"Open Parliament": More Than Data.

• Date: 22 September 2019
• Author: Reynolds, Wendy

A three-day global summit on open government brought a diverse group of legislators, stakeholders, activists, educators and government employees from around the world to Ottawa in May 2019. In this article, the author focuses on discussions emerging from the Parliamentary Track of the conference, explains how "open parliament" can mean different things in emerging or established democracies and notes how new technological advances are assisting parliamentarians with their duties in ways previous unimagined.

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In late May 2019, the City of Ottawa hosted a remarkable international gathering--the Global Summit of the Open Government Partnership. (1) The three-day event attracted legislators, stakeholders, activists, educators and government employees from around the world. On the agenda were initiatives from around the world to make democracy more inclusive, transparent and, well, democratic.

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