Impact
The IPU facilitates parliamentary diplomacy and empowers parliaments and parliamentarians to promote peace, democracy and sustainable development around the world.
New York, United States
The World e-Parliament Report 2012 documents the efforts of legislatures to use information and communication technologies (ICT) to support their constitutional functions. The Report is based on a surveyconducted by the Global Centre for ICT in Parliament between February and May 2012, with the participation of 156 parliaments. The Report examines major trends since the previous edition in 2010, and looks ahead to possible future developments.