The World e-Parliament Report 2008 underlines the fact that there is an emerging effort among legislatures to use open standards such as XML for documents. There is also an increasing recognition that the use of open standards is valuable because it extends the accessibility of legislative documents, not only within the parliament, but between the legislature and the government, between parliaments and civil society, and among parliaments internationally. The World e-Parliament Report 2008 also recognizes, however, that there are significant challenges that must be addressed when implementing XML.

Objectives and role

The Working Group on XML in Parliament intends to:

- Discuss issues related to the implementation of XML;
- Share information about XML (initiatives and schemas) ;
- Share information on methods, tools and applications that support the adoption of XML;
- Build capacity in the lesser developed and under-resourced parliaments;
- Propose and coordinate seminars, workshops and presentations on XML.

• Resources on XML