2021

AGENDA

Note: Also available in Russian

REGISTRATION

SOCIAL MEDIA: #ParliamentaryDay

RESOURCES

• The Importance of Parliamentary Oversight during the COVID-19 Pandemic. ParlAmericas, 2021
• Legislative Transparency Toolkit. ParlAmericas, EUROsociAL+, and Transparency and Access to Information Network, 2020.
• Road Map Towards Legislative Openness. ParlAmericas, 2016.

Report

AGENDA

REGISTRATION

SOCIAL MEDIA: #ParlAmericasOPN

RESOURCES

• Inter-American Model Law 2.0 on Access to Public Information. Organization of American States – OAS, 2021.
• Inter-American Model Law on Document Management. Organization of American States – OAS, 2021.
• Application Guide for the Inter-American Model Law on Document Management. Organization of American States – OAS, 2021.
• Legislative Transparency Toolkit. ParlAmericas, EUROsociAL+, and Transparency and Access to Information Network, 2020.
• The Importance of Parliamentary Oversight during the COVID-19 Pandemic. ParlAmericas, 2021.

Report

AGENDA

REGISTRATION FORM

SOCIAL MEDIA: #ParlAmericasOPN

PRESENTATION

• Gendered Disinformation & Online Attacks Against Women in Politics. Lucina Di Meco, Gender Equality Expert and Co-founder of #ShePersisted Global.

DECLARATION

ELECTION ADVISORY

During the 5th Gathering of the ParlAmericas Open Parliament Network, elections will be held for certain positions on the Network’s Executive Committee and for the host parliament of the next gathering. Nominations received can be found below.

• President
  • Member of the Chamber of Deputies Javier Macaya (Chile)
• Vice-President - North America
  • Senator Bertha Alicia Caraveo Camarena (Mexico)
  • Senator, the Honourable René Cormier (Canada)
• Vice-President - The Caribbean
  • Senator, the Honourable Ranard Henfield (The Bahamas)
• Vice-President - South America
  • Member of the National Assembly Wilma Piedad Andrade Muñoz (Ecuador)
• Vice-President - Central America
  • Member of the Legislative Assembly Ana Lucía Delgado Orozco (Costa Rica)
  • Member of the National Assembly Corina Cano Córdoba (Panama)

AGENDA

REGISTRATION FORM

SOCIAL MEDIA: #ParlAmericasOPN

PRESENTATIONS

Panel on Technological Innovation in Parliaments

• Integrating Citizen Participation in the Legislative Process through Collective Intelligence. María Paz Hermosilla, Director of the Public Innovation Lab (GobLab), School of Governance, University Adolfo Ibáñez, Chile. (in Spanish)
• Common Cybersecurity Attacks. Diego Subero, Consultant, Cybersecurity Program, Inter-American Committee Against Terrorism (CICTE), Organization of American States (OAS).(in Spanish)

Presentation of the Open Data Hub

• Open Data Innovation Hub. Patricia Almeida (Brazil), Coordinator of Innovation and Digital Strategy of the Chamber of Deputies and Coordinator of the Open Data Center.

Working Group: Artificial Intelligence in Parliaments

AGENDA

REGISTRATION FORM

SOCIAL MEDIA: #ParlAmericasOPN

PRESENTATIONS

Working Group 1: Addressing the gendered dimensions of disinformation

• Addressing the Gendered Dimensions of Disinformation. Sandra Pepera, Senior Associate and Director for Gender, Women and Democracy, National Democratic Institute.

Working group 2: Ensuring data protection and securing electoral integrity

• Securing Electoral Integrity and a Democratic Information Space. Dan Arnaudo, Advisor for Information Strategies, National Democratic Institute & Victoria Welborn, Technology and Innovation Program Manager, National Democratic Institute.

Working Group 3: Collaborating with the news media sector and promoting ethical algorithms

• Presentation of collaborating with the news media sector. Nazima Raghubir, First Vice-President, Association of Caribbean Media Workers.
• Presentation of promoting ethical algorithms. Micaela Mantegna, Professor at the Center for Technology and Society, University of San Andrés.

RESOURCES

• Social media guide for parliaments and parliamentarians. Inter-Parliamentarian Union, 2021.
• Guide to guarantee freedom of expression regarding deliberate disinformation in electoral contexts. Organization of American States – OAS, 2019.
• Malign Creativity: How Gender, Sex, and Lies are Weaponized Against Women Online. The Wilson Center, 2021.
• Creating a Data Protection Framework: a Do’s and Don’ts Guide for Lawmakers. Access Now, 2018.

Report

Virtual meeting for parliamentarians from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras

AGENDA  (in Spanish)

REGISTRATION FORM (in Spanish)

SOCIAL MEDIA: #ParlAmericasOPN

PRESENTATIONS

• Experiences of Legislative Modernization in Latin America: Adaptation, Innovation, and Citizen Participation in the Legislative Process. Member of the Legislative Assembly Ana Lucía Delgado (Costa Rica). (in Spanish)

RESOURCES

• Road Map Towards Legislative Openness. ParlAmericas, 2016.
• Citizen Participation in the Legislative Process. ParlAmericas, 2018.
• Strengthening Accountability through Fiscal Openness: A Toolkit for Parliamentarians in the Americas and the Caribbean. ParlAmericas, Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy, and Global Initiative for Fiscal Transparency, 2020.

MEETING RECORDING (YouTube) (Second part - in Spanish)

AGENDA (in Spanish)

SOCIAL MEDIA: #ParlAmericasOPN

RESOURCES

• ParlAmericas Road Map towards Legislative Openness
• Latin American Legislative Transparency Index (in Spanish)