Model Laws and Guidelines on ICT issues

Ukrainian translation of the World e-Parliament Report 2012 now available

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.

Conferencia Mundial de 2012 sobre el Parlamento electrónico

Date: 
Thu, 13/09/2012 - Sat, 15/09/2012

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.

Conférence mondiale 2012 sur l’e-Parlement

Date: 
Thu, 13/09/2012 - Sat, 15/09/2012

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.

World e-Parliament Conference 2012

Date: 
Thu, 13/09/2012 - Sat, 15/09/2012

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

Attention au gap : l'impact de l'écart numérique sur les parlements et la démocratie

Time slot: 
11:30 - 13:00
Panelists
Moderator: 
Rose Francine Rogombé, President of the Senate of Gabon
Panelists: 
Lasse Bertzen, Associate Professor, Vestvold University College, Norway
Paula Turyahikayo, Vice Chair of the ICT Committee of the Parliament of Uganda
Stanislav Dovhyi, Member of the Parliament of Ukraine
Anant Voratitipong, Member of the Senate of Thailand

Réduire la fracture numérique demeure l’un des principaux points à l’ordre du jour des décideurs TIC nationaux et internationaux, et il existe des signes prometteurs de progrès dans le domaine. L’analyse, menée par l’Union internationale des télécommunications, montre que la fracture numérique entre les pays est en train de diminuer.

Allocutions d'ouverture

Time slot: 
10:00 - 11:00
Panelists
Moderator: 
Zwelethu L. Madasa, Clerk of the Pan-African Parliament
Panelists: 
Radhakrishna Lutchmana Padayachie, Deputy Minister of Public Service and Administration of the Republic of South Africa
Jeffrey Griffith, Senior Advisor, Global Centre for ICT in Parliament
  1. Gouverner en temps de mutations technologiques
  2. Aperçu des conclusions du Rapport mondial 2010 sur l'e-Parlement

Mind the gap: the impact of the digital divide on parliaments and democracy

Time slot: 
11:30 - 13:00
Panelists
Moderator: 
Rose Francine Rogombé, President of the Senate of Gabon
Panelists: 
Lasse Bertzen, Associate Professor, Vestvold University College, Norway
Paula Turyahikayo, Vice Chair of the ICT Committee of the Parliament of Uganda
Stanislav Dovhyi, Member of the Parliament of Ukraine
Anant Voratitipong, Member of the Senate of Thailand

Addressing the digital divide remains high on the agenda of national and international ICT policy makers and there are promising signs of progress in this area. An analysis by the International Telecommunication Union shows that the digital divide among countries is growing smaller.

Keynote addresses

Time slot: 
10:00 - 11:00
Panelists
Moderator: 
Zwelethu L. Madasa, Clerk of the Pan-African Parliament
Panelists: 
Radhakrishna Lutchmana Padayachie, Deputy Minister of Public Service and Administration of the Republic of South Africa
Jeffrey Griffith, Senior Advisor, Global Centre for ICT in Parliament
  1. Governing at a time of technological changes
  2. An overview of the findings of the World e-Parliament Report 2010

World e-Parliament Conference 2007 - Challenges and benefits of ICT in parliamentary processes

Date: 
Thu, 11/10/2007

The World e-Parliament Conference provided an opportunity to debate the challenges and benefits provided by ICT and analyzed successful approaches, identified good practices and lessons learned.
The Conference was aimed at parliamentarians, Secretaries General and parliamentary staff and officials who work with ICT, such as legislative staff, IT administrators, knowledge managers and librarians.

World e-Parliament Conference 2010

Date: 
Thu, 21/10/2010 - Fri, 22/10/2010

The World e-Parliament Conference 2010 took place on 21 and 22 October 2010 at the Pan-African Parliament in Midrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. The event was co-organized by the United Nations, the Inter-Parliamentary Union, the Parliament of South Africa, the Pan-African Parliament and the Global Centre for ICT in Parliament.
Speeches and presentations

Report of the World e-Parliament Conference 2008

The World e-Parliament Conference 2008 took place at the European Parliament in Brussels on 25 and 26 November 2008. The World e-Parliament Conference 2008 represented a unique opportunity for leaders and members of parliaments, parliamentary officials and experts to exchange views at a global level on new technologies and innovation as tools to strengthen the representative, legislative and oversight functions of regional and national assemblies.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0

Entry into force: 
2008

On 11 December 2008 W3C announced a new standard that can assist Web designers and developers to create sites that better meet the needs of users with disabilities and older users. Drawing on extensive experience and community feedback, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 improves upon W3Cs groundbreaking initial standard for accessible Web content, applies to more advanced technologies, and is more precisely testable.

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