Tag: KPU
Banten Socialization to Voters with Disabilities
February 6, 2017
On Jan 31, AGENDA facilitated the socialization of the Accessible Election to voters with disabilities organized by the Provincial KPU of Banten. The activity was the last activity of the series election related activities involving person with disabilities prior to 2017 Banten Gubernatorial Election.
KPU’s Circular Letters on Media Competition
January 26, 2017
On January 16, the General Election Commission of Indonesia (Komisi Pemilihan Umum/KPU RI) issued two circular letters to the General Election Commission at the Provincial and District level related to the Media Competition activity which is organized by the General Election Network for Disability Access (AGENDA) in collaboration with KPU RI and the…
AGENDA Launches “Journalist Competition on Accessible Elections” along with KPU RI and Indonesian Press Council
September 30, 2016
On 23 September, the General Election Network for Disability Access (AGENDA) launched its “Journalist Competition on Accessible Elections”, a six-month journalism competition that supports rights-based reporting on disability access in Indonesia’s 2017 regional head elections. AGENDA, in collaboration with the Indonesian General Election Commission (KPU RI) and the Indonesian Press Council, opened the…
KPU Encourages implementation of EMB Assessment Tool
July 28, 2016
On 30 June, KPU Indonesia (Komisi Pemilihan Umum/General Election Commission) issued a letter no. 07 year 2016 to KPU Province/Regency/Municipality who will organize the concurrent regional head elections on 15 February 2017 on EMB Assessment Tool. The letter encourages related KPU Province/Regency/Municipality to use the EMB Assessment Tool as guidelines for the officers…
Indonesian EMB participated at the Conference on “Promoting Electoral Access for Persons with Disabilities: Egyptian and International Experiences” in Cairo, Egypt on 12 – 13 April 2016
April 14, 2016
KPU Commissioner Dr. Ferry Kurnia Rizkyansyah shared Indonesian election experiences related with persons with disabilities at the Conference on “Promoting Electoral Access for Persons with Disabilities: Egyptian and International Experiences” in Cairo, Egypt on 12 – 13 April 2016. According to Commissioner Ferry, KPU has tried to incorporate persons with disabilities in the…
BRIDGE Workshop on Disability Rights and Elections
April 13, 2016
On 6-7 April 2016, the General Election Network for Disability Access (AGENDA) conducted a workshop on Disability Rights and Elections in Ciawi, West Java. Two national commissioners from the Indonesia General Election Commission (Komisi Pemilihan Umum, KPU); fifteen provincial KPU commissioners from eight provinces that will organize regional head elections on 15…
AGENDA: Evaluation Workshop of the EMB Assessment Tool
March 21, 2016
On 15 March 2016, the General Election Network on Disability Access (AGENDA) supported its Indonesian partner, the People's Voter Education Network (Jaringan Pendidikan Pemilih untuk Rakyat, JPPR), to conduct an evaluation workshop on the AGENDA Election Management Body (EMB) Assessment Tool for Accessible Elections. The EMB Assessment Tool is designed to guide election administrators…
Meeting with KPU Commissioner
January 28, 2016
On January 27, AGENDA had a meeting with Dr. Ferry Kurnia Rizkiyansyah, S.IP., M.Si, a Commissioner of the General Elections Commission of the Republic of Indonesia (KPU-RI) on Election Management Body Assessment Tools on Accessible Election. The meeting discussed AGENDA report finding on EMB Assessment Tool on Accessible Election that have been…
EMB Assessment Tool on Accessible Election
December 3, 2015
AGENDA and Indonesian EMB (KPU) have initiated an EMB Assessment Tool on Accessible Election. The tool is aiming to support KPU in ensuring implementation of accessible election at all elections in Indonesia. The tool has been distribute to 269 Regional KPUs in Indonesia that will organized concuret local…