Modern Parliament

November 18, 2024

The widening technological divide across countries, Portugal’s House of Parliament, modernization in the UK, and more!

September 30, 2024

Reports from the 79th Session of the UN General Assembly, a convening of US and Caribbean MPs on the digital economy, and updates on upcoming elections.

September 11, 2024

The Brazilian Senate’s new AI tool streamlines procedural rule navigation, the Portuguese Assembly tackles public consultation challenges, and more!

August 9, 2024

New Zealand’s approach to changing procedure rules, a conversation with a veteran Clerk of the UK House of Commons, the latest on legislatures across the globe and more!

July 16, 2024

Following elections all around the world, South Korea’s policy seminars, a CODEL to Cape Verde, Tanzania, Kenya, and The Gambia, and more!

June 10, 2024

Relocating Kenya’s Senate, the US’ Comparative Print Suite, a TICTec happy hour, and more!

May 8, 2024

Canada’s experience with orientation for newly elected members, modernization efforts in Brazil, and more!

April 3, 2024

Welcome to Modern Parliament — a newsletter, from POPVOX Foundation, providing insights into the evolution of legislative institutions worldwide.

The 149th IPU Assembly in Geneva emphasized the widening technological gap among parliaments, urging wealthier nations to share technological resources with less-resourced counterparts.

Recent elections and political shifts across the globe have frequently led to increasingly fragmented parliaments, presenting both challenges and opportunities for democratic processes.

On September 7-8, 2024, legislators from across the Caribbean convened at Florida International University's Steven J. Green School for International and Public Affairs in Miami for a groundbreaking forum on "The Role of Parliaments in Transforming Digital Economies in the Caribbean."

As most parliaments grapple with how to incorporate AI into their legislative processes, Brazil’s Senate is leading the development of a new tool to help staffers consult and apply legislative procedures in committees and on the floor.

Paul Evans, who served as Clerk of the British House of Commons from 1981 to 2019, offers a wealth of insights on reforming legislative procedures in his recent chapter "Reimagining Parliamentary Procedure."

Paul Evans reflects on his latest chapter “Reimagining Parliamentary Procedure,” part of the book Reimagining Parliament, in which he identifies the problems with procedures in the British parliament, such as their complexity, illegitimacy, and capture by the Executive.

How would one go about reimagining the UK Parliament? Reimagining Parliament, edited by David Judge and Cristina Leston-Bandeira, presents a surprising list of reform possibilities inspires us all to think bigger about our institutions — and not only in the British context.

In Kenya, during a “Senate Mashinani,” the entire Kenyan Senate relocates from the capitol in Nairobi to legislate from one of the country’s 47 counties, a reminder that often the most effective way for lawmakers to connect with the people they serve is to meet them — literally — where they are.

In April 2024, Bússola Tech hosted a webinar on Artificial Intelligence in Portuguese-speaking Parliaments, featuring speakers from Angola, Brazil, Mozambique, and Portugal.