The ASGP is currently meeting in Kampala, Uganda, where members will discuss a range of subjects and elect a new Vice-President. More information and a selection of papers under discussion at the conference are available on this site.
In preparation for the release of the third issue of the World e-Parliament Report (http://www.ictparliament.org/world-e-parliament-reports) the Global Centre for ICT in Parliament has recently launched the Global Survey of ICT in Parliaments 2012, which will allow progress of e-parliaments to be measured including the changes due to recent technological developments.
The Survey was distributed by the Inter-Parliamentary Union to all national parliaments worldwide by post and via e-mail through the IPU national groups. A copy of the Survey and additional information are available on the website of the Global Centre for ICT in Parliament: www.ictparliament.org/globalsurvey
The deadline for the completion of the Survey is 30 March 2012.
The Association of Secretaries General met in Bern, Switzerland, from Monday 17 to Thursday 20 October 2011, in parallel with the 125th session of the Inter-Parliamentary Union. Further information on the session is now available under Past Meetings.
Venues for future ASGP meetings are as follows:
At its meeting on Tuesday 18 October, the ASGP elected Mr Marc Bosc, Deputy Clerk of the House of Commons of Canada, as its new President. Mr Bosc will take up his post from Thursday 20 October, after the close of the Bern meeting.
At its meeting on Tuesday 14 October, the ASGP elected Dr Hafnaoui AMRANI, Secretary General of the Council of the Nation of Algeria as its new President. Dr Amrani will take up his post from Thursday 16 October, after the close of the Geneva meeting.
At the ASGP session in Cape Town, Mr Brissi Lucas GUEHI, Secretary General of the National Assembly of Côte d’Ivoire, presented a communication on the African Network of Parliaments Staff 'Reseau Africain des Personnels des Parlements (RAPP)'. The main purposes of this network are to contribute to: parliament staff training; continuous improvement of their professional skills, and inter-parliamentary cooperation. 23 Parliaments and 16 countries, essentially African francophone states, are currently members. Further information on this Network is available at http://www.rappafrik.org.
