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Upcoming events |
- European eAccessibility Forum
12 April 2010, Paris, France - Third Parliamentary Forum “ICT and the Global Economic Crisis: Current Situation and Future Perspectives”
3-5 May 2010, Geneva, Switzerland - WSIS Forum 2010
10 -14 May 2010, Geneva, Switzerland - IFLA Section on Library and Research Services for Parliaments, 26th annual preconference: Open access to parliamentary information
6 - 9 August 2010, Stockholm, Sweden - IFLA World Library and Information Congress, 76th Annual General Conference and Assembly: Open access to knowledge - promoting sustainable progress
10 - 15 August 2010, Gothenburg, Sweden - Fifth IGF Meeting
14-17 September 2010, Vilnius, Lithuania - Fundamental to democracy: parliamentary research and library services
1 - 4 March 2011, Canberra, ACT, Australia
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Technical Assistance to the Parliament of Guinea-Bissau
At the request of the UNDP Office in Guinea-Bissau, the Global Centre for ICT in Parliament undertook an assessment of the current uses of information and communication technologies in the National People's Assembly of Guinea-Bissau from 22 February to 5 March 2010. The technical assistance mission focused on ICT infrastructure and human resources needs of the Parliament.
The assessment is part of a larger initiative of UNDP in preparation for an ICT Strategic Plan for the Parliament to be implemented in the next five years. Technical Assistance to the National Assembly of Vietnam
From 8 to 12 March 2010 the Global Centre for ICT in Parliament facilitated and supported a mission to the National Assembly of Vietnam of one parliamentary ICT Project Management Expert from the Parliament of Finland. Requested by the UNDP Office in Vietnam, the mission aimed to contribute to the effective integration of ICT into the National Assembly's newly-established Institute for Legislative Studies (ILS). The Expert conducted a five-day capacity building workshop, addressed to the ICT staff of the ILS, focusing on project development, requirements and user support management. |
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The World e-Parliament Conference took place in Washington D.C. |
 The 2009 edition of the World e-Parliament Conference took place from 3 to 5 November 2009 at the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington, D.C.
The Conference is the annual forum of the community of parliaments addressing, from both the policy and technical perspectives, how the use of information and communication technology can help improve representation, transparency, accountability, openness, and effectiveness in the complex parliamentary environment.
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Haiti Team at Work Supporting Parliament’s Response to the Earthquake |
In the aftermath of the devastating earthquake in Haiti, staff of SUNY/ARD’s USAID-funded Project to Support the Haitian Parliament (PAPH) have been working around the clock to assist the Parliament in its response to the crisis.
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Workshop "Strengthening the Cooperation among Parliamentary Libraries in the Framework of the Africa Parliamentary Knowledge Network (APKN)" |
 15-17 December 2009 - The United Nations, through the Global Centre for ICT in Parliament and the Africa i-Parliaments Action Plan, organized the three-day Workshop “Strengthening the Cooperation among Parliamentary Libraries in the Framework of the Africa Parliamentary Knowledge Network (APKN)”. |
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NL: The eDepot of National Archives in use |
The Ministry of Interior and Kingdom Relations for the first time hands over a digitally created document to be archived in the eDepot. Normally, documents are archived only after a lapse of 20 years. This document however, dates back only from 2007. Its symbolic transfer is therefore considered as a milestone in the archival world.
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ICTs for Democracy report commissioned by Swedish international development agency - Focus on Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda |
This report examines the potential of information an communications technologies (ICTs) for advancing democracy and empowerment, with a special focus on Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.
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More than 100' british MPs using Twitter |
More than 100 Members of Parliament are using Twitter to communicate with voters, a survey suggests. Tweetminster, which monitors politicians' use of Twitter said more now used it than wrote their own blogs. It found that, of 111 MPs tweeting, 65 were Labor, 23 were Liberal Democrats and 16 were Conservatives, according to an article published on BBC News. Conservatives were "more effective at distributing their message from the top", but "less so" at grassroots level.
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Global Survey of ICT in Parliaments 2009 |
 The Global Centre for ICT in Parliament conducted 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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Fourth Internet Governance Forum |
 The IGF is a forum for multi-stakeholder dialogue on public policy related to Internet governance issues, such as the Internet's sustainability, robustness, security, stability and development. Hosted by the Government of Egypt the fourth annual IGF Meeting was held from 15-18 November in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.
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Case Studies from Switzerland: E-Voting |
This case study examines how these systems have worked in the test cantons of Geneva and Zurich. The evidence and analysis in this case study suggest that e-voting might serve as a powerful tool to augment the participation rate, the quality of voting, and aid in the implementation of political rights. This study also evaluates the risks of e-voting, noting that the concerns around integrity often associated with electronic voting have for the most part not materialized in the Swiss case.
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