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nr. 16
din 28 Mai 2003
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ROMANIA
01.>>>>Sistem informatic la Primaria Municipiului
Iasi
02.>>>>www.e-licitatie.ro concureaza pentru premiile
europene de e-Government
03.>>>>GIS/ Infrastructure Conference
04.>>>>Primariile trec la sistemul e-tax
TECHNOLOGIES AND SOLUTIONS
05.>>>>For e-gov, feds turn to reliable tool
06.>>>>Italy is becoming a model for e-procurement,
says Minister
EVENTS, OPINIONS, ANALYSES
07.>>>>Personalised services and improved productivity:
EU to showcase 65 "best practices" in public administration
at a ministerial conference in Como
08.>>>>Vast Majority of Government Executives Report
Outsourcing "Important" or "Critical" Activities, Accenture
Report Finds
09.>>>>Analysts see surge in public IT spending
ACCESS, DIGITAL DIVIDE AND E-DEMOCRACY
10.>>>>Still Waiting for the Information Revolution
11.>>>>India's digital divide
12.>>>>Belgian e-voting system experiencing difficulties
PUBLIC TRANSPARENCY, SECURITY AND DATA PRIVACY
13.>>>>Elections I: Source in the open
14.>>>>Food for Thought: Encryption and security
issues affecting human rights activism
15.>>>>Privacy laws 'hamper e-government'
LEGISLATION AND POLICY MAKING
16.>>>>Spanish electronic ID cards to be introduced
by 2004
17.>>>>E-government standards body launched
18.>>>>£26 million local e-government boost
ROMANIA
01.>>>>Sistem informatic la Primaria Municipiului
Iasi
. (Agora News: 26/05/2003)
Primaria Municipiului Iasi va utiliza un sistem informatic integrat
de gestiune economica conceput, proiectat si realizat integral
in Romania.
Aplicatia rezolva activitatile de contabilitate generala, personal-salarizare,
gestiune materiale, obiecte de inventar, mijloace fixe si financiar,
fiind adaptata in intregime legislatiei si practicii romanesti
din domeniul administratiei publice locale.
http://news.agora.ro/articol.shtml?id=62645
02.>>>>www.e-licitatie.ro concureaza pentru premiile
europene de e-Government
. (MCTI: 22/05/2003)
Ministrul Comunicatiilor si Tehnologiei Informatiei, Dan Nica,
aflat la conferinta interministeriala "Contributia Comunicatiilor
si Tehnologiei Informatiei la dezvoltarea sectorului sanatatii",
care se desfasoara în aceste zile la Bruxelles, a anuntat intrarea
în competitia pentru premiile europene de e-Government a doua
proiecte românesti: sistemul electronic pentru achizitii publice
si Somcet-Net.
http://www.mcti.ro/mcti0.html?page=1426
03.>>>>GIS/ Infrastructure Conference
. (Agora News: 27/05/2003)
Conferinta s-a adresat unei mari varietati de utilizatori, pentru
care existenta informatiei georeferentiate este esentiala: administratia
locala si utilitatile publice, telecomunicatiile, infrastructura
rutiera si transporturile, agricultura, apãrarea civila, agentiile
de mediu, politia si chiar serviciile de sanatate publica.
http://news.agora.ro/articol.shtml?id=62654
04.>>>>Primariile trec la sistemul e-tax
. (BizCity.ro: 20/05/2003)
Un sfert din primariile de municipii s-au conformat
Data limita pana la care aceste sisteme trebuie sa fie implementate
prevazuta in ordonanta guvernamentala nr. 24/2002 din 30 ianuarie
2002 (devenita ulterior Legea nr. 291 din 15 mai 2002), este
de 1 februarie 2003, in cazul municipiilor si 1 noiembrie 2003,
in cazul autoritatilor administratiei publice locale de la nivelul
oraselor.
http://www.bizcity.ro/?x=zone&zid=4
TECHNOLOGIES AND SOLUTIONS
05.>>>>For e-gov, feds turn to reliable tool
. (GCN.com: 28/04/2003)
Acrobat renders many file types-from word processing to computer-aided
design, graphics and tabular material-into a read-only form
that preserves their appearance across disparate computer systems.
http://www.gcn.com/22_9/news/21865-1.html
06.>>>>Italy is becoming a model for e-procurement,
says Minister
. (eGovernment news: 09/05/2003)
E-procurement in the Italian public sector not only helps save
the Nation's money, but is also becoming a model to export,
according to the Minister for Innovation and Technology Lucio
Stanca.
http://europa.eu.int/ISPO/ida/jsps/index.jsp?fuseAction=showDocument&documentID=1063&parent=chapter&preChapterID=0-140-194
EVENTS, OPINIONS, ANALYSES
07.>>>>Personalised services and improved productivity:
EU to showcase 65 "best practices" in public administration
at a ministerial conference in Como
. (RAPID: 22/05/2003)
65 applications representing "the best practices of public administrations
in Europe" have been selected for exhibition at the EU's Ministerial
Conference eGovernment 2003, taking place 7-8 July in Villa
Erba, Como (Italy). Ministers responsible for public administration
and for telecommunications from some 40 countries will attend
the conference, to discuss how technology can help provide more
inclusive and personalised services and increase the productivity
and accountability of public administrations.
http://europa.eu.int/rapid/start/cgi/guesten.ksh?p_action.gettxt=gt&doc=IP/03/730%7C0%7CRAPID&lg=EN;
08.>>>>Vast Majority of Government Executives Report
Outsourcing "Important" or "Critical" Activities, Accenture
Report Finds
.(Accenture.com: 15/05/ 2003)
Nearly 90 percent of government executives outsource activities
that are "important or absolutely critical" to their mission
of citizen service delivery, according to a study released today
by Accenture. Only 2 percent of government executives surveyed
said that outsourcing is "relatively unimportant to their mission"
of delivering services to citizens.
http://www.accenture.com/xd/xd.asp?it=enweb&xd=_dyn/dynamicpressrelease_609.xml
09.>>>>Analysts see surge in public IT spending
. (ElectricNews: 12/05/2003)
A report released Monday predicts that UK public sector spending
on technology will grow by 9 percent a year until 2005. The
report from research firm Ovum Holway, which is previewed in
the Financial Times, notes that the commercial market for software
and services will grow just 0.3 percent a year between 2001
and 2005, a poor showing compared to the buoyant public sector.
http://www.enn.ie/news.html?code=9360466
ACCESS, DIGITAL DIVIDE AND E-DEMOCRACY
10.>>>>Still Waiting for the Information Revolution
. (allAfrica.com: 15/05/2003)
Southern African policymakers are pitting their desire to expand
information and communications technology (ICTs) in their countries
against the stark reality of affordability.
http://allafrica.com/stories/200305150744.html
11.>>>>India's digital divide
. (BBC NEWS: 25/05/2003)
One of the nations most closely associated with the onward march
of information technology is India, but the BBC's Jill McGivering
reports that the IT revolution is only changing some lives in
the world's largest democracy.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/2932758.stm
12.>>>>Belgian e-voting system experiencing difficulties
. (eGovernment News: 19/05/2003)
Some difficulties were recorded on 18/05/2003 in the Belgian
communes were electronic polling booths were in use for the
general elections, which renewed both federal assemblies of
the country. Serious delays have occurred in voting operations,
and some polling stations had to remain open well after the
official closure time of 15.00 local time.
http://europa.eu.int/ISPO/ida/jsps/index.jsp?fuseAction=showDocument&documentID=1081&parent=chapter&preChapterID=0-140-194
PUBLIC TRANSPARENCY, SECURITY AND DATA PRIVACY
13.>>>>Elections I: Source in the open
. (P45.net: 27/05/2003)
You know the electronic voting system that people have been
going on about in Ireland for the past year? We were thinking...
let's do the bleedin' obvious: instead of talking in the abstract,
let's get a copy of its source code and give it a good gander.
http://p45.net/dos_prompt/columns/28.html
14.>>>>Food for Thought: Encryption and security
issues affecting human rights activism
. (DFN: 23/05/2003)
As technology becomes an increasingly important tool for human
rights activists, the security of the information they collect
and their communications remain vulnerable to security risks
and the need to use encryption is becoming more important.
http://www.dfn.org/fft/fft2003-05-22.htm
15.>>>>Privacy laws 'hamper e-government'
. (BBC NEWS: 19/05/2003)
UK data protection laws are hindering the progress of online
government projects, a study has found. Many public sector organisations
are finding it hard to juggle twin demands from existing laws
and targets for online services, said a survey by a newsletter
which specialises in electronic government.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3033633.stm
LEGISLATION AND POLICY MAKING
16.>>>>Spanish electronic ID cards to be introduced
by 2004
. (eGovernment News: 23/05/2003)
Electronic ID cards will be introduced in Spain at the end of
this year or at the beginning of 2004 - in any case before the
end of the current parliament in March 2004. This was recently
confirmed by the Head of IT of the National Police force speaking
at a recent conference organised by the Spanish public certification
authority.
http://europa.eu.int/ISPO/ida/jsps/index.jsp?fuseAction=showDocument&documentID=1088&parent=chapter&preChapterID=0-140-194
17.>>>>E-government standards body launched
. (vnunet.com: 28/05/2003)
The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) has established
a standards body to cut out any duplication of resources for
developing electronic services in local government. The Local
e-Government Standards Body, which is the latest National Project,
will provide councils and their IT partners with information
on existing e-developments to prevent authorities making unnecessary
investments and effort.
http://www.vnunet.com/News/1141205
18.>>>>£26 million local e-government boost
.(UKauthorITy.com: 20/05/2003)
Eighty-two innovative local e-government projects - from 'smart'
library and transport cards to a shared database on abandoned
cars - are to receive a share of £26 million Government funding.
Projects winning funding are partnerships between different
local authorities which have joined forces to share expertise,
reduce procurement costs and offer local people improved services
across council boundaries.
http://www.ukauthority.com/articles/story784.asp
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