Alisson Bruno from the Brazilian Senate describes the “Legislative Idea” tool that citizens have used to submit more than 100,000 proposals for new laws; and the “Interactive Events” tool for suggesting questions that Senators can ask to witnesses during public hearings. Rodolfo Vaz describes the ePoll system in the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies. ...

Just like elsewhere, parliamentary technologies are constantly evolving. Several emerging trends are transforming the way legislative bodies could operate, including cloud computing technologies, which are being used to store, manage, and process large amounts of data generated by parliamentary activities. ...

At the invitation of the Parliament of Bahrain, the 146th Assembly of the IPU and its related meetings will be held in Manama, Bahrain, from Saturday, 11 to Wednesday, 15 March 2023. ...