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How Women in Ukraine are Advocating for More Inclusion in Journalism
Ukrainian women journalists convene with peers in Prague.
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Strengthening Political Participation in Europe Through Disability Inclusion Policies
IFES is developing a handbook on how to draft a disability inclusion policy to strengthen the participation of persons with disabilities in elections and political processes.
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Webinar: Safeguarding Electoral Integrity Through Better Cybersecurity
An IFES webinar explored how cybersecurity and technology can protect elections, as well as how it can be subverted for malicious purposes.
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Webinar: Preserving Electoral Integrity During an Infodemic
A recent IFES webinar focused on how the disinformation landscape is rapidly evolving and how various stakeholders can address the misinformation, disinformation and hate speech related to the pandemic and impacts on electoral processes.
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Regional Europe Office Holds Successful First Virtual Event in Light of Pandemic
On March 24, IFES held “Slovak Parliamentary Elections in an Era of Disinformation: Post-Election Debrief” as a virtual meeting. The event demonstrated that despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, there are effective ways for the international community to come together and carry on a meaningful dialogue on salient issues.
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Cyber‐Hygiene Tips During the Time of COVID‐19
Governments worldwide are working remotely, which is a golden opportunity for cyber criminals to sow chaos and make money. Get cyber-safety tips from IFES’ "Regional Election Administration and Political Processes Strengthening" program.
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European Election Management Bodies Participate in Second Electoral Technology and Cyber-Hygiene Course
Following the success of its June 2019 pilot course, IFES welcomed 12 election management body representatives for its second iteration of the Electoral Technology and Cyber-Hygiene course. Participants spent four days learning the use of technology in elections, how to integrate safe cyber behavior into their work and how to mitigate online harassment and violence against women in elections.
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European Election Management Body Representatives Trained on Electoral Technology and Cyber Hygiene
In June 2019, IFES and local partner Ragnar Nurkse Department of Governance and Innovation at the Tallinn University of Technology held a training course on electoral technology and cyber hygiene in Tallinn, Estonia.
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Kosovo’s Youth Superchangers
Speak in the Nest, a web and social media platform developed in Kosovo by IFES and the Peer Educators Network with the support of the United States Agency for International Development, became a safe space for Superchangers, modern day superheroes who, instead of fighting, build their communities.
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Kosovo Taking Steps Toward Gender Equality in Election Administration
The issue of low representation of women among Kosovo's election staff was raised for the first time in March 2014 in IFES' report on gender breakdown of election staff in the 2013 municipal elections. A series of advocacy efforts was carried out to raiss awareness of the benefits of gender diversity in election staff and to encourage the nomination of more women to these positions.