Opening remarks by chair and moderator, Sha Zukang, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations

Open discussion with the audience

Open discussion with the audience

Presentation by Jeffrey Griffith, Senior Advisor, Global Centre for ICT in Parliament: The status of ICT in Parliament

Statement by Paul Mitchell, Manager of the Development Communication Division, The World Ban

Statement by Hafnaoui Amrani, President, Association of Secretaries General of Parliaments (ASGP) and Secretary General, Council of the Nation of Algeria

Open discussion with the audience

Opening address by Ildiko Gall Pelcz, Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary and co-Chair of the Board of the Global Centre for ICT in Parliament

Opening address by Anders B. Johnsson, Secretary-General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union

Opening address by Ahmed Fathy Sorour, Speaker of the People's Assembly of Egypt

Opening address by Sha Zukang, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations

Welcome Address by Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives

The Italian Senate and Chamber of Deputies hosted the 2009 ICT Working Group meeting on Thursday 26 and Friday 27 November in Rome. The theme for this conference was: "Advanced IT Services for MPs , Citizens and Parliamentary Cooperation".

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.

The Report of the World e-Parliament Conference 2009 is now available.

The World e-Parliament Conference 2008 took place at the European Parliament in Brussels on 25 and 26 November 2008. The World e-Parliament Conference 2008 represented a unique opportunity for leaders and members of parliaments, parliamentary officials and experts to exchange views at a global level on new technologies and innovation as tools to strengthen the representative, legislative and oversight functions of regional and national assemblies.