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The bi-annual Council meeting and side events on 23-24 April 2024 brought together Member State and Observer State representatives from over thirty countries to discuss topical challenges to democracy. 

As artificial intelligence (AI), including its potential role in influencing elections, has become an increasingly important topic, electoral management bodies have to develop plans to respond to and, in some cases, use AI to maintain free, fair and secure elections.

El Consejo de Estados Miembros de IDEA Internacional nombró cinco nuevos miembros de la Junta de Asesoría en su reunión del 24 de abril de 2024.

International IDEA’s Council of Member States appointed five new Members to the Board of Advisers at its meeting on 24 April 2024.

Between 20 and 21 March 2024, International IDEA organized a roadmap workshop on the topic of protecting electoral processes in the information environment.

Bengt Säve-Söderbergh, como secretario general fundador del Instituto Internacional para la Democracia y Asistencia Electoral, desempeñó un papel clave en el establecimiento de IDEA Internacional en febrero de 1995. Durante su mandato como primer secretario general, de 1995 a 2002, posicionó al Instituto a la vanguardia de la asistencia electoral, la igualdad de género y el apoyo a la democracia.

Serving as the founding Secretary-General of International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, Bengt Säve-Söderbergh played a key role in establishing International IDEA in February 1995. During his tenure as the first Secretary-General from 1995-2002, he positioned the Institute at the forefront of electoral assistance, gender equality, and democracy support.

“What happens when suddenly people attack the integrity of the electoral process? Well, you actually need to have knowledge then because otherwise you are defenseless.  If you know how elections work and how in many countries it's technically almost impossible to rig the election, then you will be protected against disinformation.”

Entre el 20 y el 21 de marzo de 2024, IDEA Internacional organizó un taller de hoja de ruta sobre el tema de la protección de los procesos electorales en el entorno de la información.

Since technologies are not neutral, the principles underpinning digital technologies and their governance system are fundamental to protecting their capacity to foster, maintain and protect human rights.

Electoral management in the United Kingdom is decentralised and largely delivered by local authorities with local government is a strong feature of governance and democracy. The national Electoral Commission was established in 2000 to provide advice and guidance on election administration and to regulate the financing of political parties.

Data from the Perceptions of Democracy Survey (PODS) point to three broad findings. First, most people from a diverse array of countries around the world lack confidence in the performance of their political institutions and their access to them, and they are more dissatisfied than satisfied with their governments.

In an era where digital platforms have become arenas for political discourse, fuelling the use of unethical campaigning and the spread of disinformation, trust in the legitimacy of election campaigns grows in importance.

International IDEA’s Secretary-General, Dr Kevin Casas-Zamora, joined 20 thought leaders from around the world in Brussels for a multi-stakeholder roundtable hosted by the Nobel Foundation on Artificial Intelligence (AI), the Media and Democracy, earlier this March.

El Secretario General de IDEA Internacional, Dr. Kevin Casas-Zamora, se unió a 20 líderes de opinión de todo el mundo en Bruselas para una mesa redonda de múltiples partes interesadas organizada por la Fundación Nobel sobre Inteligencia Artificial (IA), Medios y Democracia, a principios de este mes de marzo.

En 2024, la mitad de la población adulta del mundo votará en 62 elecciones nacionales y locales en todo el mundo, lo que marcará un récord histórico.

In 2024, half of the world’s adult population will vote in 62 national and local elections around the world, marking a historical record.

Risks are inherent features of any electoral process.

The Democracy Tracker is a data project that provides event-centric information on democracy developments in 173 countries, with a data series beginning in August 2022.

Luxemburgo ha seleccionado el género y la democracia como una prioridad temática durante su presidencia del Consejo de Estados Miembros de IDEA Internacional en 2024.