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Transforming parliaments: Digital transformation in archiving
Summary
14.30 CEST (Geneva)
The Transforming parliaments webinar series promotes peer exchange amongst senior parliamentary staff (including ICT directors, CIOs and others) on innovation and technology trends that are driving the digital transformation in parliaments.
Digital transformation is leading to innovation in the archiving of parliamentary records. Parliaments are increasingly faced with questions of how much to digitally archive and for which purposes.
Should legal compliance be the sole aim? Or should parliament also ensure the communicability of data for the sake of transparency? How are these aims impacted by data protection laws and needs to manage sensitive information. Join the webinar to learn how other organizations – including from outside parliaments - navigate such demands in the digital era.