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The World e-Parliament Conference, co-organized by the IPU and the Chamber of Deputies of Chile - in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI), was held from 28-30 June in Valparaiso at the Chamber of Deputies.

The Conference featured the launch of the World e-Parliament Report 2016 and discussion of its key findings. During the conference, policy and technical tracks provided a forum for participants to exchange experiences on how ICT helps to improve representation, law-making and oversight, and to increase parliament’s openness, accessibility, accountability and effectiveness.

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From 28 to 30 June the 1st Global Legislative Hackathon 2016 took place, jointly organized by the Inter-Parliamentary Union, National Democratic Institute, Brazilian Chamber of Deputies' HackerLab and Chilean Chamber of Deputies. The event took place in Valparaiso (Chile) as part of proceedings of  the World e-Parliament Conference 2016.

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The World e-Parliament Conference 2016 takes place from 28-30 June at the Chamber of Deputies of Chile, in Valparaiso. The Conference is the biennial forum of the parliamentary community on the use of information and communication technologies (ICT), and features:

• The presentation of the World e-Parliament Report 2016 and discussion of the key findings.
• Parallel Policy and Technical tracks with exchanges of how ICT can help improve representation, law-making and oversight, and increase parliament’s openness, accessibility, accountability and effectiveness.
• Daily Innovation in Parliaments segments in plenary to promote the sharing of innovations.
• Workshops on (a) how parliaments engage with citizens via social media, and (b) how parliaments with lesser resources can deploy effective and sustainable ICT solutions.
• An Unconference providing a space for informal small-group discussions between participants on topics of mutual interest.
• A Hackathon intending to demonstrate how parliaments can effectively develop innovative ICT solutions by engaging and collaborating with civil society.

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