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KNESSET 22–25 February 2011. THE TRIPLE TECHNOLOGICAL CHALLENGE FOR A PARLIAMENT. The Knesset – The Parliament of Israel Arik Fischel (IT Department). THE 3 MAIN TECHNOLOGICAL CHALLENGES FOR A PARLIAMENT. MANAGING THE INTERNAL PARLIAMENTARY PROCESS. MANAGING THE LEGISLATIVE
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KNESSET 22–25 February 2011 THE TRIPLE TECHNOLOGICAL CHALLENGE FOR A PARLIAMENT The Knesset – The Parliament of Israel Arik Fischel (IT Department)
THE 3 MAIN TECHNOLOGICAL CHALLENGES FOR A PARLIAMENT MANAGING THE INTERNAL PARLIAMENTARY PROCESS MANAGING THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS BRINGING THE MESSAGE TO THE PUBLIC
Building a flexible IT solution to manage the plenum PROVIDING A DYNAMIC AND INTERACTIVE VIEW OF THE PARLIAMENTARY PROCESS MANAGING THE INTERNAL PARLIAMENTARY PROCESS • Motions for the Agenda • Private Member’s Bills • Government Bills • No-confidenceMotions • Parliamentary questions THE PROCESS
THE KNESSET ADOPTS THE “DHL” SOLUTION KNOW WHERE YOUR “PARCEL” IS AT ANY TIME, WHEREVER YOU ARE, IN REAL-TIME (AN MP’S “PARCEL” IS EITHER A PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION, A MOTION FOR THE AGENDA OR A BILL) JERUSALEM BEIRUT ANKARA ROME GENEVA PARIS MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
Avoid a complex system,which is a likely source of troubleshooting.Promote simple solutions THE PARLIAMENTARY PROCESS IS BY DEFINITION QUITE COMPLEX… DON’T MAKE IT MORE SO
ARIK! Do you have a MINUTES management system? ARIK! Do you have a Members’ activities monitoring system? ARIK! Do you have an effective electronic voting system? ARIK! Do you have you a legislative tracking system
ARIK!!!! LET ME TELL YOU THAT IF YOU’RE KEEPING ALL THE PARLIAMENTARY DATA IN YOUR LITTLE COMPUTER BOX, WITH NO DISASTER PLAN, WE’RE GOING TO SEE THE BIGGEST CRASH A PARLIAMENT EVER SAW… YOU’RE EITHER IRRESPONSIBLE OR CRAZY – PROBABLY BOTH!
THAT REMINDS ME OF A STORY MY DAD USED TO TELL ME ? BACK TO SERIOUS PROBLEMS…
CHANGE THE ORGANIZATION CHART SPLIT THE “IT” DEPARTMENT INTO TWO SEPARATE ENTITIES: A TECHNICAL PROVIDER OF COMPUTERIZED SERVICES, DRIVEN BY A HIGH “SLA” UP-TIME REQUEST. A KNOWLEGDGE-MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT WHOSE NEEDS ARE DEFINED BY STRICT RULES AND GUIDELINES IMPLEMENT A “DRP” SYSTEM PLAN A “DRP” (DISASTER RECOVERY PLAN) SET POLICY AND REGULATIONS TO IMPROVE UP-TIME DECIDE THE LEVEL OF THE “DRP” SYSTEM, AS HOT, WARM OR COLD BASED ON BUDGET CONSTRAINTS AND USERS’ REQUESTS ESCAPE THE DANGER OF TECHNOLOGICAL COLLAPSE
LEGISLATING A COLLABORATIVE SYSTEM USING CLOUD TECHNOLOGIES MANAGING THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS WITH GOVERNMENT PARTNERS 3 main partners are planning to implement a unified CLOUD SYSTEM to enable the management of the whole legislative process • THE KNESSET • THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE • THE PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE
THE PROBLEMATICS OF THE EXISTING SYSTEM • Lack of reliable documentation and monitoring of the legislative process • Lack of coordination between the partners • Lack of a reliable legal database • Poor legal quality control • Lack of transparency vis-a-vis the public • Risk of double data input • Gaps in system documentation due to manual intervention
CLOUD COMPUTING THE ULTIMATIVE SOLUTION:A UNIFIED CLOUD SYSTEM DRIVEN BYWORKFLOWPROCESSING PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE THE KNESSET
BRINGING A COMPREHENSIVE MESSAGE TO THE PUBLIC PROVIDING THE GOODS IF YOU DON’T TELL THEM YOU’VE DONE IT IT’S NOT DONE! “THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY IS BASED TOTALLY ON ACCURACY OF INFORMATION. IF CITIZENS ARE NOT ACCURATELY INFORMED DEMOCRACY DOESN’T EXIST.” J.F.REVEL
BRINGING A COMPREHENSIVE MESSAGE TO THE PUBLIC A NEW CONCEPT FOR THE KNESSET WEB SITE • MORE NEWS ORIENTATION • MORE SOCIAL INTERACTION • MORE ACCESSIBLE • MORE REAL-TIME INFORMATION • MORE LANGUAGES • PEOPLE-FRIENDLY CONTENT • SIMPLE, INTUITIVE AND USER-FRIENDLY