Antoni Gutiérrez-Rubíwww.gutierrez-rubi.es

PARLIAMENTS ON THE NET XSenado

Madrid, May 31 – June 1, 2012

OPPORTUNITIES FOR AN OPEN PARLIAMENT

Challenges from a communications perspective 4

The institutional “competence” AThe active role that other parliaments will have in the configuration of new local services, transparency and accountability. Parliaments 2.0 as an unstoppable reality.

Political and institutional legitimacy deficitBIn times of crisis, there is a permanent debate about the role of parliaments and its congressmen. Politicians as the third major problem in Spain.

politicspoliticians

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ideologyPolitical parties

privileges

Protest voteabstention

Weariness Vote

reputation

Costs and privileges CQuestioning political representation, its privileges, as well as its operating costs

Change in relationships D Profound change in the relationships between representatives and the represented and the increase of “controlled policy” which in turn, will allow different initiatives

1. Monitoring 2. Control and supervision 3. Permanent information4. Visualizations5. Accountability platforms6. Activism

Monitoring

1.

http://mciiw.info/quicopiequi/

Visitor introduces postal code and is informed of whom are his/her representatives. He/She may write an e-mail or send a fax.

http://www.writetothem.com/

The postal code is introduced and the English Parliament representatives appear with detailed information on each other: laws they have voted for, what questions have they asked and on how many debates have they intervened.

http://www.theyworkforyou.com/

It also works so that english politicans know:

- that they are being observed

- that what they say is commented

- that often they are contacted directly because of something they have said in a debate, an assembly or parliament.

Thanks to very visual graphs, you can get to know all the activities of the European parliament, including the congressmen assistance.

http://www.epvote.eu/

Analysis on the Italian Parliament, specially measuring its members productivity based on their appearances and initiatives

http://parlamento.openpolis.it/

Monitoring of the laws in the New Zeland Parliament. The public can review and see links news or blogs.

http://theyworkforyou.co.nz/

Basque parliamentary activity with the most recent initiatives, the most involved members, and it is labeled by theme

http://www.parlio.org/

Control and Supervision

2.

http://quehacenlosdiputados.wordpress.com/

Good examples of the administration

Permanent Information

3.

Visualization

4.

http://www.openspending.org/it-regional-accounts

http://dondevanmisimpuestos.es

Propublica.org: Who’s Making Money From All This Campaign Spending?

Accountability Platforms

5.

http://electos.gobierno20.es/islas-baleares/Entradas.aspx

Activism and Social pressure

6.

OpportunitiesE Ideas to change things

Opportunities

Co-creation

Apps

Online petitions

Public data

Transparency

Broadcast Network: Communication and interaction

Tucídides

“Any power tends to go to the limit

of its power. The

time for vigilance

has come”

Decalogue

Obligation to inform and be accountable every day

(not every four years during elections)

1

Parliaments generate a lot of information. But it

is not theirs, is the citizens’. It must be

public

2

Citizens must be able to trace, track and measure parliamentary processes

3

The public should be involved and should be

given tools to do so

4

The registration of activities, meetings and parliamentary requests

must be open and accessible to everyone

5

Any citizen should be able to know the 6w’s: What?

Who? Where? When? Why? How?

6

Any citizen should be able to access information 24 hours a day, any day of

the year

7

Multi-platform and multi-format for all information

8

Parliamentary offices in the area and online.

Parliamentary group, not of the party

9

Documentation Center for the Parliament or General

Courts must be open

10

antoni@gutierrez-rubi.es

@antonigr