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This working paper, commissioned by the Global Centre in preparation for the World e-Parliament Report 2008, aims at providing an overview of the state of the art and of the prospects of the application of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in the legislative domain, in particular concerning the management of legislative documents. The paper introduces the concepts of legal informatics and legislative informatics, describes the evolution of the ICT-based management of legislative documents and identifies and evaluates emergent approaches, focusing on those based on open standards.
This e-primer introduces readers to what open standards are and why they are important. It explains the standard-setting processes and provides examples of open standards policies, initiatives and formats. It also addresses the challenges faced in implementing open standards.
As the personal computer revolution and the following internet wave have resulted in a large influx of new technology stakeholders new demands are made on the standardization process under the heading of "Open Standards". This paper explores the different requirements that the term "Open Standards" suggests.
Presentations
- Drafting Legislation Using XML in the U.S. House of Representatives, Kirsten Gullickson, Senior Systems Analyst, House of Representatives of the United States of America
- Akoma Ntoso: an open standard for harmonising legal resouces, by Prof. Monica Palmirani (CIRSFID University of Bologna) and Prof. Fabio Vitali (University of Bologna)
- Beyond the Internet Hype how law can be made effective, Tom van Engers (University of Amsterdam, Leibniz Centre for Law)
- E-Parliament: Legislative Standards and Good Practice, Günther Schefbeck, Parliament of Austria
- Managing legislative information in Parliaments: new frontiers, Prof. Fabio Vitali Department of Computer Science, University of Bologna
- Legislation in the information society, Giovanni Sartor, Law department, European University Institute, Florence, Cirsfid, University of Bologna
- E-Parliament – Managing Innovation: Interlegis, Armando Nascimento, Senate of Brazil
- Legislative Documents:Systems and Standards, Jeffrey C. Griffith, Global Centre for ICT in Parliament
- World e-Parliament 2008 Background Document, Jeffrey C. Griffith, Global Centre for ICT in Parliament
- ICT in Parliaments, Current Practices, Future Possibilities - Discussion Paper for the World e-Parliament Conference 2007, Jeffrey C. Griffith, Global Centre for ICT in Parliament
- Collaborative software and content development, Flavio Zeni, Africa i-Parliaments Action Plan, UN-DESA - Nairobi
- METALex: Legislation in XML, Alexander Boer, Rinke Hoekstra, Radboud Winkels, Dept. of Computer Science and Law, University of Amsterdam
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