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New website to help islanders navigate States debates

Deputy Alex Curtis has developed a website to give islanders new ways to access transcripts from the States Assembly.

The website will feature profiles of deputies, constables and ministers, including their votes cast in the island's parliament.

Islanders can follow particular concerns or topics by searching for keywords.

The site features transcripts of States meetings, as well as any written documents, meaning islanders can access and analyse parliamentary records.

It also breaks down member contributions, propositions, statements and questions - both oral and written.

Deputy Alex Curtis - who has developed digitalStates.je - says a record has always existed, but this is about making it more accessible:

"You can search for a vote, (and) see where members were present or not present.

"I've digitised Hansard - which is a record of everything that was said in the States. You can search it and find anything for this term that a member has said or that was said on a proposition"

Deputy Curtis hopes people find it useful, and is welcoming feedback.

"I don't think everybody really knows how they can go into the data, and find  - for example - what their local politician has said on a certain topic, or whether they engage in asking questions or answering questions of their ministers.  Now, having digitally connected the dots, it brings the story to life.

"I have had some really good feedback from other States Members.

"Anyone who can provide feedback as to how they would like to work with this data, or if there are features that would actually help them engage with the States Assembly data in different ways, that I could perhaps provide, I am more than happy to listen and see where we could build that in." 

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