On 4-5 July, 2023, in Tirana, Albania, International IDEA in cooperation with Rule of Law Centre of Finland and Center Election Commission of Albania hosted the regional roundtable on "Interinstitutional Cooperation on Digitalization of Electoral Processes and Cybersecurity in the Western Balkans".
The CEC Albania, International IDEA and the Rule of Law Centre of Finland are initiating a peer to peer exchange among EMBs and other relevant agencies that operate in the areas of digitalization/cybersecurity in the Western Balkans, in order to jointly explore experiences and best practices of interinstitutional cooperation in the digitalization of electoral processes.
To support the efforts of the Albanian civil society organizations in their watchdog role and ability to track money flows in politics as well as to strengthen their capacities in making the best use of online systems, International IDEA and Rule of Law Centre of Finland, in partnership with Central Election Commission (CEC), hosted on April 19th in Tirana, a Peer–to–Peer
Transparency of politics, particularly political finance, is a cornerstone of every democratic system. International IDEA supports global efforts to improve political finance transparency, including in the Western Balkans, where the revised EU enlargement methodology has placed the issue amongst the Fundamentals of Democracy. The Central Elections Commission (CEC) in Albania
International IDEA and Rule of Law Centre of Finland in partnership with the Central Election Commission are organizing a three-day Workshop on Cybersecurity and Disinformation in Elections (a BRIDGE Training Module), in the framework of the project “Integrity and Trust in the Albanian Elections”. Cybersecurity is one of the greatest electoral challenges of our times.