Parliaments and Social Media Moran Carmel, Israel May 2011

Can social media really bring value into parliamentary work?

Because people are out there.

If Facebook were a country, it would be the world's 3 rd largest (after China and India)

Because people are talking. 34% of bloggers post opinions about products and brands. There are over 200 million blogs.

Because people are searching. is the second largest search engine in the world.

Because that's the way people communicate today. [ Not just young and educated people ]

The average age of the social networking site’s user is 37. The fastest growing group of social media users is adults ages % of internet users ages are now using social networking sites.

Because it's a perfect match.

Legislation Representation Scrutiny Conflict-resolution Roles of the parliament What all of these have in common?

Communication. Social media has changed the way we communicate.

If parliaments are to improve their performance, they have to be better at communicating.

Listen to what they need Share what you do Manage expectations

Be proud of what you do. Be better at what you do.

Now.

How many years it took to reach 50 million users? 74 years 38 years 16 years 13 years 4 years

It tookLess than a year to reach 200 million users

What makes a good organization? adaptive quick to learn sense opportunities Stability Continuity Purpose social mediaparliament

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Now is the time.