Agenda 5 June 2008

4 June 2008

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Session I: APKN Charter and Policy

Session I: APKN Charter and Policy

03:30 – 05:00 p.m.

Mission and goals of the APKN and Options for its Charter

Chair: Ntlhoi Motsamai, Speaker of the National Assembly of Lesotho

Introduction:

  • Gherardo Casini, Executive Coordinator of the Global Centre for ICT in Parliament

Open discussion by Heads of Delegations

05:00 – 05:30 p.m.

Coffee break

 

Session II: Legislative Process and Information and Research

Session II: Legislative Process and Information and Research

03:30 – 04:00 p.m.

 

 

Goal and objectives

Moderators: Innocent Rugambwa, Director, Library and Research,  Parliament of Uganda (APLESA); Sylvester Shikyil, Policy Analysis and Research Project (PARP), National Assembly of Nigeria


Participants’ self-presentations and expectations 

Q&A: Aligning the focus

04:00 – 05:00 p.m.

Legislation and Policy

Interventions:

Legislative Process

  • Parliamentary rules and processes:  how to track and monitor the status of legislation- Sylvester Shikyil, Policy Analysis and Research Project (PARP), National Assembly of Nigeria

Information and Research

  • Evidence-based policy - What Constitutes Valid Evidence of a Programme’s Effectiveness? –  Severine Rugumamu, Professor of Development Studies, University of Dar es Saalam

Open discussion

05:00 – 05:30 p.m.

 Coffee break

05:30 – 06:30 p.m. 

Management

Interventions:

Legislative Process

  • Institutionalization- Information & Research Service and Professional development strategies – Innocent Rugambwa  Director, Library and Research, Parliament of Uganda (APLESA)

Information and Research

  • Institutionalization - Legislative Service and Professional development strategies – Mohammed Danjuma Hassan, National Assembly of Nigeria

Open discussion

Session III: Information and Communication Technologies

Session III: Information and Communication Technologies

03:30 – 04:00 p.m.

 

 

Goal and objectives

Moderator: Cecilia Matanga, Programme Officer, ICT Managers Network, Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum  (SADC PF)


Participants’ self-presentations and expectations 

Q&A: Aligning the focus

04:00 – 05:00 p.m.

The legislative and policy challenges of Information Society and e-Parliament

Interventions:

  • Information Society Legislative Framework – Jeffrey Griffith, Senior Advisor, Global Centre for ICT in Parliament
  • Open Access to Information: The role of Parliament – Giovanni Sartor, Professor of Legal informatics and Legal Theory, European University Institute

Open discussion

05:00 – 05:30 p.m.

 Coffee break

05:30 – 06:30 p.m. 

Tools & Applications to Support Parliamentary Works

Interventions:

  • Bungeni portal and modules; AKOMA NTOSO – UNDESA Africa
    i-Parliament Action Plan Team

Open discussion

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