Of Current Interest
The Association of Secretaries General will meet at Geneva in Switzerland from 4-7 October 2010, in parallel with the 123rd session of the Inter-Parliamentary Union. Further information on the session is now available under Upcoming Meeting.
The
World e-Parliament Conference is the international forum of the community of parliaments addressing, from both the political and technical perspectives, how the use of information and communication technology can help improve representation, transparency, accountability, openness, and effectiveness in the complex parliamentary environment. The
World e-Parliament Conference 2010
will take place on
21 and 22 October 2010 at the Pan-African Parliament in Midrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. The event is co-organized by the
United Nations, the
Inter-Parliamentary Union, the
Parliament of South Africa, the
Pan-African Parliament and the
Global Centre for ICT in Parliament
http://www.ictparliament.org/
The United Nations and the Inter-Parliamentary Union released the World e-Parliament Report 2010
. The Report, prepared by the Global Centre for ICT in Parliament, intends to help legislatures to harness the potential benefits of ICT for their work and establish key goals and priorities for exploiting this valuable resource. While providing evidence of the complexities of e-parliament, the Report suggests ways to overcome some of the obstacles to the effective use of technology in parliamentary settings.
http://www.ictparliament.org/New Members
At the ASGP session in Bangkok (28 March – 1 April 2010), the following new members were accepted:
Mr Mohammad Kazim Malwan
Deputy Secretary General of the Senate of Afghanistan
Dr Rosemary Laing
Clerk of the Australian Senate
(replacing Harry Evans)
Mr Idès de Pelsemaeker
Deputy Secretary General of the House of Representatives of Belgium
(replacing Mrs Emma de Prins who became Secretary General)
Mr Victor Yéné Ossomba
Secretary General of the National Assembly of Cameroon
(replacing Mr Louis Claude Nyassa)
Mr Athanassios Papaioannou
Secretary General of the Hellenic Parliament
(replacing Mr Nikolas Stefanou)
Mr Calvin Randriamahafanjary
Secretary General of the National Assembly of Madagascar
Mr Adrian Fetescu
Director General of the Secretariat of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova
(This country is joining for the first time)
Mr Damir Davidovic
Secretary General of the Parliament of Montenegro
Mr Abdelouahed Khouja
Secretary General of the House of Councillors of Morocco
(This Chamber is joining the ASGP for the first time)
Mr Mohammed Ataba Sani-Omolori
Clerk of the House of Representatives of Nigeria
(replacing Mr Oyeniyi S. Ajiboye)
Mr Kurt Thomas
Clerk of Parliament of Saint Lucia
(This country is joining the ASGP for the first time)
Miss Utara Amornchatr
Deputy Secretary General of the Senate of Thailand
(replacing Mr Suchata Youyod)
Mr Ramil Hasanov
Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Turkic Countries (TURKPA)
(This Parliamentary Assembly is joining the ASGP for the first time)
Mr Robert Rogers
Clerk Assistant of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom
(replacing Mr Douglas Millar)
Ms Lorraine Miller
Clerk of the House of Representatives of the United States of America