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Ukrainian translation of the World e-Parliament Report 2012 now available

ludovica — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 14:38:15 +0000

The Parliamentary Development Project for Ukraine has worked with the Division of Computerized Systems of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and the Institute of Telecommunications and Global Information Space of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine to provide the Ukrainian translation of the original English language World e-Parliament Report 2012.

List of Twitter feeds from parliaments

ludovica — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 08:46:24 +0000

The Inter-Parliamentary Union list of Official Twitter feeds from parliaments around the world can be found here.

Social Media Guidelines for Parliament released in English, French and Spanish

ludovica — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:19:49 +0000

The Inter-Parliamentary Union published the Social Media Guidelines for Parliament. Prepared with support from the Global Centre for ICT in Parliament the Guidelines draw on lessons learned by parliaments so far and on good practice in the social media sphere. The objective is to encourage more widespread, more efficient and more effective use of social media by parliaments.

Download: English, French, Spanish

Orden del día

ludovica — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 16:04:08 +0000

Orden del día y el orden del día anotado (PDF)

13 de septiembre
08:00 – 09:15	Inscripción de los delegados

Conferencia Mundial de 2012 sobre el Parlamento electrónico

ludovica — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 15:42:46 +0000

Date:

Thu, 13/09/2012 - Sat, 15/09/2012

Organizer

Organization:

Co-organized by the United Nations and the Inter-Parliamentary Union, through the Global Centre for ICT in Parliament and hosted by the Chamber of Deputies of Italy

Email:

conference@ictparliament.org

La Conferencia Mundial de 2012 sobre el Parlamento electrónico está organizada conjuntamente por las Naciones Unidas y la Unión Interparlamentaria, a través del Centro Mundial para las TIC en el Parlamento, y hospedada por la Cámara de Diputados de Italia en Roma.

Ordre du jour

ludovica — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 14:47:40 +0000

Ordre du jour et ordre du jour annoté (PDF)

13 septembre
08h00 – 09h15	Inscription des délégués

Conférence mondiale 2012 sur l’e-Parlement

ludovica — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 11:11:36 +0000

Date:

Thu, 13/09/2012 - Sat, 15/09/2012

Organizer

Organization:

Co-organized by the United Nations and the Inter-Parliamentary Union, through the Global Centre for ICT in Parliament and hosted by the Chamber of Deputies of Italy

Email:

conference@ictparliament.org

La Conférence mondiale 2012 sur l’e-Parlement a eu lieu à la Chambre des députés d'Italie, à Rome, les 13, 14 et 15 Septembre. La clôture de la Conférence a coincidé avec la Journée internationale de la démocratie, établie en 2008 par l'Assemblée générale des Nations Unies.

Agenda, Presentations and Videos

ludovica — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:45:38 +0000

Agenda and Annotated Agenda (PDF)

13 September
08:00 am – 09:15 am	Registration of delegates

World e-Parliament Conference 2012

ludovica — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:31:15 +0000

Date:

Thu, 13/09/2012 - Sat, 15/09/2012

Organizer

Organization:

Co-organized by the United Nations and the Inter-Parliamentary Union, through the Global Centre for ICT in Parliament and hosted by the Chamber of Deputies of Italy

Email:

conference@ictparliament.org

Read the Report of the World e-Parliament Conference 2012

The World e-Parliament Conference 2012 was held at the Chamber of Deputies of Italy, in Rome, on 13, 14 and 15 September.

Enquête mondiale sur les TIC dans les Parlements

ludovica — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:46:43 +0000

Version anglaise | Version espagnole

Encuesta Mundial sobre TIC en Parlamentos

ludovica — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:37:07 +0000

English version | Version française

Global Survey of ICT in Parliaments

ludovica — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:31:23 +0000

In 2008 and 2010, the United Nations and the Inter-Parliamentary Union, through the Global Centre for ICT in Parliament, jointly published the first and second edition of the World e-Parliament Report.

World e-Parliament Reports

ludovica — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:21:20 +0000

The Reports, prepared by the Global Centre for ICT in Parliament, intend to help legislatures to harness the potential benefits of ICT for their work and establish key goals and priorities for exploiting this valuable resource. While providing evidence of the complexities of e-parliament, the Reports suggest ways to overcome some of the obstacles to the effective use of technology in parliamentary settings.

U.S. House of Representatives Videos Now Streaming on Mobile Devices

ludovica — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 13:41:47 +0000

The streams, available via HouseLive.gov, include videos of proceedings dating back to the start of the 111th Congress. Interested parties can click on “Video” to watch each session. They can also click on “Summary” to view text-only versions of the proceedings. MP3 files are also featured on the page, which notes that Windows Media Player or Silverlight is required to view the videos.

How Citizen Advocacy is Changing Mail Operations on Capitol Hill

ludovica — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 14:06:14 +0000

Authors:

Congressional Management Foundation

Link:

http://congressfoundation.org/storage/documents/CMF_Pubs/cwc-mail-operations.pdf

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional offices are receiving between 200 to 1,000 percent more constituent communications than they were ten years ago. Despite the increase, a survey of congressional staff indicates that 90 percent believe constituent communications remains a "high priority" for the office. But sizable percentages of staff report that their offices are shifting resources to manage the increased demand.