Open Parliament (NL0035)
Overview
At-a-Glance
Action Plan: Netherlands Action Plan 2018-2020
Action Plan Cycle: 2018
Status: Active
Institutions
Lead Institution: House of Representatives of the States General
Support Institution(s): Leer- en Expertisepunt Open Overheid (Open Government Learning and Expertise Centre - LEOO)
Policy Areas
Audits and Controls, E-Government, LegislatureDescription
Open Parliament
Start and end dates of the action point: 1 July 2018 - 30 June 2020
Main action owner (organisation) House of Representatives of the States General
Description of the action point
Which social issue does the action point seek to address? • Not all websites are accessible to, or can be used by, people with a functional or cognitive impairment.
• In a democracy, it is important that everyone can easily access Parliamentary information.
• The corporate site of the Dutch House of Representatives, tweedekamer.nl, contains many parliamentary documents that are difficult to access by people with a functional or cognitive impairment.
What is the action point? • To improve the accessibility and usability of parliamentary documents on the website of the House of Representatives, including access to parliamentary documents, by applying the European guidelines for digital accessibility, the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), to parliamentary documents.
• This improvement is not only intended for the target group of people with a functional or cognitive impairment, but for all users.
How will the action point contribute to remedying the social issue? • 'Removing the threshold' will make parliamentary documents more easily accessible and easier to use for everyone.
• The House of Representatives would like to lead by example and would like to share the knowledge that is gained through this process with other authorities.
Why is this action point relevant to OGP values? • The action point will contribute to the OGP values of transparency and civic participation:
o The action point will contribute to improving the quality and the accessibility of the information on the website of the House of Representatives and thus increase the transparency of the parliamentary process.
o The action point will contribute to strengthening opportunities for civic participation by making parliamentary documents more easily accessible to people with a functional impairment and others.
Additional information
Milestone with a verifiable result (please note: SMART) Start date: End date:
Completion of an advisory report (analysis phase) on “no-threshold” publications on the website of the House of Representatives. 01/06/2018 01/10/2018
Project plan, incl. assigned budget, established 01/10/2018 31/12/2018
Implementation of the project plan 01/01/2019 30/06/2020
Conducting an audit 01/07/2020 23/09/2020
Sharing knowledge and experiences gained while applying the European guidelines for digital accessibility 23/09/2020
Contact information
Name of the responsible person representing the main action owner Jos de Groot
Position, organisational unit Directie Bedrijfsvoering en Informatisering (Business Operations and Computerisation Department)
Email and phone number j.dgroot@tweedekamer.nl, +31(0)6-14796822
Other actors involved Authorities involved
Other organisations or bodies (such as community organisations or the private sector) Leer- en Expertisepunt Open Overheid (Open Government Learning and Expertise Centre - LEOO)
Commitments
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Local Digital Democracy
NL0028, 2018, E-Government
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Dilemma Logic
NL0029, 2018, Capacity Building
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Join EITI
NL0030, 2018, Anti-Corruption Institutions
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Open Algorithms
NL0031, 2018, Capacity Building
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Open Local Decision-Making
NL0032, 2018, Capacity Building
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‘Open by Design’ Pilots
NL0033, 2018, E-Government
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Open Contracting
NL0034, 2018, Open Contracting and Procurement
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Open Parliament
NL0035, 2018, Audits and Controls
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Open Government Standard and Dashboard
NL0036, 2018, E-Government
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Pioneering Network for an Open Government for Municipalities
NL0037, 2018, Capacity Building
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Transparent Political Party Finance
NL0038, 2018, Legislation & Regulation
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National Open Data Agenda
NL0019, 2016, Capacity Building
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Stuiveling Open Data Award
NL0020, 2016, Open Data
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Groningen Open Data Re-Use
NL0021, 2016, Infrastructure & Transport
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Releasing Ministerial Research Reports
NL0022, 2016, Health
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Detailed Open Spending Data
NL0023, 2016, Fiscal Transparency
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Open Local Authority Decision-Making
NL0024, 2016, Open Data
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Training Civil Servants on Public Participation
NL0025, 2016, Capacity Building
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Easier Freedom of Information Requests
NL0026, 2016, Capacity Building
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Open Government Expertise Centre (LEOO)
NL0027, 2016, Capacity Building
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Further Develop and Promote Disclosure and Use of Open Data
NL0001, 2013, E-Government
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Increase Financial Transparency Through Open Budget and Experiments with Open Spending and Budget Monitoring
NL0002, 2013, E-Government
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Open House of Representatives
NL0003, 2013, E-Government
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Instruments for Integrity
NL0004, 2013, Anti-Corruption Institutions
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Revamp the Legislative Calendar
NL0005, 2013, E-Government
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More Online Consultation
NL0006, 2013, E-Government
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More Transparency in Decision-Making Through Volgdewet.Nl Legislation-Tracking Website
NL0007, 2013, E-Government
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Informal Approach to Freedom of Information Requests
NL0008, 2013, Right to Information
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From Rules to Freedom
NL0009, 2013, Public Participation
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Change Attitudes and Procedures Through Smarter Working and ‘Public Servant 2.0’
NL0010, 2013, Capacity Building
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Water Coalition
NL0011, 2013, Public Participation
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Develop and Implement Participation Policy at the Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment
NL0012, 2013, Public Participation
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Make Government Information Accessible and Easy to Find
NL0013, 2013, Capacity Building
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Make Citizens Better Informed and More Empowered: Public Inspection and Correction of Information
NL0014, 2013, E-Government
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Open Announcements and Notifications
NL0015, 2013, E-Government
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Public Services and the User Perspective
NL0016, 2013, E-Government
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Designate Categories of Government Information for Active Access
NL0017, 2013, Capacity Building
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Rethink Information Management and Active Access: Four ‘Open by Design’ Pilot Projects
NL0018, 2013, E-Government