TECHNOLOGIES AND SOLUTIONS
04.>>>> PDF finds its place in e-government
05.>>>> Rent an e-government
06.>>>> Value creation in e-government projects
EVENTS, OPINIONS, ANALYSES
07.>>>> New E-Government Study Finds Ease, Engagement,
Privacy And Protection Are Top Priorities
08.>>>> Canada #1 in e-government survey. Danes
top EU list.
09.>>>> The state of e-government in the accession
countries
ACCESS, DIGITAL DIVIDE AND E-DEMOCRACY
10.>>>> Canada Contributes to Bridging the Digital
Divide in Africa
11.>>>> 'Alternative' payphones to bridge digital
divide
12.>>>> The fallen grand 'e' and why UK Online
needs reinventing
PUBLIC TRANSPARENCY, SECURITY AND DATA PRIVACY
13.>>>> Cybersecurity in Europe and EU-Russia
Co-operation
14.>>>> Poll finds privacy concerns among e-government
users
LEGISLATION AND POLICY MAKING
15.>>>> UK e-government spending nears peak
16.>>>> Think-tank issues e-government warning
17.>>>> Bulgaria - governmental institutions will
use free software
ROMANIA
01.>>>> Lansare CERF 2003
...(cerf.ro: 15/04/2003)
In perioada 15-19 aprilie 2003, va avea loc, la Complexul
expozitional Romexpo din Bucuresti, cea de-a XII-a editie
a Expozitiei si Conferintei Internationale Specializate de
Tehnologia Informatiei si Comunicatii - CERF 2003.
http://www.cerf.ro
02.>>>> Banca Mondiala va finanta
realizarea de sisteme electronice pentru plata impozitelor
in Valea Jiului
...(resurse.com: 20/03/2003)
Sunt situatii in care bugetul nu poate suporta costul acestor
schimbari. In aceste cazuri, in masura in care suntem informati
despre dificultati la nivel local, vom cauta solutii alternative
pentru finantare. De exemplu, am avut recent discutii cu Banca
Mondiala, care a acceptat sa finanteze realizarea sistemelor
electronice pentru plata taxelor si impozitelor locale in
orasele din Valea Jiului.
http://www.resurse.com/info/stire.php3?id=333
03.>>>> Romania este pe locul
5 ca numar de fraude pe Internet. SUA conduce detasat
...(RevistaPresei: 14/04/2003))
In raportul pe anul 2002 al Centrului pentru Reclamatii privind
Frauda pe Internet (Internet Fraud Complaint Center - IFCC)
publicat saptamana trecuta se arata ca in 2002 s-au inregistrat
48.252 cazuri de frauda pe Internet, de trei ori mai multe
ca in 2001 cand numarul cazurilor a fost de 16.775.
http://www.revistapresei.ro/RO/articol.cfm?Sectiune=7zile&ID=43740
TECHNOLOGIES AND SOLUTIONS
04.>>>> PDF finds its place in e-government
...(GCN.com: 10/04/2003)
Placing the electronic document at the heart of e-government,
a leader of Adobe Systems Inc. said today that there's plenty
of room ...
http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/21695-1.html
05.>>>> Rent an e-government
...(Electric News Net: 09/04/2003)
Local governments in Germany can 'rent' e-services: A division
of Deutsche Telekom is offering a "rent an e-government
service" to local governments in Germany ...
http://www.enn.ie/news.html?code=9354945
06.>>>> Value creation in e-government
projects
...(IDA: 31/03/2003)
The Danish Presidency of the EU commissioned an analysis of
how e-government projects can ensure a return on investment
for public authorities and create value for citizens and businesses.
The authors of the study explain their main findings.
http://europa.eu.int/ISPO/ida/jsps/index.jsp?fuseAction=showDocument&documentID=987&parent=chapter&preChapterID=0-140-196-299-373
EVENTS, OPINIONS, ANALYSES
07.>>>> New E-Government Study Finds Ease, Engagement,
Privacy And Protection Are Top Priorities
...( The Council for Excellence in Government: 14/03/2003)
American Internet users have a strong interest in using government
Web sites to complete many of the transactions they currently
conduct off-line, and more Americans are online, e-savvy and
exploring e-government according to a new study released today
by the Council for Excellence in Government and Accenture.
http://www.excelgov.org/displayContent.asp?NewsItemID=3399&Keyword=mReleases
08.>>>> Canada #1 in e-government
survey. Danes top EU list.
...(e-Forum: 10/04/2003)
Denmark is the top European nation for e-government according
to a report by Accenture entitled "eGovernment Leadership:
Engaging the Customer". Denmark has an ‘overall
maturity score’ in 2003 of 57.09%, compared with the
USA (60.14%), Singapore (61.16%) and top-ranking Canada (71.34%).
http://accenture.ca/xd/xd.asp?xd=insights%5Cinsi_egov3.xml
09.>>>> The state of e-government
in the accession countries
...(IDA: 31/03/2003)
First part: Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia -
we start a two-part presentation of the state of e-government
development in the accession countries by presenting the situation
in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia.
http://europa.eu.int/ISPO/ida/jsps/index.jsp?fuseAction=showDocument&documentID=984&parent=chapter&preChapterID=0-140-196-299-373
ACCESS, DIGITAL DIVIDE AND E-DEMOCRACY
10.>>>> Canada Contributes to Bridging the Digital
Divide in Africa
...(Canada NewsWire: 15/04/2003)
... Africa, is contributing an additional $15 million over
four years to support Connectivity Africa, an initiative that
will help to bridge the digital divide. ...
http://www.newswire.ca/releases/April2003/15/c1304.html
11.>>>> 'Alternative' payphones
to bridge digital divide
…(the Star TechCentral: 04/04/2003)
"Alternative" telecommunications company REDtone
Telecommunications (www.redtone.com) plans to install 10,000
payphones nationwide this year as it strives to bridge the
digital divide between the rural and urban areas. The homegrown
telco also plans to infiltrate the Asian payphone market,
starting with Bangladesh, with the introduction of 10,000
payphones, also this year.
http://star-techcentral.com/tech/story.asp?file=/2003/4/4/technology/04rural&sec=technology
12.>>>> The fallen grand 'e' and
why UK Online needs reinventing
...(Independent: 12/04/2003)
... Stephen Coleman, professor in e-Democracy at the Oxford
Internet Institute, says the level of debate wasn't particularly
high when the chat room was still ...
http://news.independent.co.uk/digital/news/story.jsp?story=396532
PUBLIC TRANSPARENCY, SECURITY AND DATA PRIVACY
13.>>>> Cybersecurity in Europe and EU-Russia
Co-operation
...(europa.eu.int: 06/04/03)
IT Security Russia Conference, Moscow, 4 April 2003 - Speech
by Erkki Liikanen
http://europa.eu.int/rapid/start/cgi/guesten.ksh?p_action.gettxt=gt&doc=SPEECH/03/185|0|RAPID&lg=EN&display=
14.>>>> Poll finds privacy concerns
among e-government users
...(GovExec.com: 14/04/2003)
The poll, conducted jointly by the Council for Excellence
in Government and Accenture, a consulting company, showed
that e-government use remained relatively ...
http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0403/041403a1.htm
LEGISLATION AND POLICY MAKING
15.>>>> UK e-government spending nears peak
...(VNUNet, UK: 14/04/2003)
Spending on IT to meet e-government targets in the UK will
peak between 2004 and 2005, but suppliers have been warned
to vary their approaches to local and ...
http://www.vnunet.com/News/1140192
16.>>>> Think-tank issues e-government
warning
...(VNUNet: 01/04/2003)
The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has called
on the government to justify its e-government strategy and
the "heavy spending commitments" for it.
http://www.vnunet.com/News/1139882
