladesh 10.00-10.25 Address by the Chief Guest Barrister Shafique Ahmed Honourable Minister, Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Government of the Peoples' Republic of Bangladesh 10.25-10.35 Address by the Chair Dr. A T M Shamsul Huda Chief Election Commissioner Bangladesh Election Commission 10.35-10.45 Vote of thanks by Mr. M. Sakhwat Hussainn Election Commissioner Bangladesh Election Commission 10.45-11.30 Refreshment
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