ACE at a glanceEMB DIALOGUE, 6th December 2011, Stockholm, Sweden

Samuel Jones, ACE Thematic Network Facilitator

What is ACE?

•ACE website is an online knowledge repository of electoral processes.

•An online electoral knowledge network that promotes credible and transparent electoral processes with emphasis on sustainability, professionalism and trust in the electoral process.

ACE – a multifaceted tool

www.aceproject.org PortalEncyclopaediaElectronic LibraryDatabaseOnline community

ACE’s Target Audience

•Electoral management bodies•Government officials•Political parties•International organisations•Civil society organisations•NGOs•Academics, researchers and students

The Structure of ACE

ACE is a partnership between nine organisations:

•Elections Canada•Electoral Institute for the Sustainability of democracy in Africa (EISA) •European Commission (ex-officio) •Instituto Federal Electoral (IFE) – Mexico•International Foundation for Electoral Services (IFES)•International IDEA•United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)•United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA)•United Nations Electoral Assistance Division (UNEAD)

The interim ACE Secretariat is hosted by International IDEA on behalf of the ACE Partners.

EncyclopaediaElectoral Systems

Legal Framework

Electoral Management

Boundary Delimitation

Voter Education

Voter Registration

Voting Operations

Parties and Candidates

Vote Counting

Media and Elections

Electoral Integrity

Elections and Technology

Voting from Abroad

13 topic areas, more than 10 000 pages of information

Comparative Data

• Election-related comparative data collected through regional research

• Continuously updated

• Covering more than 200 countries

Regions and Countries

• ACE provides information on more than 200 countries

• Updated daily

• Information on: Electoral data News & events Upcoming elections Reports and other

materials Relevant links

Ask the Experts

Core ACE knowledge supplemented by interactive element

ACE provides customised expert advice

The Practitioners’ Network

• Contains around 400 experienced election professionals

• Represents all regions of the world

• Is continuously expanding

An online global community

• Expand professional networks

• Share experiences and knowledge from the field

• Get advice from experts

Questions?