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nr. 20
din 25 Iunie 2003
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ROMANIA
01.>>>>BANC POST extinde sistemul eTax în mai multe
orase din România
02.>>>>Peste 70% dintre companiile care utilizeaza
www.e-licitatie.ro considera ca sistemul are efecte în reducerea
coruptiei
03.>>>>Internet-cafe-urile se pot înscrie în directorul
de companii de pe site-ul MCTI
TECHNOLOGIES AND SOLUTIONS
04.>>>>U.K. urged to hold back on open source
05.>>>>Poland deploys e-customs system on the EU's
future external border
06.>>>>Linux in Europe
EVENTS, OPINIONS, ANALYSES
07.>>>>Substantial progress identified in e-ID projects
across Europe
08.>>>>E-gov's shallow
09.>>>>Spain is still lagging in Information Society,
but is preparing a plan to catch up
ACCESS, DIGITAL DIVIDE AND E-DEMOCRACY
10.>>>>Annan calls on business leaders to bridge
the 'digital divide' in poor countries
11.>>>>Swiss drum up support for Information Summit
PUBLIC TRANSPARENCY, SECURITY AND DATA PRIVACY
12.>>>>An Act too far?
13.>>>>Network and Information Security: Better
standards to improve security
14.>>>>New survey provides a picture of e-government
and data protection in the EU
LEGISLATION AND POLICY MAKING
15.>>>Major European e-government programme unveiled
16.>>>>Austrian government launches new e-government
initiative
ROMANIA
01.>>>>BANC POST extinde sistemul eTax în mai multe
orase din România
...(Banc Post: 17/06/2003)
În baza colaborarii cu autoritatile locale, BANC POST a extins
în mai multe localitati din tara sistemul eTax care permite
contribuabililor, persoane fizice sau juridice, achitarea datoriilor
catre bugetul local prin intermediul instrumentelor de plata
electronica
http://www.bancpost.ro/bpsite/comunicate.presa.jsp
02.>>>>Peste 70% dintre companiile care utilizeaza www.e-licitatie.ro
considera ca sistemul are efecte în reducerea coruptiei
..(MCTI: 18/06/2003)
18% dintre ofertantii care participa la licitatiile desfasurate
prin www.e-licitatie.ro considera ca sistemul electronic de
achizitii publice (SEAP) reprezinta, într-o masura foarte mare,
o modalitate de lupta împotriva coruptiei, 26% apreciaza impactul
acestuia în reducerea coruptiei ca fiind mare, iar 27% - mediu,
conform unui sondaj realizat în prima parte a acestui an la
solicitarea Asociatiei pentru Societatea Informationala e-Romania.
http://www.mcti.ro/mcti0.html?page=1485
03.>>>>Internet-cafe-urile se pot înscrie în directorul
de companii de pe site-ul MCTI
..(MCTI: 25/06/2003)
Pâna în prezent, date preliminare indica faptul ca pe teritoriul
României functioneaza un numar de 2758 de Internet-cafe-uri,
care dispun de aproximativ 7500 statii de lucru. Aproape 200
dintre acestea sunt deschise în Bucuresti, iar 73 în Constanta.
http://www.mcti.ro/mcti0.html?page=1491
TECHNOLOGIES AND SOLUTIONS
04.>>>>U.K. urged to hold back on open source
..(CNET News.com: 19/06/2003)
A U.K. tech industry body has urged the U.K. government to show
restraint in its use of open-source software, particularly software
covered by the General Public License.
Intellect, which is backed by Microsoft, IBM, Intel, BAE Systems
and other high-tech heavyweights, said that the requirement
of open-source licenses for software funded by the government
could have a negative impact on competition for contracts, on
the quality of the resulting software and even on the confidentiality
of government departments.
http://news.com.com/2100-1016_3-1019064.html
05.>>>>Poland deploys e-customs system on the EU's future
external border
..(eGovernment News: 18/06/2003)
The Polish Customs Administration has recently started the deployment
of its declaration entry processing system CELINA, providing
means for communication between traders and Customs for all
customs procedures, and enabling the submission of electronic
declarations.
http://europa.eu.int/ISPO/ida/jsps/index.jsp?fuseAction=showDocument&documentID=1417&parent=chapter&preChapterID=0-140-194
06.>>>>Linux in Europe
..(IT-Director.com: 16/06/2003)
Following the recent decision by the City of Munich to opt for
Linux on the desktop, it is worth taking stock of the progress
of Linux in government circles across Europe.
http://www.it-director.com/article.php?articleid=10929
EVENTS, OPINIONS, ANALYSES
07.>>>>Substantial progress identified in e-ID projects
across Europe
..(eGovernment News: 19/06/2003)
The largest-ever expert meeting on the subject of electronic
identity in Europe took place in Oslo (Norway) in late May,
when 61 government and private sector specialists from 18 countries
gathered for the third international conference of the Porvoo
e-ID Group.
http://europa.eu.int/ISPO/ida/jsps/index.jsp?fuseAction=showDocument&documentID=1415&parent=chapter&preChapterID=0-140-194
08.>>>>E-gov's shallow
..(GCN.com: 16/06/2003)
Is e-government really for all the people? Does it engender
more trust in government? Does it ultimately increase participation
in democracy? At least one researcher isn't so sure all those
questions can be answered with a "yes." The answers are important
because those assumptions have become shibboleths propelling
agencies toward e-government.
http://www.gcn.com/22_15/opinion/22386-1.html
09.>>>>Spain is still lagging in Information Society, but
is preparing a plan to catch up
..(eGovernment News: 20/06/2003)
The AUNA Foundation published on 18/6/2003 the third yearly
edition of a major survey into the development of the Information
Society in Spain. Called "eEspana 2003", the survey shows the
evolutions that have taken place in 2002 and in the first months
of 2003. It presents a general overview of the Information Society
in the world and of Spain's position in the European context,
as well as a ranking of the country's Autonomous Communities
(regions).
http://europa.eu.int/ISPO/ida/jsps/index.jsp?fuseAction=showDocument&documentID=1419&parent=chapter&preChapterID=0-140-194
ACCESS, DIGITAL DIVIDE AND E-DEMOCRACY
10.>>>>Annan calls on business leaders to bridge
the 'digital divide' in poor countries
..(UN News: 18/06/2003)
Secretary-General Kofi Annan today called on business leaders
to give their full support to ongoing United Nations efforts
to bridge the "digital divide" threatening to exacerbate already-wide
gaps between rich and poor countries.
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=7459&Cr=information&Cr1=technology
11.>>>>Swiss drum up support for Information Summit
..(swissinfo: 19/06/2003)
A Geneva summit hopes to break down the digital divide. Organisers
of the World Summit on the Information Society say they are
concerned that a lack of interest and substance could threaten
the event's success. http://www.swissinfo.org/sen/swissinfo.html?siteSect=105&sid=3959903
PUBLIC TRANSPARENCY, SECURITY AND DATA PRIVACY
12.>>>>An Act too far?
..(KableNET.com: 17/06/2003)
A report on the public sector's readiness for the Freedom of
Information Act suggests many organisations will struggle to
cope with its demands. Only a minority of public sector organisations
will be ready to cope with the demands of the Freedom of Information
Act when it takes effect at the beginning of 2005, according
to new research.
http://www.kablenet.com/kd.nsf/Frontpage/D2875E683CA0E35780256D47005D2EDE?OpenDocument
13.>>>>Network and Information Security: Better standards
to improve security
..(RAPID: 11/06/2003)
A set of recommendations on network and information security
standards will be debated at an open meeting to be held on 13
June in Brussels. The recommendations have been produced by
the Network and Information Security (NIS) Focus Group, a group
of technical experts set up by the two European standards organisations
CEN (European Committee for Standardisation) and ETSI (European
Telecommunications Standards Institute) further to the request
of the Commission's services, in response to the Commission's
Communication on Network and Information.
http://europa.eu.int/rapid/start/cgi/guesten.ksh?p_action.gettxt=gt&doc=IP/03/827%7C0%7CRAPID&lg=EN&display=
14.>>>>New survey provides a picture of e-government and
data protection in the EU
..(eGovernment News: 18/06/2003)
A working document on e-government has been adopted by the EU
Data Protection Working Party on 04/06/2003. This document presents
the state of affairs concerning e-government and the protection
of individuals regarding the processing of their personal data
in the European Union.
http://europa.eu.int/ISPO/ida/jsps/index.jsp?fuseAction=showDocument&documentID=1414&parent=chapter&preChapterID=0-140-194
LEGISLATION AND POLICY MAKING
15.>>>Major European e-government programme unveiled
..(europemedia.net: 17/06/2003)
The European Commission is to embark on a major new e-government
programme designed to accelerate the pace of transnational e-service
delivery across the EU administrations and accession states.
http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=16751
16.>>>>Austrian government launches new e-government initiative
..(eGovernment News: 17/06/2003)
The Austrian Federal Government announced the details of its
new e-Government Initiative at an e-government conference in
Graz on 5/06/03. Decided by the Council of Ministers in May
2003, the new initiative will comprise a new set of measures,
coordinated with regional and local authorities, designed to
implement of a nationwide, uniform approach to e-government
and to bring Austria into the European e-government top five
by mid-2004.
http://europa.eu.int/ISPO/ida/jsps/index.jsp?fuseAction=showDocument&documentID=1410&parent=chapter&preChapterID=0-140-194
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