The National Elections Commission (NEC), with support from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) through the Liberia Electoral Support Project (LESP), on Wednesday, April 8, commenced a 10-day technical training on the migration and modernization of its corporate website.
LESP is managed by UNDP and implemented in partnership with UN Women, the Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy, and the NEC, with support from the European Union, Ireland and Sweden.
The training, according to a release, brought together staff from NEC’s Communications, ICT, Data Centre, and Live Broadcast Units to build internal capacity to manage a modern, secure, and user-friendly website.
The initiative marks a critical transition from a series of assessments, and planning sessions conducted since December, 2025, to full-scale implementation of website reforms.
The training equipped a core group of NEC staff with hands-on skills in website management, including content publishing, system administration, security protocols, and performance optimization.
It was to also achieve long-term institutional ownership and reduce reliance on external vendors.
NEC Acting Chairperson, Jonathan K. Weedor, underscored the importance of digital transformation in today’s governance landscape.
“The world is digital, and we must improve how information is owned and accessed. Digitizing what we have is necessary so that people anywhere can access them. The public looks to us to make information accessible, and we owe them that.”
Weedor meanwhile, recommitted the Commission Board to support the initiative, and ensure its success in strengthening public access to electoral information.
Also, UNDDP Program Officer, Roosevelt Zayzay, highlighted the importance of website modernization for transparency and public trust.
“This training marks a critical transition from planning to practical implementation. The NEC website is not just a technical tool, but a strategic public interface for transparency, voter information, and institutional credibility. When it is outdated or difficult to navigate, it creates space for misinformation. This initiative directly strengthens electoral integrity and public trust,” Zayzay said.
Through the initiative, NEC aims to migrate to a modern, WordPress-based platform, establish clear governance structures through Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and operationalize a technical working group to oversee website management and continuous improvement.
“The training was critical for NEC, because it equips us with the skills to take full ownership of a modern, user-friendly website.” Titus Tokpah, Communications Director of NEC said.
The activity is funded by the European Union, in partnership with the Governments of Sweden and Ireland, under the UNDP LESP.
The Project is managed by UNDP, and implemented in partnership with UN Women and the Netherlands Institute for Multi-Party Democracy (NIMD), in close collaboration with the NEC.