One of the activities leading up to the MoU was Asia Centre’s Dr. James Gomez’s participation in the Democracy in Asia and the Pacific 2023 Outlook Forum held by International IDEA and the Association for Elections and Democracy (Perludem) on 5-6 December 2022 in Bali, Indonesia. In the Forum’s Session 5 ‘Disinformation and Media Integrity’, Dr. Gomez delivered a presentation on the rise of disinformation and its relation to the distrust in media.
The idea to explore collaboration between the two organisations began when Leena Rikkila Tamang, Director of Asia and the Pacific Programme of International IDEA visited Asia Centre on 7 October 2022 to discuss plans for possible joint projects including baseline studies, seminars and partnering on Asia Centre’s 8th International Conference.
International IDEA is Asia Centre’s 2nd title partner to co-convene the 8th International Conference. During the 7th International Conference, Asia Centre signed a co-convening agreement with the Faculty of Political Science and Public Administration, Chiang Mai University. Click here to read the write-up of the MoU with Chiang Mai University.
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