Module: ContentGeneration/CommitteeAnalysis

INTELLIGENCE OPERATIVE PERSPECTIVE

This module generates analysis of Swedish Riksdag committee reports (betänkanden), serving as the organizational intelligence layer. Committees are where legislative power actually accumulates and policy details get determined, making committee analysis essential for understanding parliamentary strategy and identifying emerging policy trends before they reach full-house debate.

RIKSDAG COMMITTEE STRUCTURE (15 Committees): Swedish parliament divides work among specialized committees, each with distinct intelligence value:

Security & Foreign Policy:

• Utrikesutskottet (Foreign Affairs Committee) Intelligence value: International relations, diplomatic initiatives
• Försvarsutskottet (Defense Committee) Intelligence value: National security, military policy, NATO integration
• Konstitutionsutskottet (Constitutional Committee) Intelligence value: Governmental powers, constitutional amendments

Economic & Fiscal Policy:

• Finansutskottet (Finance Committee) Intelligence value: Budget priorities, taxation, government spending
• Näringsutskottet (Industry Committee) Intelligence value: Business regulation, competition policy
• Trafikutskottet (Transport Committee) Intelligence value: Infrastructure investment, transportation policy

Social Policy:

• Socialutskottet (Social Affairs Committee) Intelligence value: Welfare policy, labor relations, pensions
• Miljöutskottet (Environment Committee) Intelligence value: Climate policy, environmental regulation
• Kulturutskottet (Cultural Affairs Committee) Intelligence value: Media policy, cultural subsidy allocation

Justice & Administration:

• Justitieutskottet (Justice Committee) Intelligence value: Criminal justice, court system, legal reform
• Civilutskottet (Civil Affairs Committee) Intelligence value: Civil law, administrative procedure

Healthcare & Education:

• Hälso- och sjukvårdsutskottet (Health & Welfare Committee) Intelligence value: Healthcare policy, pharmaceutical regulation
• Utbildningsutskottet (Education Committee) Intelligence value: Education policy, research funding

COMMITTEE REPORT INTELLIGENCE VALUE: Committee reports (betänkanden) are detailed policy analyses that:

1. Reveal Policy Priorities: Which issues get sustained committee attention
2. Show Consensus Building: Which proposals achieve cross-party support
3. Expose Disagreements: Minority reports indicate party positions
4. Foreshadow Future Votes: Committee report often precedes parliamentary vote
5. Document Expert Input: Committee work includes civil society consultation

ARTICLE STRUCTURE: Each committee report article includes:

1. Report Summary: Policy proposal and committee conclusions
2. Committee Composition: Party breakdown and balance analysis
3. Recommended Actions: What parliament should do with proposal
4. Party Positions: Explicit support/opposition from each party
5. Implementation Timeline: When policy would take effect if passed

MCP DATA SOURCE: Primary tool: get_betankanden

• Retrieves latest committee reports from riksdag data platform
• Includes report metadata, summaries, full text
• Enables systematic committee coverage

TODO: Implement additional tools for deeper analysis:

• search_voteringar: Committee voting patterns
• search_anforanden: Committee member statements
• get_propositioner: Related government proposals

OPERATIONAL WORKFLOW:

1. Query MCP: Fetch latest committee reports (default: 10 most recent)
2. Content Generation: Transform report data into article structure
3. Metadata Creation: Generate article metadata (tags, summary, etc.)
4. HTML Rendering: Apply article template for web publication
5. Multilingual Generation: Create 14-language edition set
6. File Writing: Save to news directory with timestamp

PUBLICATION SCHEDULE:

• Trigger: Weekly batch processing of new committee reports
• Latency: 1-2 hours after MCP data update
• Frequency: All new reports processed on same day
• Archive: Reports indexed for historical analysis

INTELLIGENCE APPLICATIONS:

1. Policy Tracking: Follow specific policy proposals through committee process
2. Coalition Analysis: Identify which parties cooperate on specific issues
3. Committee Power Analysis: Determine which committees drive agenda
4. Early Warning: Detect emerging policy directions
5. Timeline Prediction: Forecast when policies will reach parliament floor

LANGUAGE CONSIDERATIONS: Committee terminology is highly technical and translates imperfectly:

• Swedish: Detailed policy language with parliamentary terminology
• English: Standard policy terminology, some concepts foreigners unfamiliar with
• Nordic: Similar policy traditions, closer translations possible
• Other Languages: Require significant contextual explanation

RISK ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK: Committee reports feed into risk analysis:

• Fiscal Risk: Budget committee reports reveal spending concerns
• Security Risk: Defense committee reports indicate threat perception
• Health Risk: Health committee reports reveal pandemic/disease concerns
• Environmental Risk: Environment committee reports highlight climate action

PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS:

• MCP Query: ~500ms for 10 latest reports
• Article Generation: ~2 seconds per report
• Translation: ~5 seconds per report (parallel)
• Total: ~15 seconds for full batch (10 reports, 14 languages)

FAILURE HANDLING:

• Missing Report Text: Generate article with metadata only
• Translation Failure: Queue for manual translation review
• MCP Service Down: Skip batch, retry on next schedule
• Empty Result Set: Log as informational, no articles generated

GDPR COMPLIANCE:

• Committee member names published (public parliamentary records)
• Personal statements tracked to source documents
• Data retention tied to parliamentary archive policy
• Right-to-be-forgotten handled through archive management