Election management bodies of 13 countries adopt Delhi declaration

THE chiefs and delegates of election management bodies from 13 countries on Friday adopted 'Delhi Declaration' at an international event hosted by the Election Commission of India (EC).

- MUKESH RANJAN

They vowed to adopt technological integration and innovation to make the electioneering process transparent, efficient and effective.

The declaration said that "a working group will be constituted of all willing Election Management Bodies (EMBs) worldwide for dealing with issues of social media, artificial intelligence and cyber security, which will meet on a regular basis to take stock of the evolving challenges and collectively take up critical issues with big tech entities and other stakeholders.