Uganda Parliament eyes Australian model to modernise legislature
A delegation of Ugandan parliamentarians visited Australia to study its legislative systems, focusing on digital transformation and institutional memory. The initiative aims to modernize Uganda's legislature by adopting Australian practices in records management and parliamentary technology.
Why it matters
International legislative cooperation serves as a mechanism for developing nations to improve governance efficiency and democratic oversight through institutional knowledge transfer.
Uganda’s Parliament plans to adopt components of Australia’s legislative system to strengthen parliamentary democracy, with a focus on digital transformation, records management, institutional memory and professional development of staff.
The commitment followed an official visit to Australia by a delegation of Ugandan MPs on Friday, which they said was aimed at turning parliamentary diplomacy into practical institutional cooperation.
The delegation, led by Australia-Uganda Parliamentary Friendship Group chairperson Ofwono Opondo P’Odel, travelled to Australia on the direction of Speaker Jacob Marksons Oboth-Oboth.
The legislators held discussions with their Australian counterparts on how technology, knowledge management and institutional systems can improve the efficiency and effectiveness of Parliament.
The delegation included Grace Freedom Kwiyuchwiny, vice chairperson of the friendship group and chairperson of the Committee on Foreign Affairs; Emmanuel Omoding Okabe; Gabriel Okumu; and Ethel Naluyima.
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