World e-Parliament Conference 2008 The World e-Parliament Conference 2008 represents a unique opportunity for leaders and members of parliaments, parliamentary officials and experts to exchange views at a global level on the impact of new technologies as tools to strengthen the representative, legislative and oversight functions of regional and national assemblies.
This event builds on the results of the World e-Parliament Conference 2007, held in Geneva in October 2007, and on the outcome of the World e-Parliament Report 2008, the first publication on this topic issued by the United Nations, the Inter-Parliamentary Union and the Global Centre for ICT in Parliament on 28 February 2008.
The World e-Parliament Conference 2008 is mainly aimed at members of parliaments, general secretaries, parliamentary staff and officials, experts from international organisations and academics who work and deal with information and communication technologies as instruments to improve and modernise parliamentary business and citizens’ participation in public decision-making processes.
Specifically, at the Conference, the Global Centre for ICT in Parliament and its partners intend to present and launch guidelines, tools and concrete outputs developed in the past year to help parliaments assess and benchmark their technological level and/or adopt new technologies in the parliamentary environment.
Around 400 participants are expected to take part in the general debate and parallel tracks forming the World e-Parliament Conference 2008 to enrich the discussion around the challenges and benefits provided by the daily use of ICT and the analysis of successful approaches, good practices and lessons learned. Selected presentations will be delivered by renowned experts and parliamentary officials to showcase cutting edge solutions and case studies.
Participation is open to all and free of charge. All participants are requested to register online, by 10 November 2008 at the latest, at the following link.
Event email: info@ictparliament.org
