<div>Question expressed in thread below :</div><div><br></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><b><i>"Does anyone know of any standard or spec covering the formatting and structure of transcripts of sessions of Parliament? "</i></b></div>
<div><br></div><div>answers given :</div><div><br></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><a href="http://www.theyworkforyou.com/" target="_blank">http://www.theyworkforyou.com/</a> (UK Parliament transcripts site) has<br>
this format <a href="http://ukparse.kforge.net/parlparse/" target="_blank">http://ukparse.kforge.net/parlparse/</a><br><br>This is used throughout the world in other Parliaments;<br><a href="http://theyworkforyou.co.nz/" target="_blank">http://theyworkforyou.co.nz/</a> <a href="http://www.openaustralia.org/" target="_blank">http://www.openaustralia.org/</a><br>
<a href="http://www.kildarestreet.com/" target="_blank">http://www.kildarestreet.com/</a></div><div><br></div><div>//</div><div><br></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div><br>[0] - <a href="http://www.akomantoso.org/" target="_blank">http://www.akomantoso.org/</a></div>
<div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.akomantoso.org/akoma-ntoso-in-detail/what-is-it">http://www.akomantoso.org/akoma-ntoso-in-detail/what-is-it</a></div></div><div><br></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">There's Akoma Ntoso[0], which I've heard good things about but never<br>
got familiar with, let alone used. I believe it was originally<br>developed for African parliaments and courts to exchange information<br>via XML, but is designed to have wider usage. Hope this helps.<br></div><br><div><br>
</div><div><i><br></i></div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div><br></div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">Forwarded conversation</span><br>
Subject: <b class="gmail_sendername">[open-government] Standard Parliament transcript format?</b><br>------------------------<br><br><span class="undefined"><font color="#888">From: <b class="undefined">ricardo lafuente</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bollecs@sollec.org">bollecs@sollec.org</a>></span><br>
Date: Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 8:41 PM<br>To: <a href="mailto:open-government@lists.okfn.org">open-government@lists.okfn.org</a><br></font><br></span><br>Hi,<br>
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Does anyone know of any standard or spec covering the formatting and structure of transcripts of sessions of Parliament? We've searched for quite some time without success.<br>
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This is something that we have been discussing here in Portugal and believe it would be a great step to open yet another avenue where open data standards can make a difference. There are naturally hurdles in the process (e.g. country-specific rules), but it's a goal worth aiming for.<br>
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If there's not anything being worked on, we'd love to begin drafting such a specification, and would welcome any advice or help in this effort. Anyone?<br>
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:r<br>
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<br>----------<br><span class="undefined"><font color="#888">From: <b class="undefined">James Forrester</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jdforrester@gmail.com">jdforrester@gmail.com</a>></span><br>Date: Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 11:17 PM<br>
To: <a href="mailto:open-government@lists.okfn.org">open-government@lists.okfn.org</a><br></font><br></span><br>There's Akoma Ntoso[0], which I've heard good things about but never<br>
got familiar with, let alone used. I believe it was originally<br>
developed for African parliaments and courts to exchange information<br>
via XML, but is designed to have wider usage. Hope this helps.<br>
<br>
[0] - <a href="http://www.akomantoso.org/" target="_blank">http://www.akomantoso.org/</a><br>
<br>
J.<br>
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</font><div><div></div></div><br>----------<br><span class="undefined"><font color="#888">From: <b class="undefined">Alex (Maxious) Sadleir</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:maxious@gmail.com">maxious@gmail.com</a>></span><br>
Date: Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 3:03 AM<br>To: ricardo lafuente <<a href="mailto:bollecs@sollec.org">bollecs@sollec.org</a>><br>Cc: <a href="mailto:open-government@lists.okfn.org">open-government@lists.okfn.org</a><br></font><br>
</span><br><a href="http://www.theyworkforyou.com/" target="_blank">http://www.theyworkforyou.com/</a> (UK Parliament transcripts site) has<br>
this format <a href="http://ukparse.kforge.net/parlparse/" target="_blank">http://ukparse.kforge.net/parlparse/</a><br>
<br>
This is used throughout the world in other Parliaments;<br>
<a href="http://theyworkforyou.co.nz/" target="_blank">http://theyworkforyou.co.nz/</a> <a href="http://www.openaustralia.org/" target="_blank">http://www.openaustralia.org/</a><br>
<a href="http://www.kildarestreet.com/" target="_blank">http://www.kildarestreet.com/</a><br>
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