Parliaments and Social Media

1. February 2011 Parliaments and Social Media Moran Carmel, Israel moranc@knesset.gov.il

2. Can social media really bring value into parliamentary work?

3. WHY? • WHEN? HOW?

4. WHY?

5. WHY? Because people are out there.

6. If Facebook were a country, it would be the world's 3rd largest (after China and India)

7. WHY? Because people are talking. There are over 200 million blogs. 34% of bloggers post opinions about products and brands.

8. WHY? Because people are searching. is the second largest search engine in the world.

9. WHY? Because that's the way people communicate today. [ Not just young and educated people ]

10. The average age of the social networking site’s user is 37. The fastest growing group of social media users is adults ages 50-64. 47% of internet users ages 50-64 are now using social networking sites.

11. WHY? Because it's a perfect match.

12. Roles of the parliament Legislation Representation Scrutiny Conflict-resolution What all of these have in common?

13. Communication. Social media has changed the way we communicate.

14. If parliaments are to improve their performance, they have to be better at communicating.

15. HOW? Listen to what they need Sharewhat you do Publishyour data

16. Be proud of what you do. Be better at what you do.

17. WHEN? Now.

18. How many years it took to reach 50 million users? 74 years 13 years 38 years 4 years 16 years

19. It took Less than a year to reach 200 million users

20. What makes a good organization? adaptive quick to learn sense opportunities Stability Continuity Purpose social media parliament

21. What makes a good organization? social media parliament

22. Social The Parliament

23. Now is the time.