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  • LegisTech: Artificial Intelligence in Parliaments

    Chamber of Deputies of Chile, 2024

    Shaping the Future of Legislative Power: Harnessing Artificial Intelligence for Modern Parliaments

     

    The LegisTech: Artificial Intelligence in Parliaments conference, hosted by the Cámara de Diputadas y Diputados of Chile and Bússola Tech, will convene parliamentary administrations, to explore the transformative potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the legislative sphere.

     

     

    This three-day event, held in the historic buildings of Valparaiso and Santiago, Chile, will explore the possible applications of AI in parliamentary services, ranging from:

     

     

    • The Possibilities of AI in Parliamentary Services: The conference will explore the diverse applications of AI across various parliamentary services, ranging from legislative research and document management to administrative tasks and information accessibility.
    • AI and Legislative Drafting: Exploration on how AI tools can revolutionise legislative drafting processes, enhancing accuracy, consistency, and efficiency while facilitating comparative analysis and amendment management.
    • Retrieval-Augmented Generation in Legislation and Parliaments: Focusing on cutting-edge AI models and their potential to transform legislative research, policy analysis, and knowledge management integrating RAG with existing LLMs.
    • The Impact of AI on Legislative Archives: Explore the application of AI in managing and preserving legislative archives, enhancing accessibility, and facilitating data-driven insights from historical records.
    • Challenges and Risks of AI Implementation: This critical discussion will be held regarding the ethical considerations, data privacy concerns, potential biases, and necessary safeguards for the responsible and transparent use of AI in parliaments.
    • Future Deployments of AI-Embarked Services in Parliaments: Collectively envision the future of AI-enhanced legislative services, exploring emerging trends, identifying priorities for future deployments, and fostering dialogue on strategic planning and capacity building.
    • Speech to Text Technologies in Parliaments: Exploration of advancements and applications of speech recognition technology in Hansard, including its potential to improve accessibility, transcription accuracy, and efficiency in documenting legislative proceedings.
    • Legislative Predictive Artificial Intelligence in Parliaments: Analysis of the development and implementation of AI-powered predictive analytics tools designed to support legislative decision-making and enhance the effectiveness of parliamentary operations.

     

     

    This gathering of esteemed parliamentary leaders and technology experts represents an important moment in the ongoing exploration of AI's role in shaping the future of Parliaments. This symposium provides a crucial platform for collective reflection, rigorous analysis, and collaborative research into the transformative potential of AI within parliaments.

     

     

    By fostering open dialogue and knowledge exchange amongst leading minds in the field, this event seeks to contribute significantly to the ongoing discussions on AI governance, ethics, and implementation strategies within democratic institutions. The insights generated and the collaborative spirit fostered within this symposium will undoubtedly serve as a cornerstone for building a future where parliaments harness the power of AI to enhance their effectiveness, transparency, and responsiveness to the needs of the citizens they represent.

  • Programme

  • Day 1: June 12th, 2024

    09:00:00 - Opening Remarks | Organisers

    • Right Hounrable Karol Cariola Oliva - Speaker of the Chamber of the Deputies of Chile
    • Mr. Miguel Landeros Perkic - Secretary-General of the Cámara de Diputadas y Diputados of Chile
    • Mr. Luís Kimaid - Executive-Director of Bússola Tech

    09:30:00 - Opening Remarks | Partners

    • Anabella Zavagno - Deputy Director-General from ParlAmericas
    • Jose Pedro Montero - Vice-President of the Association of Secretaries-General of Parliaments
    • Moises Benamor - Chief of Representative Institutions at the Organisation of American States

    10:00:00 - Panel Discussion about the Possibilities of AI in Parliamentary Services

    Moderator

    • Mr. Luís Kimaid - Bússola Tech

    Speakers:

    • Mr. Ahto Saks - Administrative Director at the Riigikogu of Estonia
    • Hon. Eric Aedo - Deputy-Speaker of the Cámara de Diputadas y Diputados of Chile
    • Mr. Jonathan Ruckert - CEO from NovaWorks Australia
    • Ms. Natalie Foster - Clerk Assistant at the House of Commons of Canada
    • Ms. Paloma Rios - Public Sector Director at Microsoft

    11:30:00 - Coffee Break

    12:00:00 - The Current State of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Parliaments - Presentation from NovaWorks Australia

    Presentation with Open Floor Q&A

    • Mr. Jonathan Ruckert - CEO from NovaWorks Australia - Presenter

    13:00:00 - Lunch Break

    14:30:00 - Presentation about Speech to Text Technologies in Parliaments - Presentation from the Parliament of Estonia

    Presentation with Open Floor Q&A

    • Mr. Ahto Saks - Administrative Director at the Riigikogu of Estonia - Presenter

    15:30:00 - Presentation about Retrieval-Augmented Generation in Parliaments - Presentation from the EU Parliament

    Presentation with Open Floor Q&A

    • Mr. Ludovic Delepine - Head of Archives of the EU Parliament - Presenter

    16:30:00 - Coffee Break

    17:00:00 - Presentation about the Impact of Artificial Intelligence in Legislative Drafting - Presentation from the Senado Federal of Brazil

    Presentation with Open Floor Q&A

    • Mr. João Lima - Legislative IT Analyst at the Senado Federal of Brazil - Presenter
    • Mr. Victor Marcel Pinheiro - Chief of the Technical Legislative Office at the Secretary-General of the Board's Office at the Senado Federal of Brazil - Presenter
    • Mr. Orlando Cavalcante Neto - Budgetary Legislative Counsel at the Senado Federal of Brazil - Presenter

    18:00:00 - Transport to the Hotel

  • Day 2: June 13rd, 2024

    09:00:00 - Presentation about the Integration of Artificial Intelligence in a User-Satisfaction Digital Strategy - Presentation from the House of Commons of Canada

    Presentation with Open Floor Q&A

    • Ms. Natalie Foster - Clerk Assistant at the House of Commons of Canada - Presenter
    • Mr. Christopher Henry - Director-General of Digital Business Innovation at the House of Commons of Canada - Presenter

    10:00:00 - Coffee Break

    10:30:00 - Presentation about Artificial Intelligence Governance and Guardrails - Presentation from the U.S. House of Representatives

    Presentation with Open Floor Q&A

    • Ms. Jessica Cobert Smith - House Administration Committee Staff Detailee at the U.S. House of Representatives - Presenter

    11:30:00 - Presentation about the CAMINAR Project - Retrieval-Augmented Generation in Legislation - Presentation from the Cámara de Diputadas y Diputados of Chile

    Presentation with Open Floor Q&A

    • Mr. Miguel Landeros Perkic - Secretary-General of the Cámara de Diputadas y Diputados of Chile - Presenter
    • Mr. Luís Rojas Gallardo - Deputy Secretary-General of the Cámara de Diputadas y Diputados of Chile - Presenter

    12:30:00 - Official Picture in the Plenary of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile

    13:00:00 - Lunch Break

    14:00:00 - Panel Discussion about Ensuring Trust in the Legislative Process: Addressing AI's Role and Challenges

    Moderator

    • Mr. Luís Kimaid - Executive-Director of Bússola Tech

    Speakers

    • Mr. Victor Marcel Pinheiro - Chief of the Technical Legislative Office at the Secretary-General of the Board's Office at the Senado Federal of Brazil
    • Mr. Jose Pedro Montero - Secretary-General at the Cámara de Senadores of Uruguay
    • Ms. Graciela Báez Ricardez - Secretary-General at the Cámara de Diputados of Mexico
    • Mr. Moises Benamor - Chief of Representative Institutions at the Organisation of American States
    • Mr. Luis Rojas Gallardo - Deputy Secretary-General at the Cámara de Diputadas y Diputados of Chile

    15:30:00 - Coffee Break

    16:00:00 - Presentation about Analysing the Impact of Generative AI on Parliaments: Recent Developments and Insights

    Presentation with Open Floor Q&A

    • Dr. Fotis Fitsilis - Head of the Scientific Service at the Hellenic Parliament - Presenter

    17:00:00 - Presentation about Usage of OpenAI Generative Artificial Intelligence in Parliaments

    Presentation with Open Floor Q&A

    • Mr. Asif Bhatti - Data and Strategic Partnerships at OpenAI
    • Mr. James Donovan - Global Affairs at OpenAI

    18:00:00 - Transport to the Hotel

  • Day 3: June 14th, 2024

    09:00:00 - Panel Discussion about the Future Deployments of AI-Embarked Services in Parliaments

    Moderator:

    • Mr. Luís Kimaid - Executive-Director at Bússola Tech

    Speakers

    • Mr. João Lima - Legislative IT Analyst at the Senado Federal of Brazil
    • Mr. Asif Bhatti - Data and Strategic Partnerships at OpenAI
    • Ms. Jessica Cobert Smith - House Administration Committee Staff Detailee at the U.S. House of Representatives
    • Mr. Christopher Henry - Director-General of Digital Business Innovation at the House of Commons of Canada/ ParlAmericas
    • Mr. Brahma Mishra - CEO at MeetMonk

    10:30:00 - Coffee Break

    11:00:00 - Presentation About the New Paradigm in Communication in Multilingual Parliaments - Investigation from the Parliament of India and MeetMonk

    Presentation with Open Floor Q&A

    • Mr. Brahma Mishra - CEO at MeetMonk
    • Mr. Satpal Gulati - IT Director at the Parliament of India

    12:00:00 - Presentation about the Creation of a Legislative Predictive Artificial Intelligence Suite for Parliaments

    Presentation with Open Floor Q&A

    • Claudio Nazareno - Legislative Counsel at the Câmara dos Deputados of Brazil - Presenter
    • André Galvão - Editor of Debates at the Câmara dos Deputados of Brazil - Presenter

    13:00:00 - Official Picture in the Salon of the National Congress of Chile

    13:30:00 - Lunch Break

    14:30:00 - Presentation about Introduction of Generative Artificial Intelligence in the Administratives Tasks of Parliament

    Presentation with Open Floor Q&A

    • Ms. Virginia Carmona - Vice-Director of Administrative Affairs - Cámara de Diputadas y Diputados of Chile - Presenter
    • Mr. Esteban Sanchez - Chief of Development Projects - Cámara de Diputadas y Diputados of Chile - Presenter

    15:30:00 - Responsible AI Enabling Innovation while Managing Risks: Microsoft's vision on Generative AI

    Presentation with Open Floor Q&A

    • Mr. Sebastian Palacios - Senior Corporate Counsel at Microsoft - Presenter

    16:30:00 - Panel Discussion about the Main Challenges and Risks for the Implementation of Artificial Intelligence in Parliaments

     

    Moderator

    • Mr. Miguel Landeros Perkic - Secretary-General of the Cámara de Diputadas y Diputados of Chile

    Speakers:

    • Mr. Ludovic Delepine - Head of Archives of the EU Parliament
    • Dr. Fotis Fitsilis - Head of the Scientific Service at the Hellenic Parliament
    • Mr. Jonathan Ruckert - CEO at NovaWorks Australia
    • Mr. Claudio Nazareno - Legislative Counsel at the Câmara dos Deputados of Brazil
    • Ms. María Francisca Yáñez - National Technology Officer at Microsoft

    18:00:00 - Closing Remarks

    • Mr. Luís Kimaid, Executive-Director of Bússola Tech
    • Mr. Miguel Landeros Perkic - Secretary-General of the Cámara de Diputadas y Diputados of Chile

    18:20:00 - Transport to the Hotel/ Airport

    End of the Conference

  • Participants

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    Ahto Saks

    Administrative Director

    Riigikogu of Estonia

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    Anabella Zavagno

    Deputy Director-General

    ParlAmericas

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    André Galvão

    Editor of Debates

    Câmara dos Deputados of Brazil

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    Asif Bhatti

    Data and Strategic Partnerships

    OpenAI

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    Brahma Mishra

    CEO

    MeetMonk

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    Christopher Henry

    Director General of Digital Business Innovation

    House of Commons of Canada

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    Claudio Nazareno

    Legislative Counsel

    Câmara dos Deputados of Brazil

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    Hon. Eric Aedo

    Deputy-Speaker

    Cámara de Diputadas y Diputados of Chile

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    Esteban Sanchez

    Chief of Development Projects

    Cámara de Diputadas y Diputados of Chile

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    Fotis Fitsilis

    Head of the Scientific Unit

    Parliament of Greece

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    Graciela Báez Ricardez

    Secretary-General

    Cámara de Diputadas of Mexico

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    James Donovan

    Global Affairs

    OpenAI

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    Jessica Smith

    House Administration Committee Staff Detailee

    U.S. House of Representatives

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    João Lima

    Legislative IT Analyst

    Senado Federal of Brazil

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    Jonathan Ruckert

    CEO

    NovaWorks Australia

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    José Pedro Montero

    Vice-President

    Association of Secretaries-General of Parliaments

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    Rt. Hon. Karol Cariola Oliva

    Speaker

    Cámara de Diputadas y Diputados of Chile

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    Ludovic Delepine

    Head of Archives

    EU Parliament

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    Luís Kimaid

    Executive-Director

    Bússola Tech

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    Luís Rojas Gallardo

    Deputy Secretary-General

    Cámara de Diputadas y Diputados of Chile

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    María Francisca Yáñez

    National Technology Officer

    Microsoft

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    Miguel Landeros Perkic

    Secretary-General

    Cámara de Diputadas y Diputados of Chile

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    Moises Benamor

    Chief of Representative Institutions

    Organization of American States

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    Natalie Foster

    Clerk Assistant

    House of Commons of Canada

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    Orlando Cavalcante Neto

    Legislative Counsel

    Senado Federal of Brazil

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    Paloma Rios

    Public Sector Director
    Microsoft
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    Satpal Gulati

    IT Director

    Parliament of India

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    Sebastian Palacios

    Senior Corporate Counsel

    Microsoft

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    Victor Marcel Pinheiro

    Head of the Technical-Legislative Advisory Department of the Secretary-General

    Senado Federal of Brazil

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    Virginia Carmona

    Vice-Director of Administrative Affairs

    Cámara de Diputadas y Diputados of Chile

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