Making Parliamentary Data Come Alive

Loren Treisman, PhDExecutive of Indigo Trust

Parliamentary Monitoring Sites

So What?

Turning Data Into a StoryRecently the 2013 speech volumes were analysed by Mzalendo, leading to creation of an infographic. This lead to front-page news in the national press.

Highlighting the Quality of Information Presentation

Sites such as TheyWorkforYou.com, Mzalendo.com and pa.org.za publish transcripts and data in a far more accessible manner than the official sources. Ensuring that the mainstream media are aware of this fact, and that linking to these sources adds benefit to them can help drive traffic. See this recent example from TheyWorkForYou.

War?

Gay marriage?

Europe?

Building Tools

Mining the Data to Create Content: Hansard

Mining the Data to Create Content: Q and

A’s

Mining the Data to Create Content: Surveys

Social Media

Creating and Using Metrics

• The Chairman of the ruling party writing to ask Mzalendo to help with engagement regarding the Youth Employment Bill

 • A rep writing to ask Mzalendo to share

information about a bursary they were offering

 • Requests by MPs for profile updates

MPs are starting take notice….

Building Campaigns Around the Data

Citizen Journalism

Grants Are Available

Thanks for ListeningAny Questions?

Loren Treisman, PhD

www.indigotrust.org.ukTwitter: @indigotrustLoren.treisman@sfct.org.uk