New Website from IFES and Six Partners Definitely Worth Checking Out

The following information arrived via e-mail about a new website that looks quite promising:

Partners Launch New ACE Electoral Knowledge Network
The ACE Electoral Knowledge Network ( www.aceproject.org ) -- the next generation of the Administration and ost of Elections Web site-- is now live. With the launch of the Network, we make available new tools and resources for electoral practitioners around the world. The new Web site provides a ready environment for professionals to generate, share and apply knowledge on managing elections.

New features include:

* An updated ACE Encyclopaedia that includes authoritative resources on electoral administration;
* An interactive Comparative Data Section that allows you to compare data from different countries;
* An online collection of Electoral Materials that includes reports, manuals and other hands-on materials from around the world that is searchable by region, document type or topic area;
* An online newsletter (Elections Today) that provides the latest news on elections around the world;
* Access to Regional and Country-level Resources; and
* An Online Demonstration of several features that enable professionals to interact and build knowledge on elections administration.

Visit ACE today at www.aceproject.org . To receive additional information about the ACE Electoral Knowledge Network, please visit http://ace.at.org/registration .

The ACE Electoral Knowledge Network is a joint effort of seven organizations involved in the electoral assistance profession, including:

Elections Canada (www.elections.ca/ ): a non-partisan organization responsible for the conduct of federal elections, by-elections and referendums.

EISA (www.eisa.org.za/ ): a non-profit company based in Johannesburg, South Africa, that promotes credible elections and democratic governance in Africa.

Federal Electoral Institute (IFE) (www.ife.org.mx ): a public, independent institution responsible for organizing and conducting federal elections in Mexico.

IFES (www.ifes.org ): an international non-governmental organization that supports the building of democratic societies.

International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) (www.idea.int/): an intergovernmental organization that promotes sustainable democracy worldwide.

United Nations Department for Economic and Social Affairs (UN-DESA) (www.un.org/esa/): a body that organizes U.N. conferences on global policy issues and serves as the Secretariat to the Economic and Social Council.

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (www.undp.org/): The United Nation’s global development network, which advocates for change and connects countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life.

Posted by Rick Hasen at May 8, 2006 08:10 AM