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The Knesset Research & Information Center

State of Israel

The Knesset Research & Information CenterAugust 2005

The 21The 21stst Conference on Library and Conference on Library and Research Services for Parliaments Research Services for Parliaments

& & The 71The 71stst IFLA Conference, IFLA Conference,

Oslo, 2005Oslo, 2005

Dr. Jacob Warshavsky

Director of the Knesset Research & Information Center

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What is the role of the

Research & Information Services

in the Parliamentary Processes?


To provide service to the parliament

To be the first resource the parliamentarians consult with when in need for R&I

To improve legislative decision making

To provide expertise on legislation

To strengthen Democracy

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To see what everyone sees,To see what everyone sees,To analyze and understandTo analyze and understandwhat no one understood beforewhat no one understood before

The Added ValueThe Added Value


The Conceptual ModelAnalytical AnalysisEmpirical ResearchAttitude Measurement

Illustration of FindingsMapping ProceduresData AnalysisSurvey

Frame of ReferenceThe KnessetThe RIC

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Single Chamber120 Members (MKs’) 13 Parliamentary Groups (16th Knesset)

12 Permanent committees (Constitution,

Economics, Foreign Affairs & Defense, Finance…)

5 Ad-Hoc committees30+ MKs - Ministers & Deputies

Unique characteristic – “Intensive Legislator” Ann. average of laws passed ~100

Ann. average of bills presented ~ 1000

Ann. average of bills presented by MKs’ ~ 844

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Annual # of research papers (2002-2005) ~ 500Total: 35-40 Researchers (Economists, Social Sc., Lawyers, Interdisciplinary, part time jobs, Av Age 30+ …)

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Director

Technology Department

Information Department

Research Department

Economics & Finance

Department

Committees

CommitteesCommittees

Committees

LogisticCoordinator

Help DeskSecretary

Standards

DeskHeads

TeamLeaders

Law Social

Comparative Economics


“There are three ways to advance knowledge, The first two being the two forms of logic, induction and deduction. The third is the search for a significant structure.”

Bertrand Russell, My Philosophical Development, 1959.The purpose of the presentation is to The purpose of the presentation is to identify and structure the operative strategic identify and structure the operative strategic goals goals of Research and Information organizations of Research and Information organizations within Parliamentary Processes.within Parliamentary Processes.


The Scopeof Services

Facts & FiguresInformationBriefingsAnalysisApplied ResearchPresentations

Attitude Measurement

What ought to be?What should be done?How should be delivered?

NormativeApproach

Analytical Analysis - a rationalistic mode that focuses on the laws, rules and

processes that underlie parliamentary work in order to identify the relevant research services that should be embedded in the

parliamentary processes.

What is?When it is?Where?Whether the service is relevant?

PositiveApproach

Empirical Analysis - a study that transforms the requests of MPs and parliamentary

committees into generalizations regarding the

usage of R&I services.

Attitude Measurement - a survey that examines MPs’ opinions and perceptions regarding the services provided by a research and information department

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Legislation

Supervision of

Government

Debate of

Public Issues

Rules & Procedures

Rules & Procedures


The Speaker &Deputies

3rd Reading

2nd Reading

Approval of Law

Private bill

Preliminary Reading

Deliberationin Committee 1st Reading

Committee bill

Preparationin Committee

Government bill

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Preparation of the bill by the MK, with assistance from the Legal Department

Approval by the Knesset Presidium

First Reading

Tabling of the Bill

Deliberation in a Knesset committeePublication of bill in Official Gazette

Preliminary Reading

Second ReadingVoting on reservations, if any,

and on individual articles of the bill

Third ReadingVoting on the entire bill including

reservations already accepted

45 days

Continuation of deliberation in committee, with reservations

for against (6 months)



Publication of the law in the Official Gazette and the Law Book

for against

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Approval of laws presented by the Government

Demanding Information from the Government (Plenum & Committees)

Presentation and Deliberations in the State Control Committee

Public debates on matters of state (Plenum & Committees)

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Analysis of requests for R.I.C Services according to functions of the legislative branch

Requests from committeesRequests from MK's

Legislation - 55%

Personal – 4%

Public agenda – 6%

Supervisor y - 35%

Legislation -21%

Internal – 1%

Public agenda – 13%

Supervisor y – 65%

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Requests from committeesRequests from MK's Requests from committeesRequests from MK's Requests from committeesRequests from MK's

Analysis of requests for R.I.C Services according to functions of the legislative branch



Analysis of requests for R.I.C Services according to type of document requested


ComparativeAnalysis

(Legislation) 10%

Economic Analysis

1%

Presentation of issue

76%

Data /Information

(Israel)7%Comparative

(General)6%

ComparativeAnalysis

(Legislation) 27%

Economic Analysis

16%

Presentation of issue

13%

Data /Information

(Israel)38%

Comparative (General)

6%

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Type of information you are interested in receiving from R.I.C

0

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

3

3.5

4

4.5

Rawinformation

data only presentationof issue

positions on the issue

internationalcomparison

Criticalanalysis

Recommendationsfor action


*On a scale of 1-10

Reliability of Information*

933%

1053%

814%

933%

1024%

>55% 8

38%

Quality of Information*

938%

1024%

>714%

824%

Timeliness*

929%10

24%

>714%

833%

Scope of Information*

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PERCEPTIONSPERCEPTIONS

PROCEDURESPROCEDURES

PROCESSESPROCESSES

EMPIRIALEMPIRIALDATADATA

REALITYREALITY

ATTITUDEATTITUDE

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The Knesset Research & Information Center

State of Israel


Dr. Jacob Warshavsky

[email protected]

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