Luanda - The Electoral Commissions Forum of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) start today,  the 17th annual conference on 17 - 19 August in Luanda, under the theme "Information technologies and elections management", said Friday the National Elections's spokesperson, Júlia Ferreira.

The National Assembly Speaker will address the event, which is expected to bring together representatives from 15 member countries, the spokesperson said. She said that Angola hosts the meeting in its capacity of vice-president of the Organisation.

The official also assured that conditions have been prepared for the country to host the conference.

The three-day event will initially focus on the information technology and electoral management under the lecture of Angolan and foreign experts.

As for electoral process in SADC countries, the speaker noted that they take place in accordance with the specificities of each State, but respecting the democratic assumptions. According to her, several meetings, aimed at producing conclusions and recommendations, will also be held during the annual conference of the Forum of SADC Electoral Commissions.