Phnom Penh: Mr. Prach Chan, Chairman of the National Election Committee, on May 15, 2026, met with Mr. TAKEUCHI Kazuki, President of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICS), regarding Japan’s financing for economic and social development programs. The meeting took place at the NEC office. .
In this meeting, the NEC Chairman warmly welcomed the presence of the President of the Japan International Cooperation Foundation, who came to pay a courtesy call today.
Mr. Prajn Chan also reminded about the project’s history that the Japanese government has always helped Cambodia in relation to elections through continuous assistance since 1998, including technical assistance, materials/equipment, finance, and experts, etc.
Recently, in 2025, the Japanese government decided to provide a grant under the “Economic and Social Development Program” project, amounting to approximately US$5,400,000, to the National Election Committee, with JICS as the procurement agency, to select KDDI Asia Pacific as the supplier of equipment, facilities, and server technology. JICS also played a key role in coordinating the implementation of this project from the initial stage to the delivery and acceptance of materials. 12 server system technical equipment on February 19, 2026.
In addition, the NEC Chairman mentioned the progress of the project implementation that until now, the technical team of the NEC’s expert unit has been making significant progress in modernizing the information technology system in the election process. As planned.
He emphasized that the new server technical support is of higher technical level, more modern, the latest technology, large storage capacity, high speed, and has the latest operating system and security, which is very important and timely for the NEC to carry out the 2026 voter registration and voter registration for the commune council elections. Sangkat 2027 and the review of the list and registration of voters in 2027 for the 2028 parliamentary elections, as well as the upcoming elections for senators and elections for the capital city council, provincial council, city council, district council, and khan council, to be conducted in a free, fair, and just manner, aiming to promote multi-party liberal democracy, which is the foundation for ensuring political, social, economic stability, and sustainable and environmental development in the Kingdom of Cambodia.
Regarding today’s meeting, Mr. TAKEUCHI Kazuki confirmed and highly appreciated the efforts of the NEC in organizing and implementing the project effectively, and he affirmed that he will continue to cooperate with the NEC to further strengthen the relationship between the two parties.
At the same time, Mr. Prajn Chan, President of the NEC, confirmed the position of cooperation and partnership in the future, saying that as a next step, the NEC is continuing to train skilled personnel to manage and maintain these systems in the best possible way, aiming to ensure the sustainability of the use of the equipment to the fullest extent possible.
In addition, the NEC has been examining the possibility of continuing future cooperation and partnership with Japanese parties, including JICS JICA and the Embassy of Japan in Cambodia, to respond to the concrete needs to improve the election management process in Cambodia.
Please be informed that After the discussion, both parties went to inspect the server system or servers in the server room.
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