The Commonwealth Secretariat have released a publication on ‘Managing Elections in the Context of COVID-19: Perspectives from the Commonwealth’.

The Commonwealth Secretariat have published a guide on cybersecurity for elections. It has been developed to help election management bodies identify and manage cybersecurity risks. The publication can be found on The Commonwealth Secretariat’s website.

2017 General Voter Registration System (GVRS) Learning Clinic

On 6-7 February 2018, the Pacific Islands, Australia and New Zealand Electoral Administrators Network (PIANZEA) delivered a two-day BRIDGE workshop on strategic planning for 23 participants in Nuku’alofa, Tonga.

Two BRIDGE modules were conducted in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia between the 3^rd and 8^th of December 2017 for the PIANZEA (Pacific Islands, Australia and New Zealand Electoral Administrators) network.

The PIANZEA Secretariat, supported by the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC), conducted a BRIDGE workshop in Canberra, Australia on Boundary Delimitation for Polynesian members of the PIANZEA network.

PIANZEA jointly sponsored the first ever Pacific Regional Dialogue on Disability Rights in Elections. This event was jointly sponsored by the IFES, AEC/PIANZEA, Pacific Disability Forum (PDF), PIFS and FEO.

The PIANZEA Network jointly organised a Pacific Electoral Networks meeting with the Commonwealth Secretariat and the Fijian Elections Office from 9-11 May.