IFLA 2010 - Daniela Giacomelli

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Collaboration and NetworkingThe approach of the

Global Centre on ICT in Parliament

26 IFLA Pre-Conference of Library and ResearchServices for Parliaments, Stockholm, 6-9 August 2010Daniela Giacomelli


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T he Global Centre for IC T in Parliament

Partnership initiative led by the United Nations and

the Inter-Parliamentary UnionObjectives:

T o promote the use of IC T as a means to modernizeparliamentary processes

T o strengthen the role of parliaments in the promotion of the Information Society through fostering IC T -relatedlegislation


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A common framework for action

Collaboration with national and regional parliaments,donors, universities, civil society and internationalorganizations and institutions

Sharing knowledge and coordinating actions

Avoiding duplication of efforts


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Areas of work

Information dissemination (Website)Networking (Regional parliamentary networks,World e-Parliament Conference series,Parliamentary Forums)

Analytical research (Reports, Guidelines,Handbooks)T echnical assistance ( T rainings and

Assessment missions)


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Collaboration with the IFLA Section

Pre-conference of the IFLA Section, Cape T own, 2007World e-Parliament Conference, Brussels, 2008Guidelines on Parliamentary Websites, 2009Workshop for Parliamentary Libraries and Research Services,Rome, August 2009World e-Parliament Conference, Washington D.C., 2009

Workshop for Parliamentary Libraries in the framework of the Africa Parliamentary Knowledge Network (APKN), Rome,December 2009World e-Parliament Report 2010


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Opportunities for future collaboration

World e-Parliament Conference 2010, Johannesburg,South Africa, 21-22 October T raining for Parliamentary Libraries in Latin AmericaHandbook on Digital Libraries


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The World e-ParliamentReport 2010


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134 responses

109 countries


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T opics

T he continuing impact of IC T on the world of parliamentsCommunication between parliaments and citizensStandards for transparency and accessibilityPlanning and managing for e-ParliamentSystems and standards for parliamentary documentLibrary and research services

T echnical infrastructureCooperation and collaboration


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Recent progress in inter-parliamentarycooperation

Cost effective means of addressing common

challengesParliaments continue to seek more effectivemechanisms of cooperationNotable progress made by parliamentarynetworks in the past two years


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Participation in parliamentary networks


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Areas of inter-parliamentary cooperation


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Specific areas of support in IC T amongparliaments

L ibrary and research services


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T he challenge for the internationalcommunity

Expertise within the network not always madeavailable outsideLack of translation in concrete collaboration andassistance programmes

Need to leverage the forces of all players in aneffective and coordinate manner


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e-Parliament Framework 2010-2020

Proposed by the B oard of the Global Centre for IC T inParliament Information Society policy development Enhancing links between parliaments and citizens Inclusive access to a nations laws and legislation

Implementation of IC T to support fundamentalparliamentary functions

Establishment of a sustained and coordinated technicalassistance programme


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IFLA 2010 - Daniela Giacomelli