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Bill: "P.I. 4116 - Government Information Center (GIC)"
Details
Submitted by[?]: Nasjonalt Arbeiderparti 🌹
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: January 4117
Description[?]:
| Preamble:- recognizing that the government needs to strengthen its attempts of making the population away of its past and current affairs through media related means, this legislation calls for the creation of a government service which will promote inform, inspire and educate the population through information services. Article 1: The Government Information Center There shall be a government media and information agency, called the Government Information Center or (Regjeringen informasjonssenter) and its functions shall be as follows:- (a) to allow for the dissemination of public information to the various news media and the general public. (b) to facilitate informative and qualitative information for the education of the public might it be children, adolescence and adults. Article 2: The Functions of the Government Information Center The functions of the Government Information Center shall be as follows:- (a) To act as an information clearinghouse on data, audio and video technology, and will make it available to the public (b) To establish a base infrastructure as it pertains to data, audio and video technology. (c) To maintain and uplift the information distribution standards through media related means (d) To oversee the maintenance & management of the Public Library System Article 3: The Government Information Center and the National Library System The Government Information Center shall act as the curating body of the National Library System and shall use the information of the libraries to compile information for:- (a) the research on specific topics of discussion. (b) the research of topics centered around historic and educations backgrounds. The Government Information Center will fuse the knowledge of the National Library System into its information distribution system, where by information would be broadcasted via the internet and state-owned and subsidized media. Article 4: The Government Information Center and the Media In order for the Government Information Center to be effective it must use the power of the media. The Government Information Center will, with the assistance of a state-owned and subsidized media channels, called Channel 17 and Radio 145.5 FM. With these media outlets the government information center will be able to distribute information to the public via television and radio. But this should not leave out the internet, as a website under the name of the Government Information Center, shall be established where many may obtain information from the National Library's Historical Archives. On the passing of this legislation the Government Information Center shall come into immediate effect. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: All radio stations are private.
Current: The government subsidises independent non-profit-making cooperatives for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
Proposed: The government subsidises a national radio station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Television stations.
Old value:: All television media are private.
Current: The government subsidises independent non-profit-making cooperatives for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Proposed: The government subsidises a national TV station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards the funding of libraries.
Old value:: Funding and operation of libraries is left entirely to local governments.
Current: The national government controls a vast and comprehensive system of public libraries.
Proposed: The national government controls a vast and comprehensive system of public libraries.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:45:33, November 07, 2016 CET | From |  Borgerlig-Demokratiske Union | To | Debating the "P.I. 4116 - Government Information Center (GIC)" |
| Message | Mr Speaker, the dissemination of important public information can be achieved in a more cost-efficient way, namely by buying ads on private TV should it be necessary - advertising on the internet is another way for authorities directly contacting the population at a comparatively low cost and a great degree of reachability. We do not see a significant benefit in establishing a comprehensive state-owned and -operated media network over the strategies I have outlined which utilize private channels. Harry Nystrom Minister of Infrastructure and Transport |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |
| yes | Total Seats: 12 | |
| no | Total Seats: 123 | |
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Players who consent to a particular role-play by acknowledging it in their own role-play cannot then disown it or withdraw their consent from it. For example, if player A role-plays the assassination of player B's character, and player B then acknowledges the assassination in a news post, but then backtracks and insists the assassination did not happen, then he will be required under the rules to accept the validity of the assassination role-play. |
| Random quote: "The experience of ages has shown that a man who works on the land is purer, nobler, higher, and more moral... Agriculture should be at the basis of everything." - Mikuláš Gogolský, former Deltarian writer |