Parliaments on the Net 2012. Temas principales

Questionnaire for the ECPRD Seminar Parliaments on the Net X. Mobility, Transparency and openPARLIAMENTS ON THE NET X parliament: best practices in Parliamentary web sites #ParlNet2012 Madrid Miguel Ángel Gonzalo (Webmaster) May 31st– June 1st 2012

Agenda 1 Data from the questionnaires received 2 The mobility revolution 3 Transparency 4 Open ParliamentAgenda X Parliaments on the Net| Página 2

1. Data from the questionnaires received Overview of best practices Qualitative responses, not quantitative Replies from 27 countries:European Parliament; Andorra (Consell General); Austria (Nationalrat and Bundesrat; Bosnia-Herzegovina, Parliamentary Assembly; Canada, Library of Parliament; Croatia, HrvatskiSabor; Cyprus, House of Representatives; Estonia, Riigikogu; France, Assemblee Nationale;Germany, Bundesrat; Greece; Iceland, althingi; Italy, Camera dei Deputati; Lithuania, Seimas;Luxembourg, Chambre des Deputes; Netherlands, Eerte Kamer der Staten Generaal;Norway, Stortinget; Portugal, Assembleia da Republica; Romania, Camera Deputatilor;Russia, Council of the Federation; Serbia, National Assembly; Slovenia, Drzavni Zbor;Spain, Congress and Senate; Sweden, Riksdag; Switzerland, Assemblee Federale;Ukraine, Rada. X Parliaments on the Net| Página 3

1. The mobility revolutionMps in several parliamentshave received tablets orsmartphones (forexample, iphones) or is aproject in the near andmedium-term future  Sweden, Riksdag  Norway, Stortinget  Spain, Congress of Deputies and Senate X Parliaments on the Net| Página 4

1. The mobility revolution New services to be provided by the parliamentary administration:  Support mobile users (laptops or/and smartphone)  Albania  Spain X Parliaments on the Net| Página 5

1. The mobility revolution Official website: mobile version accessible on most of the latest mobile phones (iOS, Android, Blackberry :  Francia , Assemblee Nationale: www.assemblee.mobi/  Iceland, Althingi  Croatia, Hrvatski Sabor: m.sabor.hr  Italy. Camera dei Deputati: mobile.camera.it  European Parliament: m.europarl.europa.eu  Bosnia-Herzegovina, Parliamentary Assembly (Interest in developing specific application for mobile users  Russia, Council of the Federation: project on creation of the special version of the website for mobile device X Parliaments on the Net| Página 6

1. The mobility revolution Single web window, based on different system and data, enabling a uniform view from different devices: W3C-WAI specification: tablet devices are fully supported Slovenia, National Assembly Lithuania, Seimas Greece Cyprus, House of Representatives (under construction) X Parliaments on the Net| Página 7

1. The mobility revolution Develop mobile application for smartphones and tabletPromote parliamentarism to thepublic through allocating acomfortable to use andnonetheless comprenhensiveapplication for all users of mobiledevices Austria Spain, Congress: virtualization, links, etc. Spain, Senate: Application that let Senators to begin parliamentary initiatives with digital sign X Parliaments on the Net| Página 8

1. The mobility revolution App para iPhone, Ipad, etc:  Germany, Deutscher Bundestag (Iphone and Ipad: news, press releases, dates, agenda, etc.)  Italy, Camera dei Deputati. Montecitorio (virtual visit to the building)  Switzerland, Assemblee Federale: Swiss Parl (news, MP’s, Committees, Agenda, etc)  Luxembourg, Chambre des Deputes (under construction)  Sweden. Sveriges Riksdag): Calendar of the activities in the Chamber, pertinent documents X Parliaments on the Net| Página 9

2. Transparency Web TV, Broadcast E-parliament: e-petitionsparliament; (European Contents of the website and citizen’s initiatives Parliament; available in sign online (Austria ; Luxembourg; Lithuania: Italia, Netherlands; language register public legislativeSpain, Albania, Bosnia- (Austria, Parliament) initiatives, submitHerzegovina; Ukraine, proposals) Public consultation Detailed information E-democracy:section, all bills initiated about how MP’s have interaction between the by MP’s are subject to voted Parliament and society public consultation (Norway, Stortinget; (Russia, Council of the (Romania, Camera Switzerland, Assemblee Federation) Deputatilor). Federale; Spain) X Parliaments on the Net| Página 10

2. Transparency Main contents: agendas for Digital development in full public Plenary and Committee view. Three goals: to create an open meetings, Committee’s and transparent process, to secure reports, minutes of meeting services and functionality, to increase (Cyprus, House of opportunities for participation. Representatives) (Sweden, Riksdag)Improve the access to the information given on the website (France, Assemblee Nationale); Thematic sites “Youngtransparency in parliamentary procedures aiming People’s Parliament” to electronic document distribution and central (Portugal, Assembleia da archiving, supporting collaboration between Republica) parliamentary employees and MP’s (Greece) X Parliaments on the Net| Página 11

2. Transparency Transparency and RSS channels through oversight of public which the public can Register ofresources by disclosing get fresh information: Documents: The public financial reports with on the plenary has direct access to the detailed expenditure session, on the vast majority of these(Canada; publishing the documents in their Speaker, on MP,scatalog with the financial electronic form. statements of MP’s (announcements of Electronic access is free (Greece); MP’s tax and reports on theirs and no justification is documentation in web activities) necessary (European site on voluntary basis , (Croatia, Hrvatski Parliament) (Italy) Sabor) X Parliaments on the Net| Página 12

2. Transparency Project of public involvement: interest group Use of Social Networks can register to get weekly (Estonia, Riigikogu; Andorra, under overview (new drafts laws) examination) from different committees. (Estonia, Riigikogu) Joint Transparency Register for lobbyists, law firms, NGOs and think European documents tanks, provides citizens with a direct and under scrutiny single access to information about who is(Luxembourg, Chambre des engaged in activities aiming at Deputes) influencing the EU decision making process (European Parliament) X Parliaments on the Net| Página 13

3. Open Parliament• Linked open data (Semantic web paradigm): user can download, explore, dev elop and use the contents of databases  Italy, Sweden (Images of Linked Open Data cloud diagrams courtesy Richard Cyganiak and Anja Jentzsch, http://lod-cloud.net/ Creative Commons BY SA license) X Parliaments on the Net| Página 14

3. Open Parliament• XML format: data can be used freely by people wanting to develop their own internet services. For example: voting, debates, structure of the Chamber, data regarding MP’s activity, speeches, initiatives, etc. Web services (interface accessible for everybody)  European Parliament, Lithuania, Romania, Croatia, Iceland , Sweden, Switzerland. France, Spain, Estonia, … (in progress) X Parliaments on the Net| Página 15

3. Open Parliament• Open Government  Austria (in progress). Data that could be made available for automated analysis includes biographies of parliamentarians, news feeds, etc.• Social Networks, Social Media  European Parliament, Andorra• RSS feeds for new and decision  European Parliament, Sweden X Parliaments on the Net| Página 16

3. Open Parliament• Re-use of informatión  Canada. The text from the Chamber and Committee proceedings, as well as the voting records and bills, are avaliable in electronic format for re-use in open formats. X Parliaments on the Net| Página 17

Thank you very muchmiguel.gonzalo@congreso.es webmaster@congreso.es @miguelgonzalo #ParlNet2012 X Parliaments on the Net| Página 18

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