Implementing Digital Parliament Innovative Concepts for Citizens and Policy Makers

Parlamentos Abiertos en América Latina: Transparencia Activa y Participación Ciudadana

“…Desde hace más de una década, las iniciativas de Gobierno Abierto, primero, y del Estado Abierto, después, prometían el reforzamiento de la democracia al aumentar las oportunidades de los/as ciudadanos/as para exigir la rendición de cuentas de sus instituciones y representantes. Este paradigma modernizador, promovido también por algunas redes internacionales (como la Alianza para el Gobierno Abierto), ha fomentado la utilización de productos digitales, plataformas y servicios informáticos, para la apertura de datos, la rendición de cuentas y la transparencia (Crivellaro et al, 2015;Fitsilis et al, 2017;Koryzis et al, 2021). Tal es así que, en la actualidad, más de 95 países han aprobado un marco normativo para institucionalizar el derecho a la información, que viene acompañado de la generación de plataformas tecnológicas para facilitar el acceso a esta información pública (Rumbul, 2016).…”

ParlTech: Transformation Framework for the Digital Parliament

“…Nonetheless, the e-Parliament concept is not new [16]. Since the early 2000s, several attempts, projects, and concepts have indicated that citizens can, and in fact should, be included and engaged in decision-making processes through tools, products, platforms, and integrated IT services that enable them to actively participate in interaction with policy makers [17]. Indeed, it appears that the use of digital technologies by traditional organizations such as parliaments is highly diverse, albeit existing studies mostly refer to a variety of tools that allow for the engagement of citizens [18].…”

“…At the same time, they have the potential to strengthen parliamentary institutions and bridge the informational and processing gap towards the executive. Taking into consideration digital tools and solutions for the digital evolution of parliaments [15,17], comparative reports for aspects of future parliaments [22], the World e-Parliament Report 2018 [23], and the evolution of digital technologies from the 2020 Gartner Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies [24], this study describes a novel approach to the digital transformation of parliamentary organizations, both from a holistic perspective and the user's point of view. It does so by refining existing digital parliament concepts and discussing organizational vis-à-vis digital transformation.…”