Institutional and stakeholder issues in parliamentary technology assessment: A case study

Csaba Csaki; Paidi O'Raghallaigh; Frederic Adam

Institutional and stakeholder issues in parliamentary technology assessment: A case study

Csaba Csaki
, Paidi O'Raghallaigh
, Frederic Adam

University College Cork

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Abstract

Society looks to science and technology when confronted with challenges such as terrorism, climate change, ageing society, and sustainable consumption. However, not all change is perceived by all stakeholders to be positive. The public sector has an increasing role in influencing the application of modern technologies: policy makers are confronted with technological challenges with far-reaching and often unpredictable impacts: stem cell research, fracking, eCommerce and so on all provide striking examples of the need for elected representatives to have access to unbiased scientific knowledge to underpin evidence-based decision making. This paper reports preliminary results from an on-going research program related to the issues of Parliamentary Technology Assessment (PTA) and citizen participation in related processes. Findings so far - presented in the form of a case study - relate to the institutional structure enabling PTA; while current and future phases of the program address ICT related technology assessment on the one hand and use of ICT and especially e-Government solutions in improving citizen access to and participation in PTA. The case study of Ireland addresses the implementation of a formal PTA capability and it investigates the role played by existing agencies and the gaps that remain to be filled - potentially through the utilization of e-government solutions.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Electronic Government and Electronic Participation
Subtitle of host publication	Joint Proceedings of Ongoing Research of IFIP EGOV and IFIP ePart 2013
Editors	Maria A. Wimmer, Marijn Janssen, Ann Macintosh, Hans Jochen Scholl, Efthimios Tambouris
Publisher	Gesellschaft fur Informatik (GI)
Pages	160-167
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Electronic)	9783885796152
Publication status	Published - 2013
Event	Joint 12th International Conference on Electronic Government, IFIP EGOV 2013 and 5th Electronic Participation, IFIP ePart 2013 - Koblenz, Germany Duration: 16 Sep 2013 → 19 Sep 2013

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Informatics (LNI), Proceedings - Series of the Gesellschaft fur Informatik (GI)
Volume	P-221
ISSN (Print)	1617-5468
ISSN (Electronic)	2944-7682

Conference

Conference	Joint 12th International Conference on Electronic Government, IFIP EGOV 2013 and 5th Electronic Participation, IFIP ePart 2013
Country/Territory	Germany
City	Koblenz
Period	16/09/13 → 19/09/13

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
SDG 13 Climate Action
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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Csaki, C., O'Raghallaigh, P., & Adam, F. (2013). Institutional and stakeholder issues in parliamentary technology assessment: A case study. In M. A. Wimmer, M. Janssen, A. Macintosh, H. J. Scholl, & E. Tambouris (Eds.), Electronic Government and Electronic Participation: Joint Proceedings of Ongoing Research of IFIP EGOV and IFIP ePart 2013 (pp. 160-167). (Lecture Notes in Informatics (LNI), Proceedings - Series of the Gesellschaft fur Informatik (GI); Vol. P-221). Gesellschaft fur Informatik (GI).

Csaki, Csaba ; O'Raghallaigh, Paidi ; Adam, Frederic. / Institutional and stakeholder issues in parliamentary technology assessment : A case study. Electronic Government and Electronic Participation: Joint Proceedings of Ongoing Research of IFIP EGOV and IFIP ePart 2013. editor / Maria A. Wimmer ; Marijn Janssen ; Ann Macintosh ; Hans Jochen Scholl ; Efthimios Tambouris. Gesellschaft fur Informatik (GI), 2013. pp. 160-167 (Lecture Notes in Informatics (LNI), Proceedings - Series of the Gesellschaft fur Informatik (GI)).

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Csaki, C, O'Raghallaigh, P & Adam, F 2013, Institutional and stakeholder issues in parliamentary technology assessment: A case study. in MA Wimmer, M Janssen, A Macintosh, HJ Scholl & E Tambouris (eds), Electronic Government and Electronic Participation: Joint Proceedings of Ongoing Research of IFIP EGOV and IFIP ePart 2013. Lecture Notes in Informatics (LNI), Proceedings - Series of the Gesellschaft fur Informatik (GI), vol. P-221, Gesellschaft fur Informatik (GI), pp. 160-167, Joint 12th International Conference on Electronic Government, IFIP EGOV 2013 and 5th Electronic Participation, IFIP ePart 2013, Koblenz, Germany, 16/09/13.

Institutional and stakeholder issues in parliamentary technology assessment: A case study. / Csaki, Csaba; O'Raghallaigh, Paidi; Adam, Frederic.
Electronic Government and Electronic Participation: Joint Proceedings of Ongoing Research of IFIP EGOV and IFIP ePart 2013. ed. / Maria A. Wimmer; Marijn Janssen; Ann Macintosh; Hans Jochen Scholl; Efthimios Tambouris. Gesellschaft fur Informatik (GI), 2013. p. 160-167 (Lecture Notes in Informatics (LNI), Proceedings - Series of the Gesellschaft fur Informatik (GI); Vol. P-221).

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Csaki C, O'Raghallaigh P, Adam F. Institutional and stakeholder issues in parliamentary technology assessment: A case study. In Wimmer MA, Janssen M, Macintosh A, Scholl HJ, Tambouris E, editors, Electronic Government and Electronic Participation: Joint Proceedings of Ongoing Research of IFIP EGOV and IFIP ePart 2013. Gesellschaft fur Informatik (GI). 2013. p. 160-167. (Lecture Notes in Informatics (LNI), Proceedings - Series of the Gesellschaft fur Informatik (GI)).

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