CDI Supports International Dialogue on Democracy in Indonesia & Thailand

CDI has played an active role in supporting two major international events on democracy and governance in Indonesia and Thailand.

On 21-23 September, the 24th annual Indonesia Update conference was held at the ANU on the theme of 'Democracy and the Promise of Good Governance'. CDI Director Ben Reilly participated in the conference and wrote a paper on Electoral and Political Party Reform in Indonesia:

	Indonesia Update 2006 - ANU
	'Electoral and Political Party Reform' - Dr Ben Reilly

The following week, just days after the military coup in Thailand, CDI Deputy Director, Quinton Clements, attended the ANU's National Thai Studies Centre's Thailand Update conference on Friday 29 September 2006, which was held on the subject of 'The coup, constitution and continuing crisis: what reforms are needed?". Mr Clements chaired the session on independent institutions with presentations by Dr Jakkrit Kuanpoth on the National Human Rights Commission and other independent Thai institutions under the 1997 constitution, and Professor Gothom Arya, who spoke on the role of the National Economic and Social Advisory Commission. CDI sponsored the attendance at the conference of Professor Gothom Arya.

Thailand Update 2006 - ANU