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Issue 12
IPU Innovation Tracker
The quarterly electronic bulletin from the Centre for Innovation in Parliament
Issue 12
The 12th edition of the Innovation Tracker explores how the Chilean Chamber of Deputies is engaging with the public, as well as how the parliaments of Bahrain and Italy are embracing artificial intelligence (AI) tools in their work. Also in this issue, we present updates on recent hub activities and events.
Innovation Tracker contributions
We are posting examples of innovation in parliament on Twitter using the hashtags #innovation #parliament. Please join us in using these hashtags, or send us good examples that we can share!
Do you have an example of innovative parliamentary working methods to share in the Innovation Tracker? Tell us about it via this online form or by e-mail to [email protected].
Innovation in parliamentary working methods
In Innovation Tracker #7 (December 2020), we explored the how the Shura Council of Bahrain had responded to the COVID-19 pandemic. Here, we revisit the Council to look at the lessons learned and new focus areas, including AI.
In the Italian Senate, amendments are sometimes used as a “filibustering” tool. Here, we look at how the parliamentary secretariat is using AI to help manage legislative documents, including amendments, and to prevent the legislative process from stagnating.
In this case study, we look at Virtual Congress, a digital participation and engagement platform used by the National Congress of Chile. Members of the public can use the system to consult, review, and comment and vote on legislative proposals before parliament.
Updates from the hubs
Thematic
Transforming Parliaments webinar series
ICT governance hub
Open data hub
The Open Data Hub and the IT Governance Hub have concluded the second edition of the Transforming Parliaments webinar series. The sessions followed up on the first series, which was inspired by the 2021 virtual World e-Parliament Conference, and aimed to continue the conversation among parliamentary innovation specialists. The second series featured discussions on parliaments and the cloud, and on digital transformation in the legislative process and archiving. The sessions were well-attended, with average participation of 60–80 parliamentary staff. To watch the webinars from both series again, see this playlist.
Host: Brazil
ICT governance hubOpen data hub
Open data in parliaments
Open data hub
The Open Data Hub has conducted a second survey on the state of open data in parliaments. The previous survey, completed in 2021, provided the first-ever perspective of what parliaments have done to publish data to the public. The results of the second survey will be presented during a webinar on 24 October 2022.
Host: Brazil
Open data hub
Delivering public engagement with small teams
Public engagement hub
This webinar addressed how small parliaments and those with limited resources can implement effective public engagement. In these parliaments, public engagement is often delivered by very small teams with limited budgets. The seminar explored how the Parliament of the Isle of Man has developed capacity for innovative public engagement programmes despite its very small team. This was supplemented by reflections from an UNDP official on his experience supporting public engagement in the Pacific islands.
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