The document discusses interparliamentary cooperation and summarizes a presentation given by Dr. Fotis Fitsilis of the Hellenic Parliament. It introduces the basics of interparliamentary cooperation, the role of the Hellenic OCR Team in supporting interparliamentary cooperation, and provides an example case study of the team's work developing AI-based solutions. The Hellenic OCR Team facilitates information sharing and capacity building between parliaments and has helped evaluate AI solutions in the Chamber of Deputies in Argentina.

1. A special example of
interparliamentary cooperation
Dr. Fotis Fitsilis
Hellenic Parliament
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CIDEIPP International Studies Program
on Parliamentary Diplomacy
17/9/2022

2. Structure
• Introduction
• Motivation for this lecture
• The basics of interparliamentary cooperation
• The role of the Hellenic OCR Team
• Case study
• Summary and outlook
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3. Introductory words
Possible questions for discussion:
• What is interparliamentary cooperation (IPC)?
• What are the differences with parl.
diplomacy?
• What are the players?
• What are the theaters?
• Which case studies are relevant?
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4. Motivation
• Complex and transitional global and regional
policy environment
• Several layers of governance (see multi-level
governance)
• Fuzzy role of representative institutions
• Attempts to systematize, rationalize and
streamline parliamentary cooperation
• Disseminate and scientifically study efforts
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5. Basics
• Theoretical part
– International parliamentary institutions (IPIs)
– Regional cooperation  European Union
– Goals pursued: only info/practice sharing or…
– Strengthen the capacity of parliaments to fulfill the
oversight function over their own executives
• Practical part: examples
– IPU’s Centre for Innovation in Parliament
– Sectoral networks (PBOs, ECPRD, ...)
– Administrative Parliamentary Networks
– Networks, e.g. Hellenic OCR Team, IPEN, Inter Pares…
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6. The Hellenic OCR Team
• What is this?
• Connections with Universidad Austral, CIDEIPP
and the Parliament of Argentina
• Trailer: https://youtu.be/gKVV1scHzAY
• Description: http://doi.org/10.5334/johd.45
• Web page: https://hellenicOCRteam.gr
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7. Team structure
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8. # Country Members % (N=50) # Country Members % (N=50)
1 Greece 31 62% 8 Serbia 1 2%
2 Italy 4 8% 9 Argentina 1 2%
3 United Kingdom 2 4% 10 Belgium 1 2%
4 Germany 2 4% 11 Brazil 1 2%
5 Qatar 2 4% 12 Canada 1 2%
6 Luxembourg 1 2% 13 Cyprus 1 2%
7 Netherlands 1 2% 14 Finland 1 2%
Totals 50 100%
Team
features I
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9. Team features II
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10. Team features III
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11. Supporting IPC
• Contributions
– Acting as facilitator and information hub
– Overcoming traditional obstacles
– Exchange of good practice
– Development of digital solutions
– Capacity building (‘train the trainer’ approach)
• Application
– Innovative workshop for the evaluation of AI-based
solutions in the Chamber of Deputies in Argentina
(31/8/2022)
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12. Case study
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13. Preliminary results: Research Service
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1. Intelligent AI-based
document search in the
Parliamentary Library and
Library/Research Services
2. AI-based measures against
fake news
…
13. AI Based lawyer - AI Based
Legal Services

14. Summary and outlook
• Efficient high gain low-cost format
• Reproducible
• Adaptable
• Full ownership of results
• Support in developing prioritized instruments
• Expansion to the sub-national level?
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