Helping parliaments around the world keep pace with a rapidly changing world
Technology evolves faster than governing institutions can anticipate, and parliaments around the world are working to keep pace. POPVOX Foundation works directly with global parliaments to close that innovation gap so parliamentary innovators are not left to figure it out alone.
Resources Demystifying AI
With hands-on training and resources, we collaborate with Members of Parliament and staff to build legislative capacity, demystify emerging technologies, and support the day-to-day work of legislative offices in democratic institutions around the globe.
Generative AI Use Policy
A Template for Parliamentary Offices
A customizable template offering a starting point for offices to create an AI use policy tailored to their needs, requirements, and operations
View ResourceAI Starter Kit for Parliaments
A best-practices guide to quickly start building a foundation for AI use as a legislator or staffer working in parliament
View ResourceORDER Prompting Guide
A quick-reference guide of prompting best practices to improve the response quality of commercially available LLMs
View ResourceGenAI Change Management
A Starter Kit for Parliamentary Offices
A practical kit helping MPs and staff lead AI adoption thoughtfully to improve office operations and constituent service
View ResourceHarnessing AI to Master A New Policy Topic
A Step-by-Step Guide for MPs and Parliamentary Staff
A 101-level roadmap to using AI for policy research and preparation, with sample prompts, recommendations, and common pitfalls to avoid
View ResourceCreating and Using Custom GPTs
A Guide for Parliamentary Offices
A guide to building a secure, custom AI assistant that uses your office documents for tailored internal knowledge management
View ResourceUnderstanding AI-Powered Deep Research Tools
A Primer for MPs and Staff
A primer on using LLM deep research tools effectively, including capabilities, best practices, and when to apply them
View ResourceModern Parliament
Modern Parliament ("ModParl") is a POPVOX Foundation newsletter providing insights into the evolution of legislative institutions worldwide, with the goal of fostering dialogue among legislative professionals, current and former staffers, academics, journalists, and modernization enthusiasts alike.
Each edition tackles a timely innovative perspective, presents takeaways from a noteworthy conference discussion on legislative institutional health, or spotlights an parliamentary initiative underway.
Edited by Dr. Beatriz Rey, ModParl weaves together academic analysis of democratic institutional advancement with practitioners’ perspectives — keeping an eye toward replicable lessons learned.
The Digital Parliaments Project
A collaborative project bringing together parliamentary teams and civil society advisors to build lasting digital infrastructure and AI-readiness for capacity-constrained legislatures
The Digital Parliaments Project (DPP) is a POPVOX Foundation initiative that aims to support resource-constrained legislatures around the world as they modernize to remain strong and resilient into and beyond the 21st century. Many parliaments face the same barriers: paper-based systems, siloed information, outdated technology, and limited resources for building technological expertise.
DPP meets parliaments where they are, supporting the full arc from analog records to AI-ready infrastructure.
We work with parliaments, civil society, and technologists to build open, secure, and interoperable systems that enhance transparency, legislative efficiency, continuity, and public trust. Launched in 2025, DPP has supported partnering parliaments in establishing digitization workflows, adopting modern legislative data infrastructures, and integrating AI into daily operations.
Learn more about DPP and how to become a parliamentary partner.
AI Training for Parliamentary Staff
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POPVOX Foundation offers free, virtual AI training designed for parliamentary staff exploring common use cases of commercially available LLMs within daily legislative workflows.
Training is available to members and parliamentary staff at all experience levels:
- Tool agnostic — training focuses on the basics and best practices of AI use in parliamentary settings, with a focus on use cases of commercially available LLMs. We tailor content to align with your institution's guidance and do not endorse one tool or platform over another.
- Parliamentary focused — taught by instructors who understand your actual workflows and legislative use cases.
- Your pace, your format — virtual sessions for parliamentary and constituency staff. We meet with teams directly so participants feel comfortable asking questions, digging into real use cases, and applying what they learn in line with their institution's AI policies.
- Nonpartisan and honest — POPVOX Foundation is a nonpartisan nonprofit focused on legislative modernization. Our training is transparent and realistic about AI's potential benefits and its risks, with a focus on risk mitigation and best practices to foster responsible adoption.
- Adaptable to your parliament's guidance and institutional policies on AI use.
- Customized to your needs — from AI 101 to advanced applications, or tailored by staff role (communications, research and policy, committee work, constituency services, and more).