EC Launched IIDEM (International Institute of Democracy and Election Management)

IIDEM: International Institute of Democracy and Election Management

IIDEM stands for International Institute of Democracy and Election Management. The Election Commission of India launched the India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management, IIDEM in New Delhi. It is an advanced resource centre of learning, research, training and extension for participatory democracy and election management. The institute is set to be a national and international hub for exchange of good practices in election management. It was inaugurated by the Chief Election Commissioner Dr. S Y Quraishi at Nirvachan Sadan 17 June 2011.

IIDEM is to work for enhancing voter education, and developing human resource for efficient conduct of free and fair elections in India. Along with this it is also set to develop mutually beneficial partnership with other countries. The institute has four components. These are – (1) Training and Capacity Development, (2) Voter Education and Civic Participation, (3) Research, Innovation and Documentation and (4) International Projects and Technical Collaboration. The first course of IIDEM is planned to be held in June 2011 for the Electoral Commission of Kenya.