Leveraging digital technologies to support inclusive accessible and innovative Parliamentary Services in Cross River State, Nigeria

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dc.audienceAudience::Library and Research Services for Parliaments Sectionen_US
dc.contributor.authorAkin-Fakorede, Oluwaseun O.
dc.contributor.authorOyelude, Adetoun A.
dc.coverage.spatialLocation::Nigeriaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-08T18:58:36Z
dc.date.available2023-08-08
dc.date.available2023-08-08T18:58:36Z
dc.date.issued2023-08-08
dc.description.abstractParliamentarians in Nigeria are saddled with parliamentary activities such as making laws, sponsoring bills, performing oversight functions and many more to bring democratic dividends to their respective constituencies. The advancement of digital tools has brought implementation of democratic engagement and innovation to parliamentary services in Nigeria. This study investigates digital tools to support inclusive, accessible, and innovative parliamentary services in Cross River State, Nigeria. The purpose of this study is to assess the level of accessibility, usage and influence of digital tools such as: smartphone, IPAD computer, virtual tools, digital network, internet, projector, and digital library towards innovative parliamentary services in Cross River State House of Assembly. Survey research method was used for the study while twenty-five (25) lawmakers in Cross River State House of Assembly were the respondents for the study. Three research questions were proposed to guide the study, questionnaire and interview were instrument used for data collection, SPSS was used for data analysis and finding reveals that, digital tools that are more prevalent among the parliamentarian was smartphone. Majority of parliamentarian were not acquainted with digital tools to communicate to their constituent. Very few numbers made use of social media. It was therefore recommended that they should be more enlightenment and training on effective use of digital tool for parliamentary work. Keywords: Digital Technologies, Inclusive Library services, Innovative Library services, Parliament libraries, Special libraries, Nigeria.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://2023.ifla.org/
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.ifla.org/handle/20.500.14598/2715
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInternational Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries88th IFLA World Library and Information Congress (WLIC), 2023 Rotterdam;
dc.rights.holderOluwaseun O. Akin-Fakoredeen_US
dc.rights.holderAdetoun A. Oyeludeen_US
dc.rights.licenseCC BY 4.0en_US
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en_US
dc.subjectSubject::Digital strategiesen_US
dc.subjectSubject::Digital inclusionen_US
dc.subjectSubject::Digital library servicesen_US
dc.subjectSubject::Library and research services for parliamentsen_US
dc.subjectSubject::Special librariesen_US
dc.titleLeveraging digital technologies to support inclusive accessible and innovative Parliamentary Services in Cross River State, Nigeriaen_US
dc.typeArticlesen_US
dc.typeEvents Materialsen_US
ifla.UnitUnits::Section::Library and Research Services for Parliaments Sectionen_US
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