INSTITUTO DE LA DEMOCRACIA - IDD

What INSTITUTO DE LA DEMOCRACIA - IDD does

The Instituto de la Democracia (IDD) is a government institution attached to Ecuador's National Electoral Council (CNE), established in 2011 and headquartered in Quito. It serves as the research, training, and political-electoral promotion arm of Ecuador's electoral function, targeting three primary end-user segments: electoral personnel (administrative staff and officials), political actors (parties, candidates, and political organizations), and civil society (citizens and civic organizations). Its work is organized around three service lines: (1) research and academic publications on democracy, including Revista Democracias (the first Latindex-indexed Electoral Function journal in Ecuador), the quarterly Opinión Electoral gazette, Expresión Democrática, and Revista Informativa IDDeas; (2) in-person and virtual training programs in democracy and electoral procedures; and (3) political-electoral promotion campaigns, including video and radionovela series under the "Juntos por la Democracia" brand.

Name

INSTITUTO DE LA DEMOCRACIA - IDD

Legal name

Instituto de la Democracia

Website

https://institutodemocracia.gob.ec

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Instituto de la Democracia (IDD) is a Quito-based Ecuadorian government institution under the National Electoral Council that provides research, training, and civic education on democracy and electoral processes for electoral personnel, political actors, and citizens.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Electoral Training and Democratic Education

NAICS

Public Administration (92)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Electoral Support & Election Observation (BPADAGAA)

Keywords

• Electoral training programs
• Democracy research publications
• Civic education services
• Political-electoral promotion
• Electoral statistics portal

Headquarters

HQ city

Quito

HQ country

Ecuador

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Institutional Funding: As a public institution under Ecuador's National Electoral Council, IDD operates with government budget allocation rather than commercial revenue generation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

IDD is a government institution that delivers official electoral training, democracy research and academic publications, and political-electoral promotion programs to electoral personnel, political actors, and civil society in Ecuador. Its services include in-person and virtual training programs, the Latindex-indexed Revista Democracias journal, quarterly electoral gazette publications, electoral statistics access, and civic-education media products such as videos and radio dramas.

Product overview

The Instituto de la Democracia (IDD) is a government institution under Ecuador's National Electoral Council (CNE) that operates as a unified institutional service focused on democracy research, training, and promotion. Its core offerings include research and academic publications (Revista Democracias indexed in Latindex, Gaceta de Análisis Político Electoral), training programs in democracy for electoral personnel and civil society, political-electoral promotion campaigns, and virtual training platforms. The institution produces media products including videos and radio dramas. It also provides access to electoral statistics through its website.

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Products and services

• Investigación y Publicaciones en Democracia (Research and Publications in Democracy) Research division that directs research projects, analysis, and academic publications on democracy in cooperation with national and international research centers, administers a specialized democracy library, and provides technical advice to the Electoral Function. Intended for electoral personnel, political actors, and academic audiences.
• Capacitación y Formación en Democracia (Training and Formation in Democracy) Structured training and formation programs in democracy delivered to electoral personnel, political actors, and civil society, implemented from a gender, intercultural, inclusive, participatory, and inter-generational approach.
• Promoción Político Electoral (Political-Electoral Promotion) Programs and projects promoting democracy aimed at empowering political, social, and citizen actors to strengthen full democracy in Ecuador.
• Revista Democracias The first journal of Ecuador's Electoral Function indexed in Latindex, focused on generating knowledge about democracy and electoral topics through research, analysis, debate, and publication. Targets academic, electoral, and policy audiences.
• Opinión Electoral — Gaceta de Análisis Político Electoral Quarterly publication providing electoral analysis and political commentary. Distributed to electoral personnel, political actors, and the academic community.
• Expresión Democrática Publication focused on democratic expression topics, intended for citizens, electoral personnel, and political actors.
• Revista Informativa IDDeas Informative magazine covering ideas related to democracy. Targets citizens, civil society, and electoral stakeholders.
• Capacitación Virtual (Virtual Training) Virtual training platform offering online courses in democracy and electoral processes, accessible to electoral personnel, political actors, and citizens.
• Estadística Electoral (Electoral Statistics) Electoral statistics portal providing public access to electoral results data. Intended for electoral personnel, researchers, media, and citizens.
• Videos — Juntos por la Democracia Video content series promoting democracy and civic participation, distributed via institutional channels and YouTube.
• Radionovela — Juntos por la Democracia Radio drama series focused on democratic themes and civic education, distributed via institutional channels.

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Ideal customer profiles3 records

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• National Electoral Council (CNE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIDD operates as the research and training arm of Ecuador's National Electoral Council (CNE), which is its parent institution. The CNE provides institutional oversight and mandate for IDD's democratic education and research activities.
• International Research CentersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIDD cooperates with other national and international research centers on democracy and electoral studies, as stated in its research mandate.
• LatindexminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLatindex is the regional indexing system that has indexed Revista Democracias, IDD's flagship academic journal, making it the first journal of Ecuador's Electoral Function to achieve this recognition.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• National Democratic Institute (NDI): Nonprofit organization that works to strengthen democratic institutions and processes globally through civic participation, electoral integrity, and political party training. Closely aligned with IDD's three pillars of research, training, and political-electoral promotion.
• IFES (International Foundation for Electoral Systems): International nonprofit that provides technical assistance on electoral administration, civic education, and democratic governance. Shares IDD's core mission of electoral training, voter education, and democracy promotion, but operates across multiple countries.
• International Republican Institute (IRI): Nonprofit that advances democratic development through political party training, civic education, and electoral support programs worldwide. Comparable to IDD in offering structured training in democracy for political actors and civil society.
• International IDEA: Intergovernmental organization focused on supporting democratic processes and electoral systems worldwide. Directly comparable to IDD in its mandate of democracy research, capacity-building, and electoral institution support, though operating at international rather than national scope.

Broad incumbents

• The Carter Center: Major NGO with a long-standing Democracy Program that conducts election observation, supports democratic governance, and produces research on electoral integrity. Overlaps with IDD in electoral research and civic education but at a broader international scale.
• Instituto Nacional Electoral (INE) - Mexico: Mexico's autonomous electoral authority, which operates a dedicated civic education directorate analogous to IDD's mandate. Larger and broader in scope, but performs parallel functions of electoral training, voter education, and democratic research at the national level.
• United Nations Electoral Assistance Division: UN unit that provides electoral assistance and capacity-building to member states. Comparable to IDD in supporting electoral institution development and conducting voter/civic education, but operating at multilateral rather than national level.

Regional players

• Tribunal Electoral de Panamá: Panama's electoral authority that includes education and civic outreach functions analogous to IDD. Comparable as a regional peer in Latin America with similar electoral training and democratic education responsibilities, but operating under Panama's distinct institutional structure.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/IDDemocracia
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@InstitutodelaDemocracia
• Facebookfacebook.com/InstitutoDeLaDemocracia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/instituto-de-la-democracia-idd
• Instagraminstagram.com/iddemocraciaec

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