1. The Role of Open data, XML in the Communication within Parliaments and in the Society
Andreas Wortmann
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2. Data-Access before 2010 Curia Database Swissbase …. Database
CMS:
Swissbase
Application-Server 1 ….
Database
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3. Data-Access after 2010 Curia Database Swissbase …. Database
Swissbase
Application-Server 1 ….
Database
Application-Server n
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4. The Solution
A Web service is a method of communication between two electronic devices over the World Wide Web.
The W3C defines a "Web service" as "a software system designed to support interoperable machine-to-machine interaction over a network". It has an interface described in a machine-processable format (specifically Web Services Description Language, known by the acronym WSDL).
Other systems interact with the Web service in a manner prescribed by its description using SOAP messages, typically conveyed using HTTP with an XML serialization in conjunction with other Web-related standards.“
Source: wikipedia
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5. Open Data on www.parliament.ch
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6. Open Data on www.parliament.ch
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7. Outputformat (3 in 1) HTML / XML / JSON
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8. Outputformat (3 in 1) Members of Parliament
HTML:
XML
Examples:
Operation URL
List of MPs /councillors
search biographie: PER_801_(ID)
/councillors/Basicdetails
/councillors/historc
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9. Councillors as XML <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<councillors xmlns:i="
<councillor>
<id>1353</id>
<updated> T15:20:28Z</updated>
<firstName>Giuseppe</firstName>
<lastName>a Marca</lastName>
<active>false</active>
<code i:nil="true" />
<officialDenomination i:nil="true" />
</councillor>
- <councillor>
<id>1354</id>
<updated> T15:20:38Z</updated>
<firstName>Alois</firstName>
<lastName>Ab Yberg</lastName>
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10. Councillors as HTML
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11. Councillors as JSON
[{"id":1353,"updated":" T15:20:28Z","firstName":"Giuseppe","lastName":"a Marca","active":false,"code":null,"officialDenomination":null}, {"id":1354,"updated":" T15:20:38Z","firstName":"Alois","lastName": "Ab Yberg","active":false,"code": …
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12. Examples of Entities Councils Schedules Committees Legislative Periods
Departments
Cantons
Factions …
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13. Direct access: http://ws.parlament.ch
Some Facts
Full service-oriented architecture
Open to the outside/public
Integration in existing systems
Upgradable
Direct access:
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14. Thank you for your attention and see you on…
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