CECOE has launched the Digital Election Observation Workspace (DEOW) to support and improve its election observation process. As CECOE continues deploying observers across the country, DEOW provides a more structured and efficient system for managing key processes — from recruitment to communication and reporting. The platform includes easier recruitment and management of observers, automated generation of checklists and certificates and samelined communication through broadcast and notification messages. From 27–29 April 2026, the CECOE team received training on the system management.
This was followed by an official handover ceremony between Executive Director Ato Abera Hailemariyam and Dr. Marco Hoase, Head of the Programme, Support to Good Governance (S2GG) Programme. In his remarks, Ato Abera highlighted the importance of this partnership, noting that DEOW will significantly strengthen and digitalize CECOE’s observation efforts — making them more advanced, organized, and impactful.
The platform is expected to improve coordination and timeliness in election observation activities of CECOE, while supporting the deployment of a larger number of observers. The development of DEOW was supported by the GIZ-implemented Support to Good Governance (S2GG) Programme.
