CDI - Annual Addresses

Each year CDI hosts an Annual Address, delivered by one of the world's leading political figures. The Annual Address is an opportunity to bring key issues relating to democracy in the region and around the world to an Australian audience.

CDI Annual Address 2004

Mr Paul Tovua
Rescuing Democracy in the Solomon Islands
Video of 2004 Annual Address

CDI Annual Address 2003

Dr Surin Pitsuwan
Islam and Democracy
Video of 2003 Annual Address

CDI Annual Address 2001

Sir Anthony Siaguru
The Great Game: Politics of Democracy in Papua New Guinea

CDI Annual Addresses 1999

Anand Panyarachum
Democracy in Thailand
Video of 1999 Address

Mikhail Gorbachev
Prospects for Democracy in Russia
Video of 1999 Annual Address Part 1
Video of 1999 Annual Address Part 2

CDI Annual Address 1998

Fidel Ramos
Democracy and the East Asian Crisis
Video of 1998 Annual Address

	Crawford School of Economics and Government	The Centre for Democratic Institutions (CDI) is a government-funded body that supports the efforts of new democracies in the Asia-Pacific region to strengthen their political systems. It provides training, technical assistance and peer support for parliamentarians and emerging leaders in Southeast Asia and the South Pacific, with a particular focus on Indonesia, East Timor, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and Fiji. The Australian Government established CDI in 1998. It is funded primarily by the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID). One of the primary ways in which CDI works to promote democracy is through strengthening parliamentary governance and political parties. The Centre focusses on parliamentary and political party development, and conducts flagship training courses and policy-relevant research on these subjects.
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