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Transforming parliaments: Open Data in Parliaments: 2022 Survey Results
Summary
14.30 CEST
The Transforming parliaments webinar series promotes peer exchange amongst senior parliamentary staff (including ICT directors, CIOs and others) on innovation and technology trends that are driving the digital transformation in parliaments.
The Open Data hub within the IPU’s Centre for Innovation in Parliament focuses on supporting open data initiatives in Parliaments. A first survey on open data capabilities was carried out in 2021 amongst 29 parliaments that participate of the Open Data hub. The results, summarized in the graphic, and produced insights into the state of open data in these parliaments, as well as gaps and challenges.
In 2022, the Open Data hub conducted a similar survey with a wider sample of parliaments. The results of the new survey will be presented at the 24 October webinar by Patricia Almeida of the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies, Coordinator of the Open Data Hub, followed by discussion on the latest trends in parliamentary open data.
The webinar series is part of the ongoing exchange of good practices since the 2021 virtual World e-Parliament Conference. It is organized by European Parliament and the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil in their capacity as hosts of the IT Governance hub and the Open Data hub in the IPU’s Centre for Innovation in Parliament. The first webinar series was first held in October and November 2021 (see playlist).
This webinar will be held in English, with simultaneous interpretation provided in French and Spanish