e-Parl PGB 06/06/2013

Structuring parliamentary texts XML adoption in e-Parliament

March 2014

e-Parliament XML adoption - March 2014

1.e-Parliament program in a slide

2.The e-Parliament architecture Operational enablers

Business components

3.e-Parliament: AS-WAS, AS-IS and TO-BE

4.Lessons learned and challenges ahead

Agenda

e-Parliament XML adoption - March 2014

e-Parliament program in a slide

Modernise European Parliament's core parliamentary information systems

e-Parliament phase 1parliamentary text production, verification and translation

e-Parliament phase 2business processes and data management

information provision

obsolescence of applications

e-Parliament XML adoption - March 2014

e-Parliament architecture: operational enablers

XML Adoption

Reusable services and components

Unique Content Repository

Digital Signature

Benefit MapBenefit Map

e-Parliament XML adoption - March 2014

Enablers: XML Adoption

Selected Akoma Ntoso standard, designed for legislative texts

Active participation to Akoma Ntoso evolution

Defined xml4xml4epep rules for Akoma Ntoso adoption by e-Parliament

Defined xml4xml4epep governance

e-Parliament XML adoption - March 2014

xml4xml4epep-lib-lib: two layers java xml4xml4epep library

dm-dm-xmlxml: Document Models for XMLInstantiation of XML skeletons

Pre-translation of standard text

Rendering in PDF, Word, …

EPSEPS (e-Parliament Services)Content storage

Application and reference data integration

Central identification

Enablers: Reusable services and Components

e-Parliament XML adoption - March 2014

Enablers: Unique repository & Digital signature

pure-pure-xmlxml: Unique repository for text productionMetadata indexing & search

Content versioning and lifecycle support

Open integration architecture

DiSPDiSP: Digital Signature PortalDigital signature services for easy integration

PIN, smart-card, token

e-Parliament XML adoption - March 2014

e-Parliament architecture

e-Parliament XML adoption - March 2014

Business components for content creation: at4at4amam & at4at4lexlex

at4at4amam: Authoring tool for amendments

Covers legislative and non-legislative amendments

In production since 2011, more than 300k amendments

at4at4lexlex: Authoring Tool for Legislative Texts

Requirements are gathered and analysis is ongoing

Successful technical proof of concept

A working prototype is developed and being refined

e-Parliament XML adoption - March 2014

Business components for digital signature: DDiiSPSP

DDiiSPSP: Digital Signature Portal

In production since late 2012 for committee amendments (for six parliamentary committees)

More than 2000 amendments signed

Open services architecture to ease integration (Member Portal, GEDA, …)

e-Parliament XML adoption - March 2014

Business components for verification: DSTDST

DSTDST: Drafting Support Tool

Verification by DG Presidency of amendments created in at4at4amam, in production on selected dossiers since April 2012

Collaboration with Members for drafting amendments, in production on selected dossiers since September 2013

e-Parliament XML adoption - March 2014

cat4cat4tradtrad: XML based Translation Tool

Translation of Committees Agendas, in production since April 2012

Translation of amendments created in at4at4amam and verified in DSTDST is undergoing final testing phases

Feasibility study to open cat4cat4tradtrad to external translators is undergoing

Business components for translation: cat4cat4tradtrad

e-Parliament XML adoption - March 2014

e-Parliament phase 1: AS WAS

DocEP

DocEP

DocEP

DocEP

e-Parliament XML adoption - March 2014

DSTCollaboration

e-Parliament phase 1: AS IS

at4am

at4am

DiSP

DocEPDocEP

DocEP

e-Parliament XML adoption - March 2014

DSTCollaboration

e-Parliament phase 1: TO BE

at4lex

at4am

DiSP

DSTVerification

at4am

at4lex

cat4trad

e-Parliament XML adoption - March 2014

Lessons learned and challenges ahead

Breaking the “I can do it in MS Word” catch

XML adoption enables new services: Collaboration and concurrency on specific text chunks

Semi-automated text consolidation

Over the shoulder translation

Structured content imply extensive changes in the way we all work

e-Parliament XML adoption - March 2014

Lessons learned and challenges ahead

The effort required from a stakeholder may not always be linked to her own direct benefit

Cooperation between business, maintenance and development teams is essential

Inter-institutional adoption of common standards

and tools can streamline the legislative processCOM proposals in XML

Council agreements (4-colums document)…

e-Parliament XML adoption - March 2014

Closing

Interesting videos & links at4at4amam & DST DST http://vimeo.com/48325937

at4at4amam amendment creation http://vimeo.com/7837627

at4at4amam amendment creation effectiveness

pre-at4at4am am http://vimeo.com/7837726

at4at4amam http://vimeo.com/7837751

aat4t4am for Allam for All http://www.at4am.org

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