Online Parliamentary VideoThe Danish Parliament

Online Parliamentary Video - The Danish Parliament

In the Danish Parliament, it’s our ambition to be one of the most open and accessible parliaments in the world.

Streaming videos of all plenary sessions in the Chamber as well as all open meetings in the committees on our website is one way of obtaining that goal.

Online Parliamentary Video – The Danish Parliament

1.Content and context

2.Sharing and editing

3.Use and impact

OverviewOnline Parliamentary Video – The Danish Parliament

Overview• Online Parliamentary Video launched October 2010

• Business case and solution description by the Danish Parliament and Qbrick Denmark

• Qbrick: Flash programming, CDN, streaming and storage

• The Danish Parliament: Integration into parliamentary databases and web service development

• Streaming live from all plenary sessions in the Chamber with DVR

• Streaming live from all open consultations and hearings with DVR

• All sessions and meetings are instantly available as VoD

Overview• 109 sessions in the Chamber. Average duration: 6 hours 35 minutes

• 212 open committee meetings. Average duration: 1 hour

• 20 educational short films about Danish democracy and the Parliament

• No editorial content – News, features and so on

• 1000 hours of content produced

• 500.000 views

1. Content and contextOnline Parliamentary Video – The Danish Parliament

1. Content and context

1. Content and context

1. Content and context

1. Content and context

1. Content and context

1. Content and context

2. Sharing and editingOnline Parliamentary Video – The Danish Parliament

2. Sharing and editing

2. Sharing and editing

2. Sharing and editing

2. Sharing and editing

2. Sharing and editing

2. Sharing and editing

2. Sharing and editing

2. Sharing and editing

2. Sharing and editing

2. Sharing and editing

2. Sharing and editing

3. Use and impactOnline Parliamentary Video – The Danish Parliament

3. Use and impact

3. Use and impact

Members of Parliament:

1. Documentation and promotion of political work

2. Debate directly with voters and followers.

3. Ministers in consultation increased by 30 percent

3. Use and impact

The online news media:

1. Added value to news and reports – “see it happen”

2. The service is popular with small online newspapers

3. Major online newspaprs are not interested in embedding

3. Use and impact

The general public:

1. No block buster!

2. Primarily a service for professional users

3. Current political issues and events lead to increased viewing

Contact

Henrik Skovmark

Project manager

The Danish Parliament

henrik.skovmark@ft.dk