[Advocacy Advisors] UK Parliament releases report on digital democracy

Tue Jan 27 09:55:41 UTC 2015

Thanks for the support guys!

Yes, will definitely bear that in mind Dimi, thank you. I may drop the
commission a line to see if they would like some help with the digitisation
process, could be a good opportunity. I'll have a closer look at the
details in the report first.

Thanks and regards,

Stevie

On 27 January 2015 at 08:49, Dimitar Parvanov Dimitrov <
dimitar.parvanov.dimitrov at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks for the news, Stevie!
>
> That would a great step ahead. The only pitfall you must constantly keep
> in mind is to avoid someone sneaking in a non-commercial restriction at
> some point.
>
> Dimi
>
> 2015-01-26 17:28 GMT+01:00 Rebecca Kahn <bekka.kahn at wikimedia.org.uk>:
>
>> This is terrific.
>> Hansards alone would be a great win, they're an essential part of the
>> open record.
>>
>> On 26 January 2015 at 17:46, Stevie Benton <
>> stevie.benton at wikimedia.org.uk> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello everyone,
>>>
>>> The UK Parliament (the institution, as opposed to the government)
>>> released a report on digital democracy
>>> <http://www.digitaldemocracy.parliament.uk/>. There are a couple of
>>> recommendations that might have some implications for us and I think they
>>> are good news.
>>>
>>> Firstly, they want to make all parliamentary information (including
>>> broadcast footage) to be released openly by the end of 2016.
>>>
>>> Secondly, they want to make sure that all of Hansard
>>> <http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/hansard/> (the official
>>> verbatim report of the proceedings of both the House of Lords and the House
>>> of Commons) freely available online in formats suitable for re-use.
>>>
>>> I need to do a bit of digging to check on licensing but both of these
>>> things could be significant wins for us. I've put together a short blog
>>> post with some opinions on what this may mean for us -
>>> https://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2015/01/report-from-the-speakers-commission-on-digital-democracy/
>>>
>>>
>>> Do let me know if you have any comments or questions.
>>>
>>> With regards,
>>>
>>> Stevie
>>>
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Stevie Benton
Head of External Relations
Wikimedia UK
+44 (0) 20 7065 0993 / +44 (0) 7803 505 173
@StevieBenton

Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England
and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513.
Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street,
London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a
global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the
Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects).

*Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal
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