December 2025
In preparation for the upcoming World e-Parliament Report 2026, the IPU’s Centre for Innovation in Parliament (CIP) is collecting data from all parliaments on their use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). This survey comprises 77 questions in eight sections:
Section 1 – Digital governance, strategy and management
Section 2 – Infrastructure
Section 3 – Parliamentary systems
Section 4 – Supporting users
Section 5 – Digital content and data publishing
Section 6 – Public engagement
Section 7 – Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Section 8 – Inter-parliamentary cooperation
The completion of the survey is often led by parliament’s ICT department (or similar). We expect that the survey should take 5-10 hours to complete, depending on how easily available the information is. We appreciate the effort that parliaments make in completing the survey. We ask you to answer this survey completely and accurately; the data you provide will be used in the World e-Parliament Report and to generate the Digital Maturity Index.
This survey has been sent to each parliament’s IPU group and a copy is sent to the ICT director where we have contact details. It has also been shared with the Association of Secretaries General of Parliament (ASGP).
Parliaments are kindly requested to complete the survey by 31 January 2026. The preferred method is to complete it online at:
http://s.alchemer.eu/s3/World-e-Parliament-Survey-2026 . Alternatively, parliaments can complete the survey in Word format and return it to
innovation@ipu.org. The survey is available in English, French and Spanish. For all questions, please contact Mr. Avinash Bikha at
innovation@ipu.org.
Notes
- For bicameral parliaments, please indicate clearly whether your response is for one chamber or both chambers of parliament.
- The data from this survey will be used to develop the World e-Parliament Report 2026 and the Digital Maturity Index of parliaments.
- The data from this survey will be published online in an open data format. No information that identifies any individuals will be included.
About
The
World e-Parliament Report series is an invaluable resource for parliaments, first published in 2008. The report has established itself an authoritative baseline for parliaments to learn from each other and to assess their use of ICT. It provides knowledge, recommendations and policy guidance to enhance parliamentary functioning in the digital era and address emerging challenges. By comparing key digital trends, practices and experiences, the report underscores how digital transformation is accelerating and parliaments are modernising.
One of the core functions of the survey and the report is to enable parliaments to benchmark themselves against their peers. Benchmarking helps parliaments to identify their strengths and weaknesses as well as to prioritise areas for investment.
The
Centre for Innovation in Parliament was launched in 2018 to harness opportunities for innovation across parliaments by bringing them together, supporting collaboration and sharing knowledge with the wider parliamentary community. It provides a platform for parliaments to develop and share good practices in digital transformation and practical methods for building capacity.
For more information about CIP and the report (including past editions) please visit the
IPU website or contact us at
innovation@ipu.org.