ICT at the service of

Cooperation between Parliaments and Institutions

Presentation by Jerry Hilbert, EP ITEC.AEmail: Gerard.Hilbert @europarl.europa.eu

ECPRD seminar of the area of interest “ICT in Parliaments”, 26-27 November 2009, Rome

Introduction

ECPRD seminar of the area of interest “ICT in Parliaments”, 26-27 November 2009, Rome

Cooperation needs communication

Communication can be done by different means- meetings (working groups, seminars, conferences, …)- written communication (letters, fax, emails, ...)- oral communication (phone, VoIP, visioconference, …)- public (newsletters, publications, websites, …)

ICT can help by providing the technology that is best adapted to the need.

Examples: ECPRD and IPEX

Technical expectations

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25 years ago, …

IPEX

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IPEX Network (1)

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IPEX is:

• An EU inter-parliamentary network of correspondents to exchange information on legislation and policies

• A comprehensive website to support this exchange of information (www.ipex.eu)

• A reference site for parliaments to publish and share their results of EU related parliamentary scrutiny, as well as on issues related to subsidiarity

IPEX Network (2)

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Why IPEX:

• Cope with the growing relevance of EU information exchange among parliaments

• Facilitate and improve exchange of parliamentary scrutiny, especially in national parliaments

• Increase transparency of EU decision making

IPEX Network (3)

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Conference of Speakers of European Union Parliaments– defines IPEX’s objectives

Secretaries General of EU Parliaments– oversee the project, appoint IPEX Board

IPEX Board– ensures ongoing and effective management

IPEX Central Support– daily upkeep and maintenance of the IPEX website

IPEX Correspondents– Input of national scrutiny info & exchange of best practices

IPEX Information Officer– webmaster

IPEX Website (1)

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www.ipex.eu

IPEX Website (2)

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Web content:– IPEX info & news– EC comments (so-called Barroso initiative)– Links to relevant websites and databases of the EU

institutions and national parliaments– Hosting the website of the EU speakers conference

Database:– Procedural dossiers– EC Documents– Scrutiny details from national parliaments– Adopted legislation

IPEX Website (3)

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• Database on EU legislation and national scrutiny

• Calendar of inter-parliamentary cooperation

• Links to relevant websites and databases of the EU institutions and national parliaments

• Notification (creation of information profiles and e-mail notifications / subscription)

• RSS feeds

IPEX Database (1)

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IPEX Database (2)

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IPEX Database (3)

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IPEX Database (4)

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IPEX ‘EC comments’

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IPEX Calendar

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IPEX Hosted website

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IPEX Notifications (1)

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IPEX Notifications (2)

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IPEX RSS feeds

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IPEX Statistics

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IPEX (Pages)

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on average 550 pages (mostly scrutinies) added per month

IPEX in the future

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Political aspects– Treaty of Lisbon and increased role of parliaments in the

EU / national parliaments and subsidiarity control– information exchange among committees– promotion of IPEX

Technical aspects– Integration with other sources (OP webservice)– performance and usability– “look and feel” – interactivity

IPEX

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Useful tutorials can be found on the Ipex website!

IPEX XML feed

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IT system

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