[open-government] Standard Parliament transcript format?

Mon Sep 12 01:03:05 UTC 2011

On Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 4:41 AM, ricardo lafuente <bollecs at sollec.org> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Does anyone know of any standard or spec covering the formatting and
> structure of transcripts of sessions of Parliament? We've searched for quite
> some time without success.
>
> This is something that we have been discussing here in Portugal and believe
> it would be a great step to open yet another avenue where open data
> standards can make a difference. There are naturally hurdles in the process
> (e.g. country-specific rules), but it's a goal worth aiming for.
>
> If there's not anything being worked on, we'd love to begin drafting such a
> specification, and would welcome any advice or help in this effort. Anyone?

http://www.theyworkforyou.com/ (UK Parliament transcripts site) has
this format http://ukparse.kforge.net/parlparse/

This is used throughout the world in other Parliaments;
http://theyworkforyou.co.nz/ http://www.openaustralia.org/
http://www.kildarestreet.com/