Overview
- The three-day conference ended on January 16 at Samvidhan Sadan after drawing a record 61 presiding officers from 42 countries and four semi‑autonomous parliaments.
- Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla used the valedictory to stress transparency, inclusion and ethical use of AI, and formally transferred the chair to the UK House of Commons Speaker for the next London meeting.
- Sessions examined AI in parliamentary work, the impact of social media on legislators, ways to deepen citizen engagement beyond voting, and the security and well‑being of MPs and staff.
- In his inauguration address, Prime Minister Narendra Modi pitched India’s delivery‑focused democratic model, citing poverty‑reduction claims and offers to share open‑source digital platforms with the Global South.
- Modi also highlighted India’s scale and capacity, pointing to the 2024 elections, UPI’s reach, and vaccine production as examples of development through democratic processes.