aspasia papaloi, dimitris g. gouscos: parliamentary information visualization: paving the way...
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PARLIAMENTARY INFORMATION VISUALIZATION: PAVING THE WAY TOWARDS LEGISLATIVE TRANSPARENCY AND EMPOWERED CITIZENS
Aspasia Papaloi, Doctoral Researcher Digital Media for Participation Research Group Laboratory of New Technologies in Communication, Education and the Mass Media University of Athens, Greece [email protected] Dimitris Gouscos, Assistant Professor Laboratory of New Technologies in Communication, Education and the Mass Media University of Athens, Greece [email protected]
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TRANSPARENCY & EMPOWERMENT
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TRANSPARENCY &VISUALIZATION
• Information quality vs. information quantity • Inclusion via information access
• Clarity of information
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A FEW EXAMPLES…
AUSTRIAN PARLIAMENT
Image retrieved from: http://www.parlament.gv.at/ZUSD/PDF/Weg_der_Bundesgesetzgebung.pdf
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SERBIAN PARLIAMENT
Image retrieved from:
http://www.parlament.gov.rs/acts/birth-of-a-law/birth-of-a-law-map.
643.html
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INFORMATION VISUALIZATION (IV)
• Dynamic facilitation of legislative process • Intermediary between information provision and
knowledge
• Communication, interaction and collaboration
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IV, ACCESSIBILITY & USABILITY
• Accessibility standards: Equal access and right to information, design issues
• Usability standards: Quality, efficiency and effectiveness of user experience and satisfaction
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PARLIAMENTARY INFORMATION VISUALIZATION (PIV)
Partial graph of the
Legislative Ontology (LO)
Integrated Parliamentary
Management System-
Asamblea de Madrid Image retrieved from: Costilla, C., Palacios, J. P., Cremades, J & Vila, J. (2005).e-Government: A Legislative Ontology for the ‘SIAP’ Parliamentary Management System. http://sinbad.dit.upm.es/docencia/master/curso1011/eGov%20Paper%20SpringerVerlang.pdf
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LEGISLATIVE TRANSPARENCY & ITS INTERRELATIONS Openness
• Inclusion, ATI • Completeness • Originality • Attractiveness • Ease at
comprehension • Ability of
contributions/modifications
• Highlight important and informative patterns
• New insights' generation
• Evolving of discussion • Kind of information
that facilitates/ structures interaction
Transparency
• Equal access and opportunity to information (FOI, RTI)
• Usefulness of information
• Reliability of information
• Impact of information
• Clarity of information
• Directedness of information
• Flexibility of information
• Facilitation of insight • Modifiability of
information • Structure or
facilitation of interaction
Transparency indicators
• Degree of their implementation
• Useful...not useful • Reliable...Unreliable • Positive...negative
impact • Clear...opaque • Flexible...rigid • Direct...indirect • Modifiable...not
modifiable
Empowerment
• Trust • Quality • Efficiency • Effectiveness • Satisfaction • Support
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OPENING PARLIAMENTARY DATA VIA PIV: THE WAY TOWARDS LEGISLATIVE TRANSPARENCY?
Regulatory factors: • Interested parties and stakeholders
• Policies • Lack of time, financial resources, competent administrative personnel
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CONCLUDING…
• PIV feasibility vs. legislative transparency and citizen empowerment
• Further research work
Ø Overview of Parliamentary Informatics initiatives Ø Classification according to geography and type of institutions Ø Evaluation of scope and success Ø Best practices on PIV
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For further information regarding our research you are invited to visit the: Laboratory of New Technologies in Communication, Education and the Mass Media, University of Athens
http://www.media.uoa.gr/ntlab Digital Media for Participation Research Group, UoA, NTLab http://www.media.uoa.gr/~gouscos/digitalmedia4participation
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