Dossiers

The Work of a Drafter: The work of a drafter is often times very technical and a complex undertaking and often times most people aren't sure of what exactly it is, even the drafters themselves yet they provide substantive support to legislators in shaping the policy process. It is thus important for drafters to appreciate their roles in ways that will enhance the work of the legislator. This dossier explores the drafter's core work and provides useful insights informed by the experiences of many drafters on how to effectively think, critique, and counsel as a legal drafter.
e-Campaigning: Utilizing internet technology has altered the political debate in the most solid democracies, providing an opportunity for public participation, opinion setting and the participation of minority groups. Today most political campaigns have an “Internet strategy” done through the use of online fundraising, bloggers sharing their experiences, citizen-journalism institutions moving elections, providing a basis for the Internet to transform political action. Members of Parliament need to grasp these concepts well if they are to transform their e-campaign experience into a rewarding one. This dossier provides an MP with information and tools that will facilitate them in designing a successful campaign online.
Knowledge Management in Parliaments: Knowledge management is based on jointly defined values and requires innovative, responsible leadership. Managing knowledge effectively means understanding and appreciating the core principles . Coupled with the already existing complexity of parliament's institutional arrangements, managing knowledge in a parliamentary context is a complex process that needs a broader appreciation of the benefits of doing so. This dossier provides important and relevant information for parliaments that wish to undertake knowledge management, providing too a list of tools that will be most relevant in parliaments and leading to improved operational effectiveness.
International Treaties: The importance of international treaties in the work of parliaments cannot be overemphasized This dossier describes how to access to the different international instruments that African countries may have endorsed or are signatories. It also provides some definitions of some commonly used relevant terms in international law.
Communication and Public Information: Communicating and accessing public information has been greatly enhanced by the availability of the Internet. This dossier provides various tools that may be considered by Members of Parliament and Committee's clerks as a means of providing opportunities for the formation of new interactive spaces between citizens and themselves leading to higher degrees of transparency and at the same time improving the understanding of citizens concerns.
e-Learning for Professional Development: In a fast changing world like we have today parliaments have to strive to keep pace with evolving societies and technological environments. It is no surprise that professionals must continue to constantly update knowledge and acquire new skills. While professionals have traditionally gone to seminars, classes, or conferences for their continuous professional development or other training, an increasing number are turning to online e-Learning for a number of reasons. This dossier illustrates the tools that could be used for online professional development opportunities for parliamentary staff in the context of APKN. It is intended as an introductory resource and does not contain an exhaustive list of e-learning technologies or methodologies.

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