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Verbatim records or Hansard of plenary and committee meetings are fundamental
records of the legislature. Historically all these records were prepared in text
format. Growing ICT comes hand in hand with creating new methods and tools to
document the parliamentary process and produce verbatim records of debates and
votes that occur during a session. To the best of our knowledge, all existing
methods are based on converting speech into text format.
The developed method is based on the registration of actions undertaken during a
parliamentary meeting. These actions include MPs' speeches, statements, and
voting results. MPs' speeches and statements are kept in an audio file for each
individual member. The method also allows for getting floor actions in digital
format like metadata.
The metadata:
Members' and guests speeches and statements
Voting results
Actors(members)
ID: date, meeting number
Main actors ( President, Chairman, etc.)
Some of the advantages of the method include:
Speed, creating real time reports
Accuracy
Efficiency
Completeness, it allows the integration with workflow system with a view
to collect floor actions metadata with the pre-meeting metadata
automatically
Flexibility, creates a different from of report in digital format for a
different audience
It is the best method for individuals who are visually impaired
Can be used in multiple languages parliaments when simulations
translations are taking place. It allow to create real time reports in
multiple languages
Ability to confirm the reports with electronic signature
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