3.9. Recommendations - Priorities in development of DIAL

• The highest priority should be given to the provision of access to legislative texts. The coverage of DIAL Index and DIAL Search should be expanded to include treaties (and other international agreements) and major law journals (particularly in areas of likely subject relevance). Provision of access to Parliamentary debates should not be a priority.
• Priority in the development of DIAL resources should be given to providing access to legal resources from European countries with historical and linguistic ties to DMCs (particularly the United Kingdom, France and Germany), the United States, Canada, Australia, countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia undergoing similar transformations to market economies, ASEAN countries, China, India, and other DMCs.
• Priority should be given to provision of English language materials, but access to materials in other languages is also important.
• The legal subject areas which are of most current interest to legislative personnel are very varied, although the following areas were most commonly mentioned: banking and finance; market regulation; infrastructure and privatisation; and intellectual property. The Bank or the management of Project DIAL should make their own assessment of priorities for any areas of subject concentration for DIAL Index and DIAL Search, perhaps guided by user feedback including through the DIALogue facility.