Implementation of Information Technology in Parliamentary Activities

Abstract

Parliaments, because of their inherent conservatism, are not leaders in implementing information technology. But today it is becoming an urgent necessity. Information technology creates new opportunities for parliamentarians to communicate with each other and with other public authorities, accelerate the legislative process, and increase the effectiveness of parliamentary control. Most parliaments are aware of the need to adapt parliamentary activity to the conditions of digitalization. Today all parliaments have websites; many of them are beginning to introduce interactive communication with citizens, creating special chat rooms and electronic platforms for this purpose; some of them use artificial intelligence in their work. The take-up of information technology is uneven, with Latin American states going much further than their European counterparts on transparency of representative institutions and openness of legislators.