In the framework of the European Commission funded project “Support to ICT Strategic Planning in the Caribbean  Parliaments”, a technical mission was conducted to the National Assembly of Guyana (13 to 17 June 2011) to carry out an assessment of the state of ICT of the  Assembly. The mission team was composed by a Senior Advisor of the Global Centre for ICT in Parliament and IT experts from the National Assembly of Panama and CARICAD.

A technical mission was conducted to the House of Assembly of Dominica from 6 to 10 June 2011. The mission  aimed to carry out an assessment of the state of ICT of the House of Assembly and to outline gaps and opportunities for future strategic recommendations for its improvement. The mission team was composed by a Senior Advisor of the Global Centre for ICT in Parliament and an IT expert from the National Assembly of Panama.

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

Moderator: Jeffrey Griffith, Senior Advisor, Global Centre for ICT in Parliament

Moderator: Jeffrey Griffith, Senior Advisor, Global Centre for ICT in Parliament

Welcoming remarks by

• Hon. Mechtild Rothe, Vice-President of the European Parliament;
• Hon. Ahmed Fathy Sorour, Speaker of the Peoples Assembly of Egypt;
• Hon. Katalin Szili, Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary.

Keynote Address by Mr. Anders B. Johnsson, Secretary-General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union.

Presentation by Mr. Jeffrey Griffth, Senior Advisor of the Global Centre for ICT in Parliament.

Presentation on parliamentary transparency and new standards for legislative information systems, by Jeffrey Griffith, Senior Advisor of the Global Centre for ICT in Parliament