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Technological Transformation in the Americas and the Caribbean: exchange of experiences

January 23, 2026 | Activity

Photo Credit: Chamber of Deputies of Chile

The digital transformation of parliaments marks a new phase of institutional modernization across the region. In a context of uneven capacities, growing demands for transparency, and accelerating technological change, parliaments face a shared question: how to harness tools such as artificial intelligence (AI) to strengthen legislative work and expand institutional capacity in an increasingly digital environment.

With this premise in mind, and as part of a cooperation agreement between ParlAmericas and the Chamber of Deputies of Chile, the Study Visit: Artificial Intelligence and Digital Transformation was held on January 21, 22, and 23. The activity was conceived as a peer-to-peer exchange focused not only on examining technological solutions, but also on the institutional, organizational, and governance frameworks required for the responsible adoption of AI in parliaments.

The visit brought together secretaries general and specialists responsible for technological transformation processes from the parliaments of Barbados, Costa Rica, Curaçao, Jamaica, Sint Maarten, Suriname, Panama, the Dominican Republic, and Trinidad and Tobago, alongside their counterparts from the Chamber of Deputies of Chile. Drawing on diverse institutional realities, participants shared common challenges related to process modernization, legislative information management, and the strengthening of transparency and citizen participation, among other issues.

In this context, Chilean Senator Iván Flores, President of ParlAmericas, noted that the incorporation of artificial intelligence into parliaments should be understood as part of a broader institutional modernization strategy geared toward strengthening the legislative function. Representing the Chamber of Deputies of Chile, Miguel Landeros, Secretary General of the institution, outlined how this vision is being translated into concrete initiatives to integrate AI tools and open data into parliamentary work.

The exchanges highlighted that the adoption of artificial intelligence within the parliamentary sphere does not depend solely on the availability of technological infrastructure, but also on the presence of a clear institutional vision. In this regard, the Chamber of Deputies of Chile presented two illustrative initiatives: ArChileBot, an advanced search system that facilitates access to parliamentary documents from 1828 to the present, and the CAMINAR project, a normative and database repository that serves as the foundation for the development of AI assistants designed to support legislative work.

Chile’s experience in these areas underscored that the strategic use of artificial intelligence in parliaments results from sustained institutional decisions over time, prioritizing the organization, availability, and effective use of legislative information as the basis for technological innovation.

For participants, the visit reaffirmed the value of peer learning as a mechanism to address shared challenges, avoid fragmented solutions, and advance toward technological modernization approaches aligned with the principles of openness, integrity, and institutional strengthening that underpin parliamentary work.

This activity was made possible thanks to the generous support of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile.

Photo Credit: Chamber of Deputies of Chile