The Parliamentary Development Project for Ukraine has worked with the Division of Computerized Systems of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and the Institute of Telecommunications and Global Information Space of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine to provide the Ukrainian translation of the original English language World e-Parliament Report 2012.

 

• Orden del día y el orden del día anotado (PDF)

13 de septiembre
08:00 – 09:15	Inscripción de los delegados

La Conferencia Mundial de 2012 sobre el Parlamento electrónico está organizada conjuntamente por las Naciones Unidas y la Unión Interparlamentaria, a través del Centro Mundial para las TIC en el Parlamento, y hospedada por la Cámara de Diputados de Italia en Roma.

• Ordre du jour et ordre du jour annoté (PDF)
  

13 septembre
08h00 – 09h15	Inscription des délégués

La Conférence mondiale 2012 sur l’e-Parlement a eu lieu à la Chambre des députés d'Italie, à Rome, les 13, 14 et 15 Septembre. La clôture de la Conférence a coincidé avec la Journée internationale de la démocratie, établie en 2008 par l'Assemblée générale des Nations Unies.

• Agenda and Annotated Agenda (PDF)

 

13 September
08:00 am – 09:15 am	Registration of delegates

• Read the Report of the World e-Parliament Conference 2012

The World e-Parliament Conference 2012 was held at the Chamber of Deputies of Italy, in Rome, on 13, 14 and 15 September.

The Dutch may become the first in Europe to use Skype and other web-based services on smartphones for no extra charge. On 22 June, the Dutch Parliament passed a law stopping mobile operators from blocking or charging extra for voice calling done via the net.

Panelists

Moderator: 

Andy Richardson, Information Specialist, Inter-Parliamentary Union

Panelists: 

Marco Obiso, Coordinator, Inter-Sectoral Activities, ITU

Gillian Murray, Chief, Conference Support Section, Focal Point for Cybercrime, UNODC

Frederick Wamala, Research Associate/Cybersecurity Advisor, Department of Management, Information Systems and Innovation Group, London School of Economics

The absence of an internationally-agreed legal framework hampers the fight against cybercrime. This session will examine the existing mechanisms for international coordination on cyber-security and discuss options for inter-parliamentary cooperation on and support to the cyber-security agenda.

Panelists

Moderator: 

Sebastiaan von Solms, Professor, Academy for Information Technology, University of Johannesburg, South Africa

Panelists: 

Michael Mukuka, Principal Clerk (ICT), Member of the National Working Group on Cybersecurity, National Assembly of Zambia

Zondol Hersesse, President of the Constitutional Laws Committee, National Assembly of Cameroon

Marco Gercke, Director, Cybercrime Research Institute

Law-making in specialized parliamentary committees, oversight over regulatory bodies and scrutiny on governmental actions, targeted hearings and investigations, and representations of citizens and businesses concerns are some of the options available to parliaments to enhance cyber-security. The session will review a few practices carried out by legislatures around the world to respond to the cyber-security challenges and their effectiveness.

Companies that run critical U.S. industries such as power plants would get government incentives to make sure their systems are secure from computer-based attacks, the White House said, detailing its broad proposal to beef up the country's cybersecurity.

The PlayStation Network drama is still unfolding, and it's uncommonly suspenseful. But the basic issue — big companies failing to adequately secure consumer information from hack attacks — is far from unique.

Contributions des participants

Contribuciónes de los participantes

• Report of the Fourth Parliamentary Forum on Shaping the Information Society: The Triple Challenge of Cyber-Security: Information, Citizens and Infrastructure

Contributions by participants