The technical mission to the Chamber of Deputies of the Dominican Republic was conducted from 28 February to 4 March 2011. With the assistance of the Chamber of Deputies of Mexico and the Senate of Chile, the mission aimed to assess the current state of ICT in the Chamber of Deputies, what challenges it faces, and what objectives it has for the use of technology.
In the framework of the project “Support to ICT Strategic Planning in the SADC Parliaments”, a mission team composed by the Global Centre for ICT in Parliament, SADC Parliamentary Forum and the Assembly of the Republic of Portugal undertook the second assessment mission to the National Assembly of Mauritius from 25 to 31 May 2011.
The Workshop on ICT Strategic Planning in Parliaments of
the Caribbean, held from 27
to 29 September 2010 in Bridgetown , Barbados, provided a regional
platform to exchange practices among the Caribbean
parliaments on the potential of ICT in parliament and on the importance of
strategic planning for its effective adoption and integration in
A clear and concise vision statement emerging from the collaborative effort of the leadership of parliament, its members, senior officials and relevant staff is a necessary first step to align the services provided by ICT to the highest goals of the institution. Once the vision is established and ideas for projects have been gathered, the strategic planning process turns the vision and the approved ideas into specific projects with timelines and resources.
27 September - Hon. Michael Carrington, Speaker of the House of Assembly of Barbados, opened the Workshop on ICT Strategic Planning in Parliaments of the Caribbean addressing parliamentary delegations of twelve countries attending the meeting. The Workshop, co-organized by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, through the Global Centre for ICT in Parliament, and the Caribbean Centre for Development Administration (CARICAD), focused on experiences and methodologies to better plan ICT processes in the legislative environment.
The United Nations, through its Global Centre for ICT in Parliament, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and the Caribbean Centre for Development Administration (CARICAD), will hold a Regional Workshop entitled “The Impact of New Technologies in the Transformation of the Legislative Branch: From Awareness, to Planning, to Action” from May 30th ‐ June 1st, 2012, in Bridgetown, Barbados.
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The Regional Workshop
on ICT Strategic Planning in Parliaments of the Caribbean, held from 27 to 29 September in Bridgetown,
Barbados, provided a regional platform to exchange practices among the Caribbean parliaments on the
potential of ICT in parliament and on the importance of strategic planning for its effective adoption and integration in parliamentary processes. Read more>>>
Technical Missions
Starting in early 2011 technical missions will be carried out to evaluate the institutional and organizational context within which the parliaments currently operate and to help them draw ICT strategic plans for the effective introduction and use of ICT. It is envisaged that two technical missions of one week will visit each chamber. The missions will be composed of staff from and experts identified by the Global Centre for ICT in Parliament who would dialogue with the IT Departments and senior officials of the parliaments in the region.
A second technical assistance mission in the framework of the Project "Support to ICT Strategic Planning in the Caribbean Parliaments" carried out important ICT visioning and strategic planning exercises at the Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda, between 30 April and 4 May. The team consisted of the the National Project Officer from CARICAD and a senior e-Parliament expert from the Global Centre for ICT in Parliament.
Between 23 and 27 April a second technical mission to the Parliament of Grenada took place.
The mission was led by the National Project Officer of CARICAD
supported by a Senior Parliamentary Expert from the Global Centre for ICT in Parliament, as well by a Senior IT Manager of the House of Representatives of Australia.
The second technical mission to the Parliament of Saint Lucia took place between 26 and 30 March. The mission was led by the National Project Officer of CARICAD supported by a Senior Parliamentary ICT Advisor of the Global Center. Thanks to the excellent follow up and organization of the Parliament of Saint Lucia the second mission was able to take place so quick after the first one (at the beginning of March).
The second technical mission to the Parliament of Guyana took place between 12 and 16 March. The mission was led by the Senior Advisor of the Global Centre for ICT in Parliament, supported by the National Project Officer of CARICAD. In addition the mission was integrated for two days by an expert from the National Assembly of Suriname to provide for visioning purposes a demonstration of the UNDESA-developed BUNGENI parliamentary information system.
The second mission to the Senate of the Dominican Republic took place between 19 and 23 March. The mission is supported by the Senate of Chile through the provision of senior technical expertise. In addition the mission is joined by senior expertise from UNDESA´s Africa i-Parliament Action Plan.
The second mission to the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago took place between 5 and 9 March. The ICT Strategic Plan and Implementation Roadmap were successfully developed. There was a high level of leadership involvement and endorsement, as well as critical and valuable inputs from senior staff. The mission benefited from the excellent ICT planning expertise provided by the House of Commons of the Parliament of Canada.
Between 20 and 23 February a second technical mission from the Global Centre for ICT in Parliament, consisting of the the Project Coordinator Mr. Avinash Bikha, and Mr. Vanderlei Batista Dos Santos, Electronic Archiving Expert from the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil, visited the National Assembly of Suriname, for facilitating the ICT strategic planning process at the Assembly.
Following the first technical assistance missions carried out by the Global Centre for ICT in Parliament in September and November 2011, respectively to the National Assembly of Belize and the Parliament of Barbados in the framework of the European Commission funded project “Support to ICT Strategic Planning in Caribbean Parliaments”, the second missions took place between 19 January and 1 February with the aim of assisting each legislature with the formulation of a shared vision for ICT and a strategic plan. In addition the technical missions will advise on the technical implementation options.
The technical assistance mission team from the Global Centre with support from the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil, succesfully completed the first mission to the National Assembly of the Republic of Suriname. Besides assessing the ICT infrastructure, organization, services delivery within the institution a thourough analysis was made of the archiving standards, policies and needs.
From 5 to 9 December in the framework of the European Commission funded project “Support to ICT Strategic Planning in Caribbean Parliaments”, a first technical assistance mission visited the "Red House" and other parliamentary buildings, to carry out an assessment on the state of ICT at the Parliament.
Following the first technical assistance mission carried out by the Global Centre for ICT in Parliament to the House of Assembly of Dominica, from 14-18 November 2011 in the framework of the European Commission funded project “Support to ICT Strategic Planning in Caribbean Parliaments”, the second mission took place with the aim of assisting the House of Assembly with the formulation of a shared vision for ICT and Strategic Plan.
From 14-18 November in the framework of the European Commission funded project “Support to ICT Strategic Planning in Caribbean Parliaments”, a first technical assistance mission visited the Houses of Parliament of Grenada. The mission team was strengthened with support from the Parliament of Australia, through the provision of a senior IT expert.
In the framework of the European Commission funded project “Support to ICT Strategic Planning in Caribbean Parliaments”, a first technical assistance mission visited the National Assembly of Belize from 11 to 14 October 2011. The team met with the Clerk of the National Assembly, Officers of the Main Office and Registry Section, as well as with the ICT focal point to understand and assess the current state of ICT in the parliament. Read the article on the Website of the National Assembly
In the framework of the European Commission funded project “Support to ICT Strategic Planning in the Caribbean Parliaments”, a first technical mission was conducted to the Parliament of Barbados (19 to 23 September 2011) to carry out an assessment of the status of ICT in both Houses of the Parliament and make initial recommendation for the ICT Strategic Plan.
In the framework of the European Commission funded project “Support to ICT Strategic Planning in the Caribbean Parliaments”, a second technical mission was conducted to the Chamber of Deputies of the Dominican Republic (1 to 6 August 2011). Following the assessment previously undertaken, the second mission focused on the preparation of the ICT Strategic Plan.
The Project “Support to ICT Strategic Planning in the Caribbean Parliaments” intends to assist the Caribbean parliaments in developing their vision and comprehensive strategic plans for the effective deployment of ICT
in Parliament.
The World e-Parliament Conference 2009, took place on 3, 4 and 5 November 2009 at the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington, D.C., was built on the results of two previous conferences held respectively in Geneva (2007) and Brussels (2008), as well as on the findings of the World e-Parliament Report 2008. The 2009 event was co-organized by the United Nations, the Inter-Parliamentary Union, the U.S. House of Representatives and the Global Centre for ICT in Parliament.
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. It was built on the results of two previous conferences held respectively in Geneva (2007) and Brussels (2008), as well as on the findings of the World e-Parliament Report 2008.
