The Conference will be held integral to the  Second Ordinary Session of the Second Parliament of the Pan African Parliament. It will be held in the PAP Chambers on 19 and 20 April 2010.

Targeting the Secretary Generals/Clerks of Parliament and PAP Members of Parliament, The conference aims at providing a platform to explore with specific reference to the African context the broad array issues and challenges and opportunities that African parliaments have to face in order to enhance their capacity to utilize over and above other issues, ICT to better meet their legislative, oversight, and representational responsibilities.

To become open and learning parliaments  African Parliaments need to find means and ways to collaborate amongst themselves and learn from each other. Parliaments, in view of the ever growing role of regional parliaments and of the Pan African Parliament, need to find better ways to contribute meaningfully to the integration agenda. The Africa Parliamentary Knowledge Network provides both the platform and opportunity for parliaments to collaborate effectively. The Conference will also serve as an opportunity to discuss about the planned APKN Plenary Meeting to be held in South Africa in October 2010.