{"id":15004,"date":"2020-09-14T12:46:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-14T09:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/finestmedia.ee\/?p=15004"},"modified":"2025-05-17T15:44:58","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T12:44:58","slug":"estonian-parliament-uses-speech-recognition-technology-to-create-verbatim-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/finest.eu\/en\/finestsolutions\/estonian-parliament-uses-speech-recognition-technology-to-create-verbatim-records\/","title":{"rendered":"Estonian parliament uses speech recognition technology to create verbatim records"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As of this autumn, the Riigikogu (the Estonian parliament) is using a new system to prepare verbatim reports of its sittings. According to the representative of the Estonian IT company Finestmedia who developed the system, the solution, which is based on speech recognition technology, has great export potential and could prove to be a useful tool for other public and private organisations.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The system is called Hans and uses speech recognition technology created at Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech) to perform the time-consuming work of stenographers. The system records the debates taking place in the Riigikogu as sound files, which the speech recognition software then transcribes. After this, editors revise the text, which is finally published on the Riigikogu website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Parliament may be but does not have to be the most innovative institution in the country. However, parliaments are often the most open and visited institutions in their respective countries, and here, the innovative IT-solutions may be of great help. I am glad that Riigikogu has taken a bold technological step into the future with the help of Finestmedia and TalTech by making the Chancellery\u2019s operations more efficient and helping us better introduce the activities of Riigikogu to the public. I am certain that what we have done so far is only the beginning.<\/em>Ahto Saks, Administrative Director at the Chancellery of the Riigikogu<\/p>\nAhto Saks, Administrative Director at the Chancellery of the Riigikogu<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Finestmedia\u2019s Head of Division Lauri Esko<\/strong> says that creating the verbatim report system was an exciting challenge for the company, as the technological solutions provided by the different parties involved were able to be inventively integrated to see how the resulting synergy brought about major developments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve created a solution that has much wider potential than just the use it\u2019s being put to at the moment,\u201d he said. \u201cSystems utilising speech recognition can be very effective tools in the work of courts, prisons and the police, but also in health care, research and journalism, where writing things down and producing detailed reports of conversations is an unavoidable necessity.\u201d Esko added that the solution had great export potential. \u201cWe\u2019ve already introduced Hans to delegations from several countries who are interested in using it to start writing the success story of their e-governance,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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According to Ahto Saks<\/strong>, the Administrative Director of the Chancellery of the Riigikogu, the development of the system has taken two years from idea to introduction, and improvements are ongoing. \u201cTo start with, Hans will be producing verbatim records of Riigikogu sittings and Question Time,\u201d he explained. \u201cBut there are plans to use the system in the work of committees in the future as well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tanel Alum\u00e4e<\/strong>, the head of the Laboratory of Language Technology at Tallinn University of Technology, says the new system shows how modern technology can help make routine work more effective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been actively working on speech recognition for 15 years, and Estonian systems are currently being used by radiologists, researchers and journalists,\u201d he said. \u201cWeb-based speech recognition is freely available to everyone on the tekstiks.ee site as well. Estonian might be a small language, but the technology based on it is at a really high level!\u201d Globally, speech recognition is widely used with larger languages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Press release from Riigikogu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Riigikogu is the parliament of Estonia<\/strong>. Its 101 members are elected at general elections for a term of four years. The Riigikogu passes laws and resolutions, exercises parliamentary supervision and ratifies international agreements.<\/small><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Chancellery of the Riigikogu<\/strong> provides the conditions that enable the Riigikogu to perform its constitutional functions. It involves advising the Riigikogu, its members and working bodies, providing all necessary services to the Riigikogu and managing its internal communication and foreign relations, and also serving the National Electoral Committee, etc.<\/small><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech)<\/strong> is leading Estonia and the world towards a sustainable digital future with confidence. As a leader in science, technology, and innovation, the school maintains constant interaction with universities around the world, bringing together scientists, students, and entrepreneurs. TalTech is also the most international university in Estonia. Of the nearly 10,000 enrolled students, approximately 16% come from more than 100 different countries across the globe.<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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