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Training for Parliamentary Libraries and Research Services |
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On 18 August, the Global Centre for ICT in Parliament, the Italian joint Parliamentary Library and the IFLA Library and Research Services for Parliaments Section, will hold a one-day training titled “Leveraging Technology for Parliamentary Libraries and Research Services”.
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"Global survey of ICT in Parliaments 2009" launched |
The Global Centre for ICT in Parliament is conducting the second Global Survey of ICT in Parliaments. Data collected in the survey will be compiled in the World e-Parliament Report 2010, which will track emerging trends and practices on how ICT is being used by parliaments.
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Slovakia to implement e-Parliament |
Slovakia has introduced 'Electronic Parliament', which will provide the facility to submit all bills electronically and reduce use of paper in the National Council.
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Vacancy annoucement at the Global Centre for ICT in Parliament |
Post title: Programme Expert for Capacity Development and Technical Assistance , L-5
Deadline for applications: 04 Jul 2009
Duty Station: Rome
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Draft Law on electronic digital signature passed the first hearings at Belarusian parliament |
The new draft law foresees creation of the state management system for public key. This management system would consist of the network of registration centers headed by the National Bank. Terms like 'authenticity of electronic document ", "integrity of electronic document" and others will be defined as legal notions.
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CSTD 12th Session Draft Resolutions |
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Following the 12th session of the United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD) that took place in Geneva from the 25 to 29 May 2009, the CSTD recommends to the Economic and Social Council the adoption of the draft resolutions on “Assessment of the progress made in the implementation of and follow-up to the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society” and on “Science and Technology for Development”. The resolutions encourage stakeholders to continue their efforts to implement the Summit vision of a people-centred, inclusive and development-oriented information society and urge governments to mainstream science and technology promotion and investment into their national development plans. |
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Toolkit for Cybercrime Legislation and Guide for developing countries |
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The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has launched the ITU Toolkit for Cybercrime Legislation and the Guide for developing countries. The toolkit aims to provide countries with sample legislative language and reference material that can assist in the establishment of harmonized cybercrime laws and procedural rules, whilst the Guide aims to help developing countries better understand the national and international implications of growing cyber-threat, and assist countries in establishing a sound legal foundation. |
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CH: Parliamentarians begin group on digital sustainability |
Six members of the Swiss parliament (Nationalrat) formed a group called 'Digital Sustainability' which aims to increase the use of open source software by Swiss public bodies.
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Lawmakers lag in publishing schedules online |
US: Only four senators and six House members post their daily schedules on their official Web sites, but 22 senators and 58 representatives use Twitter to update constituents on their activities, according to the OpenCongress Web site.
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New UNCTAD study identifies ways to attain cyberlaw harmonization in Latin America |
A new UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development) study on cyberlaws in Latin America provides a basis for advancing plans for a harmonized legal framework to support the development of Internet-based commerce in countries of the Asociación Latinoamericana de Integración (ALADI).
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European Elections: 15% of Estonians voters have voted by Internet |
Estonia was the only EU country to allow Internet voting for the European Parliament elections, last June 7. Over than 58 000 voters used e-voting, which is 15% of all the people who voted.
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UK: Visioning the Future Parliament |
Parliament 2020 - 'Visioning the future parliament' is a set of visioning exercises that aim to identify how new and emergent technologies can be used to transform the processes of parliament and its relationship with the public. To do this, the project will undertake a number of discussion sessions through face-to-face focus groups and online consultations with a range of stakeholders - these include MPs, parliamentary officials and the public.
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A magazine for e-Democracy |
The aim is to communicate a better understanding in the field of democratic and technological development.
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Wikis for Draft Legislation |
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The Centre for Democracy & Technology (CDT) has started a project to encourage the public’s participation via an interactive, online experiment at drafting legislation. Within this framework, the CDT has created the e-Privacy Act Amendment wiki that allows anyone to read any part of the bill, change the language, provide feedback or simply open a discussion on any provision of the bill. CDT will edit and moderate this open process and, if appropriate, will incorporate suggestions in the final bill before submission to Congress. |
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Draft Guidelines for Child online Protection |
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On 18 May the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) launched the Draft Guidelines for Child online Protection during the WSIS Forum in Geneva. Parliamentarians are strongly encouraged to provide comments from 18 May 2009 to 30 June 2009 at
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. ITU also expects to receive comments on the Draft Guidelines for Policy Maker.The final guidelines will be presented at the ITU Telecom in October 2009. |
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Guidelines for Parliamentary Websites |
New Guidelines for Parliamentary Websites launched on 9 April 2009 at the 120th IPU Assembly held in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia).
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