June 4 th to 6 th, Plenary 2 - Annex II - Chamber of Deputies Brasilia, Brazil

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1 June 4 th to 6 th, 2012 Plenary 2 - Annex II - Chamber of Deputies Brasilia, Brazil Support: Realization:

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3 Background The Regional Workshop Connected Parliaments - Introduction to Legislative XML, is being organized by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), in collaboration with the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil, and in coordination with the Global Centre for ICT in Parliament, a joint initiative of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) and the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). The workshop, which will be held in the framework of the Exchange Network of Parliaments of Latin America and the Caribbean (ENPLAC), will be held from June 4th to 6th, 2012 in Chamber of Deputies in Brasilia, Brazil. The technical training workshop is part of the activities of the technical cooperation program Connected Parliaments, led by the IDB, and supported by the Italian Trust Fund for Information and Communication Technology for Development. The program aims to systematize information and knowledge on the potential of new technologies in parliamentary affairs. The pertinence of the workshop relies on the proven impact that the use of XML has in the quality of legislation, by allowing greater interoperability between the various institutions; increasing accessibility to the network of parliamentary documents; promoting transparency throughout the process and preserving the legal value of legislative documents, among other benefits. Despite these observed benefits, there is a significant lag in the adoption of XML in Latin America and Caribbean Parliaments, with only a few exceptions. With this in mind, ICS/IDB conducted an online survey between July 18 and August 10, 2011 among the Heads or Directors of Information Technology in Parliament from the Bank s borrowing countries, who expressed interest in participating in training to support their efforts to incorporate the use of XML in the Parliament. In total, responses were received from 26 parliamentary bodies from 21 countries, of which only 7% confirmed to be using XML, 78% said are working to incorporate XML and 100% expressed interest in participating in technical training. 3

4 Objectives of the Workshop The objective of this workshop is to broaden the understanding and knowledge of technology professionals in the legislature about the benefits of using Legislative XML as a working tool. It is also expected to introduce the operational basis of Legislative XML to technical staff in Latin America and Caribbean Parliaments. The workshop aims to Introduce legislative service operators to the methodology and operational procedures for the marking of a legislative document (eg. A bill) using a standard Legislative XML; Present to those responsible for information systems some of the tools available, as to illustrate how, in practice, XML may be used throughout the parliamentary legislative process. Expected results Upon the conclusion of the Workshop, participants will have the skills to mark the basic structure of a bill, its normative references, and amendments. This will provide a better understanding of the basic principles of the legislative XML mark-up methodology, as well as of the characteristics of the XML standard that should represent and manage parliamentary documents in the long-term. To illustrate the different mark-up phases, the XML standard to be used is Akoma Ntoso, which has been adopted by the European Parliament. Participants will have also experienced the methodology for conducting a proper legal analysis of the document, which is of the utmost importance as it must necessarily precede the technical mark-up in XML in order to correctly capture the legal semantics contained in the document. To ensure that the learning objectives of the workshop are met and that participants needs continue to be addressed in future trainings; the IDB, through its Inter-American Institute for Economic and Social Development (INDES), will provide a certification to all participants and will make evaluation surveys to determine if it proved to be useful and achieved its intended objectives. 4

5 Format The opening of the workshop will take place in the morning of June 4th, where the importance and potential of using open document standards, such as XML, in the process of parliamentary modernization. Benefits will be illustrated through examples of good practices, followed by a dialogue on the role the Exchange Network of Parliaments of Latin America and the Caribbean (ENPLAC) may have in promoting legislative XML in the region. The technical training program will take place during the second and third days of the workshop. It will be delivered by experts from the University of Bologna, Italy, and carried out with the aid of slides to present theoretical aspects, combined with practical exercises, first using a native XML editor and then a marking tool. Audience Given its technical focus and expressed interest, the IDB is pleased to invite Heads or Directors of Information Technology from each of the Chambers of the Bank s 26 borrowing countries. Organizing Institutions The Institutional Capacity of the State Division of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), supported by its Inter-American Institute for Economic and Social Development (INDES); Chamber of Deputies of Brazil; United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), through the Global Centre for ICT in Parliament. 5

6 Day I (June 4 th ) 8:00 am Transport from the Hotel to the Chamber of Deputies 8:00 am 9:00 am Participant Registration Opening Remarks Mr. Eduardo Gomes, First Secretary, Chamber of Deputies, Brazil 9:00 am 9:30 am Rogério Ventura Teixeira, Director General, Chamber of Deputies, Brazil Dóris Marize Romariz Peixoto, Director General, Senate, Brazil Juan Carlos De la Hoz, Interim Representative, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Gherardo Casini, Director, Office of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs WORKSHOP CONTEXT: THE IMPORTANCE OF USING OPEN DOCUMENT STANDARDS IN PARLIAMENTS 9:40 am 10:30 am Presentation on the importance of using open document standards such as XML in Parliamentary modernization processes Silvana Rubino-Hallman, Lead Specialist, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Gherardo Casini, Director, Office United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs 10:30 am Coffee Break SESSION I: GOOD REGIONAL PRACTICES IN THE USE OF XML 10:50 am 11:35 am LexML Brazil João Lima, Senate, Brazil Question and answer session New collaboration culture between Parliament and Society 11:35 am 12:20 pm Lunch Luiz Antônio Eira, Director of the Commission Department, Chamber of Deputies, Brazil Question and answer session Chamber of Deputies - Restaurant (Annex IV 10 th floor) 6

7 Day I (June 4 th ) 2:30 pm 3:15 pm Information Technology for Legislative Transparency Leirton Saraiva, Director of the Information Technology Center, Chamber of Deputies, Brazil Experience in the use of legislative XML 3:15 pm 4:00 pm Alejandra Carvallo Migliaro, Chief of Development, Senate, National Congress of Chile Question and answer session 4:00 pm Coffee Break 4:15 pm 5:00 pm Bungeni: parliamentary open source information system that supports XML documents Flavio Zeni, Principal Technical Advisor, Africa i-parliaments, United Nations Question and answer session SESSION II - THE ROLE OF THE EXCHANGE NETWORK OF PARLIAMENTS OF LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN (ENPLAC) IN PROMOTING LEGISLATIVE XML IN THE REGION 5:00 pm 5:45 pm 5:45 pm 6:30 pm Presentation on the Exchange Network of Parliaments of Latin America and the Caribbean, emphasizing activities and plans related to promoting the use of ICT in the region Adolfo Furtado, Executive Secretary, ENPLAC Open Dialogue Presentation of the conclusions of the day s sessions and introduction to the working and training program of the next two days. Silvana Rubino-Hallman, Lead Specialist, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) 7

8 Day II (June 5 th ) The course will be delivered by Monica Palmiriani, Associate Professor, CIRSFID, University of Bologna, Italy, and Fabio Vitali, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of Bologna, Italy. 8:40 am Transport from the Hotel to the Chamber of Deputies SESSION III INTRODUCTION Introduction to legislative XML. The Use of XML in parliament 15 min 9:00 am 10:45 am Introduction to the state of the art of Legislative XML 15 min Introduction to Akoma Ntoso 30 min Introduction to the tools 30 min Presentation of risks in the use of XML in the legislative process 15 min 10:45 am Coffee Break SESSION IV - METHODOLOGY AND PRACTICAL EXERCISES Methodology for the marking of a legal document 15 min 11:00 am 12:45 pm Legal analysis: An introduction to the main elements of Akoma Ntoso 30 min Practical exercises on paper texts 30 min Practical exercises with the basic software 30 min Lunch Chamber of Deputies - Restaurant (Annex IV 10 th floor) 2:30 pm 4:00 pm Identifying legal documents: naming 30 min Normative references 30 min Practical exercises on paper texts 30 min 4:00 pm Coffee Break The structure of a bill 30 min 4:15 pm 6:15 pm Practical exercises with the basic software 30 min Transcript 30 min Practical exercises with the basic software 30 min 8

9 Day III (June 6 th ) 8:40 am Transport from the Hotel to the Chamber of Deputies SESSION V: TOOLS AND PRACTICAL EXERCISES 9:00 am 10:00 am Shaping the legislative cycle 30 min Amendments 30 min 10:00 am Coffee Break SESSION VI: INTRODUCTION TO ADVANCED TOOLS Introduction to Advanced Tools 30 min 10:15 am 12:45 pm Modifying amendments 30 min Exercises with specialized software 60 min The consolidated text after the amendments 30 min Lunch Chamber of Deputies - Restaurant (Annex IV 10 th Floor) SESSION VII PRESENTATION AND LAUNCH OF THE PRACTICAL TOOLKIT TO XML Presentation of the document commissioned by the IDB and developed by CIRSFID and the Department of Computer Science, University of Bologna, Italy. Legislative XML: Principles and Technical Tools 2:30 pm 3:00 pm Objective and introduction: Silvana Rubino-Hallman, Lead Specialist, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Content: Monica Palmiriani, Associate Professor, and Fabio Vitali CIRSFID, Associate Professor Department of Computer Science, University of Bologna, Italy 3:00 pm 3:15 pm Comments, questions and answers 3:30 pm Closing Session and Cocktail 9

10 Governing Board ( ) President (Speaker) Mr. Marco Maia First Vice-President Ms. Rose de Freitas Second Vice-President Mr. Eduardo da Fonte First Secretary Mr. Eduardo Gomes Second Secretary Mr. Jorge Tadeu Mudalen Third Secretary Mr. Inocêncio Oliveira Fourth Secretary Mr. Júlio Delgado Substitute Secretaries First Substitute Geraldo Resende Second Substitute Manato Third Substitute Carlos Eduardo Cadoca Fourth Substitute Sérgio Moraes Director General Rogério Ventura Teixeira Secretary General Sérgio Sampaio Contreiras de Almeida 10

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