Presentation at IPAIT II

The development of an e-parliament involves the utilization of ICT as a tool in supporting the administration, the operations and the services of the parliament. This consists of legislative processes, the duties of the representative of the people, as well as providing advisory and consultancy services to the general public, while allowing them to participate in the formulation of policies, and the development of democracy, through the use of electronic media (e-Democracy). The framework for the development of the program is divided into 3 phases. Phase I was initiated during the implementation of the 1st ICT Master Plan of the Government, from 2001 to 2003. The main aim of this phase was to disseminate legislative information to the public. This encompassed the development of a database of the legislative process, internal management information system, information system to support the workings of the parliament and a system to disseminate information to the general public. Six of eight projects have achieved their results accordingly.