Agenda - World e-Parliament Conference 2009
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3 November 2009 |
| 12:00 pm – 02:00 pm |
Arrival and registration of delegates |
| 02:00 pm – 03:00 pm |
Official Opening of the World e-Parliament Conference 2009
- Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
- Sha Zukang, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations
- Anders B. Johnsson, Secretary-General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union
- Ahmed Fathy Sorour, Speaker of the People's Assembly of Egypt and co-Chair of the Board of the Global Centre for ICT in Parliament
- 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
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| 03:00 pm – 04:30 pm |
High-level panel Connecting Parliaments and citizens: new technologies to foster openness, transparency and accountability
Chair: Harry Jenkins, Speaker of the House of Representatives of Australia
- Joyce Adeline Bamford-Addo, Speaker of Parliament of Ghana
- Julio César Valentín, President of the Chamber of Deputies of the Dominican Republic
- Maurizio Lupi, Vice President of the Chamber of Deputies of Italy
- Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Member of Congress, Vice Chair of the House Republican Conference, U.S. House of Representatives
- Edward J. Markey, Chairman of the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, U.S. House of Representatives
Open discussion
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| 04:30 pm – 06:00 pm |
High-level panel How ICT can strengthen Parliaments in young and emerging democracies
Chair: Justin Koumba, President of the National Assembly of Congo
- Mninwa J. Mahlangu, Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces of South Africa
- Diana Wallis, Vice President of the European Parliament
- Jani Makraduli, Vice President of the Assembly of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
- David Price, Chairman of the House Democracy Partnership and Chairman of the House Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, U.S. House of Representatives
Open discussion
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| 06:30 pm – 08:30 pm |
Welcoming reception hosted by the Foreign Affairs Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives |
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4 November 2009 |
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General sessions |
Specialized sessions |
| 09:00 am – 10:45 am |
ICT Strategic Planning, Management and Oversight: the complexity of the legislature environment
Chair: Marilyn B. Barua-Yap, Secretary General, House of Representatives of the Philippines
- Anders Forsberg, Secretary General, Parliament of Sweden
- Ian Harris, Clerk of the House of Representatives of Australia
- Mzi Mbangula, Divisional Head, Corporate Services (ICT), National Assembly of South Africa
Open discussion
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Open standards for parliamentary documentation: cooperative approaches
Chair: Flavio Zeni, Chief Technical Adviser, Africa i-Parliament Action Plan, UN/DESA
- João Alberto de Oliveira Lima, Systems Analyst, Federal Senate of Brazil
- Monica Palmirani, Associate Professor of Legal Informatics, CIRSFID, University of Bologna
- Tom Van Engers, Professor of Legal Knowledge Management, Leibniz Center for Law, University of Amsterdam
- Flemming Sorensen, Head of Service, Directorate for Information Technologies, Directorate General for Innovation and Technological Support, European Parliament
Open discussion
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| 10:45 am – 11:15 am |
Coffee break |
| 11:15 am – 01:00 pm |
How parliamentary websites can serve different purposes and users
Chair: Matilda Katopola, Secretary General, National Assembly of Malawi
- Adelina Sá Carvalho, Secretary General, Assembly of the Republic of Portugal
- Alessandro Palanza, Deputy Secretary General, Chamber of Deputies of Italy
- Carlos Magno Cataldi Santoro, CIO, Senate of Brazil
- Ellen Miller, Executive Director, Sunlight Foundation
Open discussion
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Implementing XML in Parliament
Chair: Andreas Sidler, CIO, Parliament of Switzerland
- Kirsten Gullickson, Senior Systems Analyst, and Cindy Leach, Projects Director, U.S. House of Representatives
- Arik Fischel, Head of the IT Department, Parliament of Israel
- Bruno Penne, IT Expert, House of Representatives of Belgium
- Brian Keenan, ParlInfo Administrator, Publishing Section Information Access Branch, Department of Parliamentary Services, Parliament of Australia
Open discussion
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| 01:00 pm – 02:30 pm |
Lunch break |
| 02:30 pm – 03:45 pm |
Special event How important are international and regional networks to support the responsibilities of Parliaments?
Chair: Hafnaoui Amrani, President, Association of Secretaries General of Parliament (ASGP) and Secretary General, Council of the Nation of Algeria
- Mohamed Abou Zeid, Member of the Parliament of Egypt
- Lim In Gyu, Deputy Secretary General, National Assembly of the Republic of Korea
- Piotr Nowina-Konopka, co-Director of the ECPRD and Director for Relations with National Parliaments of the European Parliament
- William T. Pound, Executive Director, National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)
- Moira Fraser, Chair of the IFLA Parliamentary Library and Research Services Section and Librarian of the Parliament of New Zealand
Open discussion
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| 03:45 pm – 04:15 pm |
Coffee break |
| 04:15 pm – 06:00 pm |
The use of new social media and other Internet communication tools in the parliamentary environment: lessons learned
Chair: James G. Kwanya Rege, Member of the Parliament of Kenya
- Sérgio Sampaio de Almeida, Director General and Andréa Perna, Manager, Legislative Governance Bureau, Chamber of Deputies of Brazil
- Patricio Alvarez Cabezas, Director of IT, Senate of Chile
- Stephen Clark, Head of Web Communications, European Parliament
Open discussion
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Security and reliability of technical infrastructures: challenges for parliaments
Chair: Javier de Andrés Blasco, Coordinator, Center for Information and Communication Technologies, Congress of Deputies, Spain
- Lou Magnotti, Chief Information Officer, Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, U.S. House of Representatives
- David Addow-Quarshie, IT Director, Parliament of Ghana
- Antonio Saad, ICT Director, National Assembly of Panama
Open discussion
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| 06:30 pm – 08:30 pm |
Reception hosted by the Inter-Parliamentary Union |
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5 November 2009 |
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General sessions |
Specialized sessions |
| 09:00 am – 10:45 am |
Systems for managing the lifecycle of legislative documentation
Chair: José Pedro Montero, Secretary General, House of Representatives of Uruguay
- Innis Montgomery, Director of Technology, Parliamentary ICT, Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Fernando Milan Zuber, IT Director, Chamber of Deputies of Mexico
- Cecilia Matanga, Programme Officer, Africa i-Parliament Action Plan, UN/DESA
Open discussion
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Technology options for recording and reporting floor and committee proceedings
Chair: Jeff Griffith, Senior Advisor, Global Centre for ICT in Parliament
- Robert Reeves, Deputy Clerk, US House of Representatives
- Paulo Henrique Alves Araújo, Project Manager, Chamber of Deputies of Brazil
- Carlo Marchetti,Information Systems Development Office, IT Department, Senate of Italy
- Juha-Pekka Leskinen, IT Manager, and Petteri Nyman, Web Producer, Parliament of Finland
Open discussion
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| 10:45 am – 11:15 am |
Coffee break |
| 11:15 am – 01:00 pm |
Chamber technologies: experiences and trends
Chair: Luc Blondeel, Secretary General, Senate of Belgium
- Shin Hang Jin, Director, Legislative Information System Office, Assembly of the Republic of Korea
- Oleksiy Sydorenko, Head, Computer Systems (IT) Department, Parliament of Ukraine
- Hernán Figueroa, Director of IT, Chamber of Deputies of Chile
- João Viegas, Director of IT, National Assembly of Portugal and ECPRD Coordinator of the ICT Working Group
Open discussion
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Enhancing research services for members and committees through ICT
Chair: Marianne Gei-Khoibes, Director Library and Computer Services, National Assembly of Namibia
- Rae Ellen Best, Librarian, US House of Representatives
- John Pullinger, Director General and Librarian, UK Parliament
- Alim Garga, Deputy Director, Library and Information Services, National Assembly of Cameroon
- Santo Voeuk, Director of Library and Research Services, Senate of Cambodia
- Raissa Teodori, Secretary, IFLA Section on Library and Research Services for Parliaments and Head of the Special Collections Office, Library, Senate of Italy
Open discussion
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| 01:00 pm – 02:30 pm |
Lunch break |
| 02:30 pm – 05:30 pm |
High-level panel Promoting democracy and inter-parliamentary cooperation: a collaborative approach to institutional building through a shared framework for e-parliament
Chair: Sha Zukang, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations
Presentation: The status of ICT in Parliament - Jeff Griffith, Senior Advisor, Global Centre for ICT in Parliament
Interventions
- Anders B. Johnsson, Secretary General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union
- James Michel, Ambassador, Counselor to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
- Hafnaoui Amrani, President, Association of Secretaries General of Parliament (ASGP) and Secretary General, Council of the Nation of Algeria
- Silvana Rubino-Hallman, Specialist, Institutional Capacity of the State Division, Inter-American Development Bank
- Paul Mitchell, Manager of the Development Communication Division, The World Bank
Open discussion
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| 05:30 pm – 06:00 pm |
Official closing of the World e-Parliament Conference 2009
- Sha Zukang, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations
- Ahmed Fathy Sorour, Speaker of the People's Assembly of Egypt and co-Chair of the Board of the Global Centre for ICT in Parliament
- Ildiko Gall Pelcz, Deputy-Speaker of the Hungarian National Assembly and co-Chair of the Board of the Global Centre for ICT in Parliament
- Anders Johnsson, Secretary General, Inter-Parliamentary Union
- Lorraine Miller, Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
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| 06:00 pm – 08:00 pm |
Capitol tours |
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