Human resources and technical infrastructure

The essential technical foundation for e-parliament is an adequate infrastructure. This includes sophisticated and flexible hardware, software, and communication services. Since the 2010 Report, there have been several advances in technology that have significant potential benefits for parliaments. These include new user-friendly mobile devices and applications, the deployment of faster wireless communication systems, and the evolution of cloud computing. These developments offer parliaments new and often more affordable options than have been available in the past. For example, through cloud technology, parliaments can now consider maintaining an e-mail system or provide extensive amounts of storage for digital documents at relatively low cost and without having to build and support the servers, operating systems, and application software themselves.

Related Subject(s): Democracy and Governance