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Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2011 11:47:48 +0000
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Subject: Re: technical tracking...
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Thanks Richard

On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 11:36 AM, Richard Fahey <rich...@rfahey.org> wrote:
> Just as an aside. The Oireachtas created a small video on this last
> year http://www.youtube.com/user/oireachtasfilm#p/f/5/I3hw-fTLKN8
> explaining how a Bill becomes law. It's at least an attempt to explain
> the process - although it's very basic.
>
> On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 11:08 AM, gerryk <ger...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Should be able. Can you give me some actual examples. I have NO
>> experience in the political/legislative arena, and as such, don't have
>> any feel for the sort of data we are trying to represent.
>> Even a single 'thread' would be helpful, i.e. take a single piece of
>> legislation and describe what the steps involved are getting it from
>> draft to signing into law. This would then obviously feed back into a
>> particular area or reform too, right?
>>
>> On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 10:55 AM, Johnny Ryan <johnnyry...@gmail.com> wr=
ote:
>>> Cool. Some great tools there.
>>>
>>> What we need is a system that shows the stages of the legislative
>>> process, that is capable of allowing explanatory text to be linked at
>>> different points, and which can visually convey the idea of various
>>> tracks of movement at different speeds.
>>> A Gantt chart is the solution I think.
>>>
>>> We need something that follows Steve's explanation of the legislative
>>> process (as at http://dublinstreams.blogspot.com/2011/01/irish-governme=
nt-legislatio...
>>> ) and which we will be able to update with additional information as
>>> it arises. Most importantly, it should be easy to visually see where
>>> the legislation is not moving forward.
>>>
>>> So the question is, can we get something up and running in the next 4
>>> days?
>>>
>>> Johnny
>>>
>>>
>>> On Feb 11, 10:11=A0am, gerryk <ger...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Just came across another very interesting visualisation tool...http://=
flare.prefuse.org/
>>>> It's flash, so that a -ve IMO, but it provides amazing interactivity a=
nd
>>>> some very creative visualisations.
>>>> Definitely worth a look.
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Richard Fahey | @faheyr | www.rfahey.org
>
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